- Collection:
- Atlanta Funeral Programs Collection
- Title:
- Homegoing Celebration for Murphy D. Jennings, Saturday, March 3, 2007, 1:00 P.M., Zion Missionary Baptist Church, Roswell, Georgia, Dr. Frank Lewis, Officiating
- Contributor to Resource:
- African-American Historical and Genealogical Society (Washington, D.C.). Metro Atlanta Chapter
Wesley Chapel Genealogy Group - Date of Original:
- 2007-03-03
- Subject:
- African American men--Georgia--Roswell--History--20th century
African Americans--Funeral customs and rites--Georgia--Roswell--History--20th century
Funeral rites and ceremonies--Georgia--Roswell---History--20th century
Funeral service--Georgia--Roswell--History--20th century
Mourning customs--Georgia--Roswell--History--20th century
African Americans--Georgia--Roswell--Genealogy - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Roswell, 34.02316, -84.36159
- Medium:
- church records
programs (documents)
records (documents) - Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
- Description:
- Funeral program for Murphy D. Jennings. Birth date: May 1, 1945. Death date: February 26, 2007. Funeral date: March 3, 2007. Church: Zion Missionary Baptist Church (Roswell, 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: 26
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:aarl_afpc_jenningsmurphyd20070303
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:aarl_afpc_jenningsmurphyd20070303
- Language:
- eng
- Extent:
- 1 page
- Holding Institution:
- Auburn Avenue Research Library on African-American Culture and History
- Rights:
-
Flower Ladies
Friends and Famliy
Pallbearers
Derrill Hutson Michael Hutson Gregory Peters
Tyrieth Grier Dermond Grier Anthony Jennings
Acknowledgements
The family ofMurphy Jennings would like to express gratitude for all sympathies extended to us during the loss ofour loved one. You have blessed us with your encouraging and comforting words, spoken and unspoken concerns and many acts ofkindness. May Godforever bless and keep you.
The Family
PROFESSIONAL SERVICES ENTRUSTED TO
Hanley-Shelton Funeral Directors 473 Lawrence Street
Marietta, Georgia.30060 770-428-6333
Homegoing Celebration for
Murphy D. Jennings
Saturday, March 3, 2007 1:00 P.M.
Zion Missionary Baptist Church Roswell, Georgia Dr. Frank Lewis Officiating
Obituary
Murphy D. Jennings was born on May 1, 1945 in Bogart, Georgia to the late Albert and Mattie Jennings. He departed this life on February 26, 2007.
Murphy joined Zion Baptist church at an early age. He leaves to cherish his fond memories two children, Andre Jennings and Vonjeana Foster; three grandchildren, Adam Jennings, Cynteena Lewis and Zachery Welch; five sisters Mr. & Mrs. Willie Bryant (Frances), Mr. & Mrs. Willie Peters (Christine), Diane Jennings, Shirley Jennings and Mr. & Mrs. George Hood (Helen), one sister-in-law Brenda Jennings; two aunts Addie Brown, Ola Mae Daniels; a special jr1end Regina Dillard (BaBa); eleven nieces and nephews; fourteen great nieces and nephews and a host offamily andfriends.
Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me. In my Father's house are many mansions; if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am there ye may be also. And whither I go ye know, and the way you know.
John 14: 1-4
Order ofService
Processional
Selection .............................................................Choir
Scripture Readings The Old Testament .................. .Minster Willie Caldwell The New Testament ................. ..Minster Eugene Harbin
Prayer ........................................ ..Minster Joseph Jones
Remarks .......................... ...................... Mary Jackson Len Phillips John Heard
Solo ............................................................Gary Milner
Obituary .................................................. (Read Silently)
Solo ......................................................... Mrke Cook
Eulogy .......................................... ..Reverend Frank Lewis
Acknowledgements
Recessional
Interment Green Lawn Cemetery
Roswell, Georgia