- Collection:
- Atlanta Funeral Programs Collection
- Title:
- The Homegoing Celebration For Willie Lee Hunt, Sunrise May 22, 1937, Sunset May 10, 2015, Services to be held Friday, May 15, 2015, Donald Trimble Mortuary, 1876 Second Avenue, Decatur, GA 30032, 11:30 am, Bishop Paul L. Fortson, D.D., Officiating
- Contributor to Resource:
- African-American Historical and Genealogical Society (Washington, D.C.). Metro Atlanta Chapter
Wesley Chapel Genealogy Group - Date of Original:
- 2015-05-15
- Subject:
- African American men--Georgia--Decatur--History--20th century
African Americans--Funeral customs and rites--Georgia--Decatur--History--20th century
Funeral rites and ceremonies--Georgia--Decatur---History--20th century
Funeral service--Georgia--Decatur--History--20th century
Mourning customs--Georgia--Decatur--History--20th century
African Americans--Georgia--Decatur--Genealogy - Location:
- United States, Georgia, DeKalb County, Decatur, 33.77483, -84.29631
- Medium:
- church records
programs (documents)
records (documents) - Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
- Description:
- Funeral program for Willie Lee Hunt. Birth date: May 22, 1937. Death date: May 10, 2015. Funeral date: May 15, 2015. Church: Donald Trimble Mortuary Chapel (Decatur, 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_huntwillielee20150515
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:aarl_afpc_huntwillielee20150515
- Language:
- eng
- Extent:
- 1 page
- Holding Institution:
- Auburn Avenue Research Library on African-American Culture and History
- Rights:
-
Willie Lee Hunt went home to be with the Lord on May 10, 2015 as a result of lengthy illness. He was a resident of Snellville, Georgia, but
a native of Albany, Georgia
Willie Lee Hunt was born on May 22, 1937, to the late Epsie Mae Hunt of Albany, Georgia and Eddie Lee Hunt Sr. of Sylvester, Georgia.
Proceeded in death by: a daughter, Gayle Hunt, a son Johnny Hunt, two step-brothers Eddie Lee Hunt Jr. and John Hunt and one stepsister Geneva Wheeler.
Surviving by his loving and devoted wife Bertha Ruth Hunt; two daughters: Tracy Polk and Shirley Fountain (Lamont) of New Jersey; five sons: Willie Fred Hunt (Sandra) ofNew Jersey, Anthony Hunt of Virginia, Richard Jackson (Latoya) of Conyers, Georgia, Christopher Jackson Hunt of Ellenwood, Georgia, Adam Hunt (Erika) of Alpharetta; one daughter-in-law: Melissa Jackson of Snellville, Georgia; three non-biological sons: Roger Shackelford (Cynthia) of Conyers, Georgia; Sean McGrady (Latrice) Snellville, Georgia and Musa Krigger (Nazreen) of Lawrenceville, Georgia; 20 grandchildren; 17 great grandchildren; four step-brothers: Roosevelt Jackson of Orlando, Florida, Johnny Will Hunt and Willie Hunt (Linda) of Albany, Georgia; one sister: Ethel Lee Richardson of Sylvester, Georgia; two brother-in-law: Algie Davis (Lisa) of Conyers, Georgia and Andre Malone of Marietta, Georgia; three sister-in-law: Norina Oldham and Alice Gilbert of Steubenville, Ohio and Saundra Malone of Powder Springs, Georgia and Sharon Sligh of Aliquippa, Pennsylvania; a speci(ll cousin James Hill of Albany, Georgia and a host of aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews and cousins and friends.
Willie Hunt was a Christian by faith. He retired from Emory University Hospital after 30 plus years of service.
"We are confident, I say, and willing rather to be absent from the body, and to be present with the Lord."
II Corinthians 5:8
Bishop PaulL. Fortson, D.D., Officiating
Prelude
Processional
Musical Selection
Prayer of Comfort ...................................... Elder Ernest Dunlap
Scriptures Old Testament ......................................... Rev. Calvin Mapp, Sr. New Testament .......................................... Elder Shannon Platt
Expressions: {2 minutes, please) Obituary (Read Silently)
Family Friends Co-Workers
Solo
Eulogy ...................... ......... .. ... ... .............. Rev. Mance Mapp, Jr.
Acknowledgement ................................ ............ Donald Trimble
Recessional
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