- Collection:
- Atlanta Funeral Programs Collection
- Title:
- Funeral Services for Mary Lillian Potts Gilmore, July 5, 1943 - Aug. 19, 1996, Monday, August 26, 1996, 11:00 A.M., 1st Corinth Miss. Baptist Church, 2165 Bankhead Ave. N.W., Atlanta, Georgia, Rev. Jones/Rev. White, Officiating
- Contributor to Resource:
- African-American Historical and Genealogical Society (Washington, D.C.). Metro Atlanta Chapter
Wesley Chapel Genealogy Group - Date of Original:
- 1996-08-26
- Subject:
- African American women--Georgia--Atlanta--History--20th century
African Americans--Funeral customs and rites--Georgia--Atlanta--History--20th century
Funeral rites and ceremonies--Georgia--Atlanta--History--20th century
Funeral service--Georgia--Atlanta--History--20th century
Mourning customs--Georgia--Atlanta--History--20th century
African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta--Genealogy - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798
- Medium:
- church records
programs (documents)
records (documents) - Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
- Description:
- Funeral program for Mary Lillian Potts Gilmore. Birth date: July 5, 1943. Death date: August 19, 1996. Funeral date: August 26, 1996. Church: First Corinth Miss. Baptist Church (Atlanta, Ga.). The Atlanta Funeral Programs Collection is a project of the Digital Library of Georgia in association with the Auburn Avenue Research Library on African-American Culture and History as part of Georgia HomePLACE. The project is supported with federal LSTA funds administered by the Institute of Museum and Library Services through the Georgia Public Library Service, a unit of the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia.
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:aarl_afpc_gilmoremarylillianpotts19960826
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:aarl_afpc_gilmoremarylillianpotts19960826
- Language:
- eng
- Extent:
- 1 page
- Holding Institution:
- Auburn Avenue Research Library on African-American Culture and History
- Rights:
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-FLOWER LADIES-
Cleo Young Louise McCrae Valeria Porter Verlena Hammond
Shirley Grant Cheryl Grashen
Doris Jarman Betty Johnson
-PALLBEARERS-
James Grant Billy McCrae William Young
Perry Jarman George Johnson Melvin Hammond
-FUNERAL ARRANGEMENTS BY-
Herschel Thornton Mortuary 3346 M. L. King Jr. Dr.
-ACKNOWLEDGEMENT-
The family of Mary Lillian Potts Gilmore wishes to express their deepest appreciation and sincere thanks for all acts of kindness shown to them in their time of sorrow. Your thoughtfulness will never be forgotten.
FUNERAL SERVICES FOR
MARY LILLIAN POTTS GILMORE
July 5, 1943 -Aug. 19, 1996 Monday, August 26, 1996 -11:00 A.M.-
1st Corinth Miss. Baptist Church 2165 Bankhead Ave. N.W. Atlanta, Georgia Rev. Jones/Rev. White, -Officiating-
OBITUARY
Mary Lillian Potts Gilmore was born July 5, 1943 in West Point, Ga. to the late Mr. and Mrs. Jenkins (Gennie) Potts.
After moving to Atlanta at a very young age Mary along with her family joined First Corinth Missionary Baptist Church, then located on Simpson Road. She served Christ here until the early 1980's after which she joined Mt. Ephraim Baptist Church, Rev. R.L. White, Pastor.
Mary was employed at TIG Hitco Inc. f0r over 20 years. She served as Union Chief Steward. Mary was also president of Seagrams Social Clue.
Mary will always be rememeered as an out~ going, friendly, warm hearted and direct individual. There was never a time she would not lend a helping ~and to anyone in need. Mary mothered everyone she came in contact with, she was the family leader.
Mary, who was known to close friends and relatives as "Lillian," was a survivor. A few years after her divorce she could no longer work due to a job related injury, but her spirits remained high as always~
Mary was a proud woman, but most of all she was proud of her three children and . four grandchildren.
This is not a time for us to be sad, but to be happy for someone we all loved so much has gone home to be with our Father, Jesus Christ.
Survivors are children, Mr. & Mrs. Malcolm (Veronica) Dixon, Carlene Potts, & Kenneth Slade; step-children, Gladys Carter & Calvin Slade Jr.; grandchildren, Kia & Najia Dixon, Travis Thornton & Ted Carter; sisters, Mr. & Mrs. John (Ruthie) Walton, Mr. & Mrs. Homer (Annie) Lee, Mrs~ Jennell -~ Grant, Mrs. Willie Pearl Daniels; brothers, William & Robert Potts; aunts, Fannie Trammel, Mrs. Mazel Jackson, Mrs. Beatrice Morgan, Mrs. Mary Ethel Potts, a host
of nieces, nephews, cousins & friends.
ORDER OF SERVICE Prelude ................ ........ . Processional ....................... . Scriptures:
Old Testament .................... Rev. Jones New Testament . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ~Rev. White Prayer ............................. Rev. Jones Selection ............................... Choir Poem.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Marcella Favors
Remarks ....................................
E u 1 o g y R e v . Wh i t e Acknowledgements ........................... Recessional ........... .
-INTERMENT-
Greenwood Cemetery 1173 Cascade Avenue