- Collection:
- Atlanta Funeral Programs Collection
- Title:
- Homegoing Service, Mrs. Mary H. Irwin, Sunrise: March 17, 1943 - Sunset: September 21, 2009, Saturday, September 26, 2009, 3:00 p.m., First Baptist Church, 2394 Gresham Road, Atlanta, Georgia 30316, Pastor Robert L. Heard, Officiating
- Contributor to Resource:
- African-American Historical and Genealogical Society (Washington, D.C.). Metro Atlanta Chapter
Wesley Chapel Genealogy Group - Date of Original:
- 2009-09-26
- 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 Heard Irwin. Birth date: March 17, 1943. Death date: September 21, 2009. Funeral date: September 26, 2009. Church: First 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_irwinmaryheard20090926
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:aarl_afpc_irwinmaryheard20090926
- Language:
- eng
- Extent:
- 2 pages
- Holding Institution:
- Auburn Avenue Research Library on African-American Culture and History
- Rights:
-
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Mrs. Mary H. Irwin, also known as "Baby Sister, " or "Ms.] Mary," was bom on March 17, 1943 in Monroe, Georgia as thi third child of nine children born to the late Mr. James Willie Heard, the late Mr. Jimmy Lee Marks, and Mrs. Ollie Mae Marks. She went home to be with God on Monday, September 21, 2009.
Mary was a very spiritual individual and always talked about hei personal relationship with God. Mary loved to sing; this becami evident when she joined and rejoiced with the choir at First Baptist Church in Atlanta, Georgia. Eventually in 2006, she joinet herfamily's church, Triumph Trinity Temple in Atlanta, Georgia.
Mary attended the University of Georgia and graduated with hig) honors. For over twenty years, she made her career working foi the United States Post Office. There, she supervised the OP1 machines. After retiring, she found another love which wat
working for the DeKalb County School System as a bus driver,]
safely ensuring our children reached their destinations. Hei experiences there helped to shape her into the special and lovec person of which we all knew well.
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'Mary embodied an overwhelmingly loving personality and spreat her charm and warm spirit everywhere she went. She was able toj\
light up a room just with her smile. She touched so many lives and was loved by everyone. She always enjoyed bowling, travelingM cooking, and spending quality time with herfamily. She was joined I in holy matrimony to Mr. Claude Irwin in 1960. To this union, twc daughters and one son were bom.
I Mary leaves to cherish precious memories with her husband, Mrl
Claude Irwin; two daughters, Mrs. Regina (Carlos) Barroso ancfy
Ms. Claudia Irwin; one son, Mr. Thomas Irwin; her belovec
||mother, Mrs. Ollie Mae Marks; three sisters, Mrs. Willie Mat
|Smith, Mrs. Patricia (Dyrus) Brown, and Mrs. Diane (Walter)
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irdsong; three brothers, Mr. Richard L. (Senica) Heard, Mr\
obert L. (Monteen) Heard, and Mr. Anthony D. Marks; sevei randchildren, Mr. Michael Jones, II, Ms. Arsha Slaughter, Msl
ija Barrosa, Ms. Meosa Barrosa, Mr. Raevon Barrosa, Msl
aryah Irwin, and Mr. Carlos Barrosa, Jr; and a host of unclesj ousins, nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. We woult Iso like to make mention of her specially loved friend Mr. Georgt . Davis. We are all so much richer just to have known Mary am een touched by her essence.
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Processional
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JJymncripture Readings Old Testament New Testament
Church Choi Elder Kenneth J. Gaines, Sr.|
Co-Pastor Monteen M. Heardi
Grayer
solo
Pastor Norman Thomas, Jrl
`7 Won't Complain"
Zelda Lucas!
\Obituary
selection
Read Silently
Church Choir
lemarks
Two Minutes Please
solo
Catherine Durham
Eulogy
Pastor Robert L. Hearc
solo
Gerry Thornton
Closing Prayer
p^ecessional
Bishop Johnathan E. Griei
Postlude
Interment
Kennedy Memorial Gardens
2500 River Road
Ellenwood, Georgia 30294
Repast The Home ofMrs. Mary Irwin
2702 Aquamist Drive Decatur, Georgia 30034
Thomas Irwin James Smith
Darryl Smith
Zachery Smith
Richard Heard
Anthony Marks, Sr.
Darien Heard Robert Jamari Heard
Antonio Whitehead
Anthony Marks, Jr.
Maryah Irwin Aja Barroso Arsha Slaughter
Patricia Brown Diane Birdsong Sabrina Stone
The family of the late Mrs. Mary H. Irwin would like to express their heartfelt appreciation for all of herfamily and friends coming together to celebrate her life and homegoing.
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