- Collection:
- Atlanta Funeral Programs Collection
- Title:
- Celebration of Life Services for Jefferey Lee Gripper, Jr. Friday, August 25, 2006, 1:00 P.M., Elizabeth Baptist Church, 4245 Cascade Road, SW, Atlanta, Georgia, 30331, The Reverend Craig L. Oliver, Sr. Officiating
- Date of Original:
- 2006-08-25
- Subject:
- African American men--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 Jefferey Lee Gripper, Jr. Birth date: August 23, 1983. Death date: (not recorded). Funeral date: August 25, 2006. Church: Elizabeth 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.
- Local Identifier:
- Folder number: 189
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:aarl_afpc_gripperjeffereyleejr20060825
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:aarl_afpc_gripperjeffereyleejr20060825
- Language:
- eng
- Extent:
- 2 pages
- Holding Institution:
- Auburn Avenue Research Library on African-American Culture and History
- Rights:
-
Celebration of Life Services
for
Jefferey Lee Gripper, Jr.
Friday, August 25, 2006 1:00 P.M.
Elizabeth Baptist Church
4245 Cascade Road, SW Atlanta, Georgia 30331
The Reverend Craig L. Oliver, Sr. Officiating
Jefferey Lee Gripper, Jr., a champion of youth athletic programs and outstanding community volunteer, was born on August 23, 1983, and made his transition on August 20, 2006. He was the beloved son of Jefferey Lee and Sheryl Riley Gripper.
Jefferey attended Westlake High School and Atlanta Technical College. At the time of his death, he worked in the Circulation Department of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Prior to his employment at the Journal-Constitution, he was an employee of Gourmet Services, where he was named employee of the month.
He was an outstanding athlete who excelled at baseball, basketball, football, and soccer. As the quarterback for the Cascade Youth Organization (CYO) football team, he led that group to its only championship. He was also the point guard on the CYO championship basketball team. His prowess as the kicker and star running back for the Westlake football team was covered extensively in the local media. As a young athlete, Jefferey was a pitcher and catcher on two championship Adams Park/CYO baseball teams- the Memphis Red Sox and the Birmingham Black Barons.
Jefferey was gifted in the art of barbering, and he had planned to return to Atlanta Tech to earn his professional license. The members of his athletic teams often found their way to his home after games, where he gave them complimentary haircuts.
As a volunteer in the Atlanta community, Jefferey used his barbering skills to benefit those served by the Atlanta Children's Shelter and by Hosea Feed the Hungry and Homeless, Inc. He was also a volunteer for the Sandtown Rockin' Knights Basketball Program.
In addition to his parents, Jefferey will be dearly missed by his brothers, Ellis Gripper and Salah Ananse; his grandparents, Dolores Posey Harris of Waco, Texas, and Hermina "Myrel" Knight Gripper of Elgin, S.C.; his aunts, Debra Harris of Atlanta and Cassandra Gripper Belton of Charlotte, N.C.; his uncles, Willie Gripper, Jr. (Angela), Charlotte, N.C., Nicholas Gripper (Gwen), Charlotte, N.C., Danny Gripper (Nita), Wilmington, N.C.; and a host of cousins and friends.
Jefferey was a "buddy" to a large extended family. His was a free and gentle spirit, a young man whom many called a true friend.
PRELUDE PROCESSIONAL THANKS PRAYER OF CONSOLATION READING OF THE HOLY SCRIPTURES
The Old Testament The New Testament PRAYER SELECTION REFLECTIONS
OBITUARY SELECTION EULOGY ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS RECESSIONAL POSTLUDE
Elizabeth Baptist
Elizabeth Baptist
Judge Penny Reynolds
Ambassador Andrew Young
Rev. Jerry Griffin
Kevin Johnson, 11 Alive
Elizabeth Omilami, Hosea Feed the Hungry & Homeless
Kathleen Bertrand
Miranda Mack McKenzie Adam Jones Roosevelt Dunn Ken Campbell Rev. Reginald Wilborn, Union Baptist Myra Dixon Mike Jennings Salah Ananse Nicholas Gripper, Willie Gripper Ellis Nickerson Gripper
(Read Silently)
Kathleen Bertrand
Rev. Craig L. Oliver, Sr.
Debra Harris
Elizabeth Baptist
Elizabeth Baptist
Westview Cemetery 1680 Westview Drive, SW
Atlanta, Georgia 3031 0 (404) 755-6611
www.westviewcemetary.com
Kyra Dixon Teante Huff Ashley Alexander
Carla Turner Kea'Undra Owens Norrisa Singletary
Pat Dixon Kurston Strickland Harvey Strickland
Jonathan Newton Ali Harper
Christopher Yarbrough
Wesley Savoy Tim Cogdell Roderick Reese
The~~ily~ould Ilk
fkindnessand love
exhibited following the passing of our beloved Jefferey. We are blessed to wonderful
friends who have supported us during this difficult time. We pray that God will richly
bless you and keep you in His divine care.
In lieu of flowers, the family asks that tax-deductible donations be made to the Sandtown Basketball Program in care of Coach Anthony Knight, 145 Wolf Down Court,
College Park, Georgia 30349.
Elizabeth Baptist Church Bob Walker and WXIA-TV, 11 Alive
100 Black Men of Atlanta, Inc. Norris Singletary
Adam 1/Pac-Man" Jones, Tennessee Titans Brenda Reid
Ingrid Saunders Jones Miranda Mack McKenzie
Janet Lane Martin, Spelman College Class of 1972
Scarlett Pressley Brown Rev. Ron Sailor, Christ the King Baptist Church
H. Jerome Russell Helen Smith Price
Brenda Wood Tiffany Cochran
Karen Greer Sam Crenshaw Donna Lowry Pat and Myra Dixon Kathleen Bertrand Jocelyn Dorsey Angela Robinson Imara Canady Zee Bradford
Evelyn Mims Donna and Roosevelt Dunn
Robin Reid Gary and Brenda Lane Turner
Pat Johnson Barbara Washington
Kevin Johnson Sandra Ekong Roland Smith
Haugabrooks Funeral Home
364 Auburn Avenue Atlanta, Georgia 30312
(404) 522-8217
www.haugabrooks.com