- Collection:
- Atlanta Funeral Programs Collection
- Title:
- Welcome Home Mother!, You Fought a Good Fight, You Finished Your Course, You Kept the Faith!, Mother Susie Jones, Sunrise August 15, 1913, Sunset March 5, 2005, Thursday, March 10, 2005, 1:00 P.M., New Creation Baptist Church, 875 Flint River Road, Jonesboro, Georgia, Reverend Benjamin J. Clark, Pastor
- Contributor to Resource:
- African-American Historical and Genealogical Society (Washington, D.C.). Metro Atlanta Chapter
Wesley Chapel Genealogy Group - Date of Original:
- 2005-03-10
- Subject:
- African American women--Georgia--Jonesboro--History--20th century
African Americans--Funeral customs and rites--Georgia--Jonesboro--History--20th century
Funeral rites and ceremonies--Georgia--Jonesboro--History--20th century
Funeral service--Georgia--Jonesboro--History--20th century
Mourning customs--Georgia--Jonesboro--History--20th century
African Americans--Georgia--Jonesboro--Genealogy - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Clayton County, Jonesboro, 33.5215, -84.35381
- Medium:
- church records
programs (documents)
records (documents) - Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
- Description:
- Funeral program for Susie Jones. Birth date: August 15, 1913. Death date: March 5, 2005. Funeral date: March 10, 2005. Church: New Creation Baptist Church (Jonesboro, 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_jonessusie20050310
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:aarl_afpc_jonessusie20050310
- Language:
- eng
- Extent:
- 2 pages
- Holding Institution:
- Auburn Avenue Research Library on African-American Culture and History
- Rights:
-
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Sunrise
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August 15, 1913 March 5, 2005
Thursday, March 10, 2005 -- 1:00 P.M. --
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875 Flint River Road Jonesboro, Georgia
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Pastor
Motlier Susie Jones
Mother Susie Jones was born on August 15, 1913. She was the fourth of six children born to the late Will and Luella Alexander, four ofwhich preceeds her in death. The Lord called her home on March 5, 2005.
She was united in holy matrimony to the late George A. Jones in 1931. God blessed the fruit ofher womb and she borne fifteen children; five of which preceeds her in death: Georgia Mae, Julie Mae, Arthur James, Willie George, and John Robert.
At an early age, she joined Flint Ridge Baptist Church where she served faithfully. Later, she moved her membership to New Creation Baptist Church, under the pastorship ofRev. Benjamin Clark. She served on the = Mother Board until her health failed.
Grandma Susie started a life-long tradition of Sunday dinners. Family and friends would gather together each Sunday at her house for some good home cooking and fellowship. Also, she loved to fish and travel every chance she got and she never met a stranger. She loved everybody and always supported her pastors unconditionally.
She leaves to cherish her memory ten children, Claudie B. Jones, Roosevelt Jones, Leroy Jones (Lola), Mildred Scandrett (Robert), Clifford Jones (Barbara Ann), Evelyn Scott (Walter), Eugene Jones (Addie), Tommie Joe Jones (Jeannette), John Henry (Beulah), and Kenneth Jones; one brother, Daniel Alexander; a devoted daughter-in-law, Jerrie Jones (John Robert); one goddaughter, Missouri Harley; seventy-one (71) grandchildren; one hundred twenty-four (124) great-grandchildren; fourty-four (44) great-great-grandchildren; three (3) great-great-great-grandchildren; a host ofnephews, nieces, cousins, other relatives and friends.
A MILLION TIMES WE WILL NEED YOU, A MILLION TIMES WE WILL CRY.
If LOVE ALONE COULD HAVE SAVED YOU,
You NEVER WOULD HAVE DIED.
A HEART OF GOLD SffiPPED BEATING, YoUR EYES WAS CLOSED ro REST.
IT BROKE OUR HEARTS, BUT PROVED ro US,
Goo ONLY TAKES THE BEST.
Ortfer of Se'l"'lia
!/(.v. jerome IJJufces, Presitling
Processional
Selection ..................................... New Creation Baptist Church Choir
Scripture ........................................................ Old & New Testaments
Prayer ..................................................................... Rev. E.C. Cochran Pastor, Floyd Chapel Baptist Church, Stockbridge, GA
Solo ............................................................................... Bro. Ted Byrd
Tribute to ''Mother" .. ........... Poem.read by Mildred Scandrett, Daughter Tribute Dance by Marquita Scandrett, Great-Granddaughter
ReflectiOilS ................................................................ Faillily 3Ild Friends (please limit to three minutes)
Obituary .......................................................................... Read Silently Solo ............................................................................ Rev. W. J. Clark Eulogy .......................................................... Pastor Benjamin J. Clark
Acknowledgements
Recessional
Intertntnt
Flint Ridge Cemetery Kenwood Road
Fayetteville, Georgia
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The family of Susie Jones would like to thank
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each and every one of you for your many prayers, calls,
visits, food and all other expressions of sympathy. You have
truly been a blessing to us and we pray that you will continue to
keep us lifted up in your prayers.
The family gives special thanks and blessings to Susie's two devoted daughters,
Mildred and Evelyn, who were her primary caregivers and overseers of her
estate throughout her declining health. We'd also like to acknowledge our
mother's neighbor, Juanita Edwards, and the great help she was in helping us
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keep an eye on our mother.
We would also like to especially thank the nurses who cared for
our mother throughout her illness, with such special care and attention.
May the love of Christ and His richest blessings be yours, forever.
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