- Collection:
- Atlanta Funeral Programs Collection
- Title:
- The Celebration of the Life and Ministry of the Reverend Columbus Holland Hartwell, Friday, February 4, 2000, 12:00 Noon, Saint Philip A.M.E. Church, 240 Candler Road, S.E., Atlanta, GA 30317, The Right Reverend Donald George Kenneth Ming, Eulogist, The Reverend Earle H. Ifill, Officiating, The Reverend George Moore, Sr., Host Pastor
- Date of Original:
- 2000-02-04
- 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 Columbus Holland Hartwell. Birth date: February 2, 1941. Death date: (not recorded). Funeral date: February 4, 2000. Church: Saint Philip A.M.E. 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_hartwellcolumbusholland20000204
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:aarl_afpc_hartwellcolumbusholland20000204
- Language:
- eng
- Extent:
- 1 page
- Holding Institution:
- Auburn Avenue Research Library on African-American Culture and History
- Rights:
-
Active Pallbearers
David]. Miller
Derekf. Miller
Jason A. Mandella Eric Gravane
Jason Eric Wilborn Kevin Wilbom
Terence Wilborn Stanley Lawrence
Honorary Pallbearers
Pastors ofAdanta East District A.M.E. Church Stewards and Trustees ofFirst Saint Paul A.M.E. Church, Lithonia, GA
Flower Attendants
The A.M.E. Ministers, Spouses and Widows Missionaries and Stewardesses
Acknowledgement
With grateful and appreciative hearts, we acknowledge the many kindnesses bestowed upon us during this sudden transition of our beloved husband, father and brother, Columbus H. Hartwell. Each sympathetic gesture has served as a source ofcomfort to us during these hours ofdarkness. May God richly bless each ofyou!
The Family
Services under the direction of:
Gregory B. Levett & Sons Funeral Home, Inc. 351 N. Clarendon Avenue, Decatur, GA 30079
Lockwood Funeral Home 9402 Lockwood Drive Houston, TX 77016
The Celebration ofthe Life and Ministry
of The Reverend Columbus Holland Hartwell
Friday) February 4) 2000 12:00 noon
Saint Philip A.M.E. Church 240 Candler &ad, S.E. Atlanta, GA 30317
The Right Reverend Donald Georg,e Kenneth Ming; Eulogist The Reverend Earle H. Jjill, Officiating
The Reverend George Moore, Sr., Host Pastor
OBITUARY
Columbus Holland Hartwell was born on February 2, 1941 to Holland E. and Myrtle Beatrice Hartwell. He was the third of seven children. Both of his beloved parents passed away only months prior to his own untimely death.
Reverend Hartwell received his Bachelor of Science in Education from Texas Southern University. After teaching elementary school in Houston, Texas for several years, Reverend Hartwell went on to a istinguished career in business. For 37 years he worked for mM, first as a sales representative, then as a marketing manager, moving on to Wall Street as branch sales manager, and ultimately as the Director of Workforce Management, a branch of ffiM dedicated to minority recruitment, employee education, and socially conscious investment. He continued in his commitment to education and community service when he retired from IBM in 1997, becoming President of Communities in Schools of Atlanta, a leading student retention program. In all of these pursuits he used his accomplishments as a foundation for helping others.
In 1992 he answered the call to the ministry, serving as Associate Pastor at Turner Chapel A.M.E. Church, Marietta, GA. Following Turner Chapel, his first pastorate was Saint Stephens A.M.E. Church, Scottdale, GA. In March 1997, he became Senior Pastor at First Saint Paul A.M.E. Church in Lithonia, GA. At First Saint Paul, he built a strong congregation through preaching love and forgiveness. He was also Co-Founder and Chairman of the Board of the Will-Mariah Christian School, a ministry of First Saint Paul.
Those who knew him and loved him-and the two usually went together--will remember him for the exceptional person he was. People meeting him for the first time quickly realized they were in the presence of a person of extraordinary character. Columbus Hartwell exuded a powerful love that was immediately noticeable and that did not discriminate or play favorites. His love came from deep within him. It was anchored by his love of God, his love of all men and women, and his commitment to forgiveness. A man of poise, balance and grace, he had a robust pride, while at the same time being remarkably humble.
He is survived by a large family who loves him dearly: his wife, Ida Hartwell; his son, Reginald A. Hartwell; his daughter, Stephanie Hartwell Mandella; his son-in-law, Jason A. Mandella; his brothers, Thomas and John Hartwell, both of Houston, Texas; his four sisters, Myrtle "Peggy" Hartwell Wilborn ofAnaheim Hills, California; Vivian Hartwell Miller of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; JoAnn Hartwell and Madeline Hartwell of Houston; and a host of in-laws, nieces, nephews, relatives and c~untless friends.
Order ofService
The Reverend Earle H. Ifi14 P.E. Worship Leader
The Prelude
ThePrJ;essiJn~........................................11isl1J)', 7ler~ ~~JV The Hymn JfPraise............... ......... '~eTe Mar;1Ji11g to ZiJn" Hymn NJ.520 The Prayer JfCJnsolatiJn...............................Dr. Danieljacobs, Sr. The Celebration in Music.........................~irst Saint PaulAM.E. C11urc11
The CJmfJrt frnm the S;ri}'ture
Old Testament.........Psalm 116: 1-15
Rev. George Moore, Sr.
The Epistle.............1 CJrinthians 13: 1-13 Rev. Patricia BtJJVd-WilsJn
The WSJ'el. ............St. jJhn 14: 15-21
Rev. Lawren;e WilsJn
Tl1eSiJltJ....................................................Ms. Jrilzzia l;r~am
Re0e;tions:
Atlanta East Distri;t...............................Rev. Mark W. Thompson PastJrs...............................................Rev. Kenneth E. Mar;us
Resolution...................................Steward Pro-Tem Melvin R.aineJV The 7elebratiJn in Musi;......... ............... .......... Turner Chapel AM.E. Church
ReOections:
Jrf Friend..........................................Rev. CarlA. Moore ~
Former Co- Worker, L11.M.. .. . . . . .. . Mrs. Ann Cramer
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The CelebratiJn in Music......................First Saint PaulAM.E. Church
The A;knowledgements...... ...................... ..Mr. Reginald HartweD
The Hymn JfCJmfort......................... 'q]Jessed Assurance,, Hymn No. 450
The Eulogy....................Bishop Donald George Kenneth Ming
Presiding Prelate of
Sixth Episcopal District
A.M.E. Church
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