- Collection:
- Atlanta Funeral Programs Collection
- Title:
- Homegoing Celebration for Jeanette Booker Lee, June 1, 1946- June 20, 2014, Thursday, June 26, 2014, 11:00 A.M., Murray Brothers Cascade Chapel, 1199 Utoy Springs Road, SW, Atlanta, Georgia
- Contributor to Resource:
- African-American Historical and Genealogical Society (Washington, D.C.). Metro Atlanta Chapter
Wesley Chapel Genealogy Group - Date of Original:
- 2014-06-26
- 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 Jeanette Booker Lee. Birth date: June 1, 1946. Death date: June 20, 2014. Funeral date: June 26, 2014. Church: Murray Brothers Chapel (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_leejeanettebooker20140626
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:aarl_afpc_leejeanettebooker20140626
- Language:
- eng
- Holding Institution:
- Auburn Avenue Research Library on African-American Culture and History
- Rights:
-
Family and Friends Family and Friends
HOMEGOING CELEBRATION FOR
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June 1, 1946- June 20, 2014
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The family of Ms. Jeanette B. Lee would like to gratefully acknowledge the many thoughtful expressions of sympathy that we have received during our time of bereavement. We sincerely appreciate all of the comforting messages, phone calls, floral tributes, visits, cards, food, prayers and other expressions of love, kindness,
and concerns shown to us during the loss of our loved one. We thank God for each of you and
may God continue to bless you as you have blessed us.
Thursday, June 26,2014 11:00 A.M.
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1199 Utoy Springs Road, SW Atlanta, Georgia
Services Entrusted To: Murray Brothers Funeral Home, Inc.
1199 Utoy Springs Road, SW Atlanta, GA 30331 404.349.3000
Darryl Allen's PLUS 404.755.0965
Jeanette Booker Lee, affectionately known as "Duchess", "Jenny "and "Nana" was born in Atlanta, GA on June 1, 1946, the second of nine children, to the late John David Booker, Sr. and Hattie Pearl Booker. Through the nurturing of her mother, grandmothers, and aunts, Jeanette grew to become very creative, independent and organized.
Jeanette attended Grove Park Elementary School and later graduated with the Class of 1964, from Washington High School. A few years later, she met and married Alvin Lee and through that union had two children, Alvin "Denorris" and Yadonnis. She lived in Atlanta all her life, but loved to travel and show her children how to see the world on a budget.
Jeanette became a member of New Hope Baptist Church with her family at an early age. She grew up there, faithfully singing in the choir and working tirelessly as a member of the Building Committee as well as on a number of projects for the church. After her pastor, the late R.N. Martin passed, she started visiting other churches but her membership always remained at New Hope.
Jeanette went on to work for the Internal Revenue Service, the U.S. Postal Service and then landed her career job at Hewlett-Packard in 1971. She always set the bar high for herself. While working full-time, she put herself through three years at Georgia State University studying Gerontology, the study of the elderly. She also went on to get her Real Estate license and was able to represent herself in the purchase of her home. After 31 years of service at Hewlett-Packard, Jeanette retired, but this did not slow her down. She would work in her yard from sun up to sundown which showed in her impressive plants and shrubs. She stepped in to help with taking care of her grandchildren. She would take them on overnight trips to the cabins, field trips to the lake to feed the ducks, day trips to places like the Tennessee Aquarium and group outings to the museum as well as the opera to make sure they became "well-rounded".
Throughout her years Jeanette touched the lives and hearts of many. Jeanette made her heavenly transition peacefully on June 20, 2014. She is preceded in death by her brother 11ilton. Jeanette is survived by her two children, Alvin "Denorris" Lee (K.aniya) of Union City, GA and Yadonnis Lee Tucker (Emmett) of Fairburn, GA; six grandchildren: Courtney, Jordan, Jada, Johnathan, McKencie and E than; seven siblings: John "Jr. Boy" Booker (Faye), Jacqueline "Jackie" Booker Bennett, Emanuel Booker (Monica), Michael Booker, Winifred "Tootsie" Booker Thomas, Winston Booker and Patricia Booker-Hicks (David) and a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.
Prelude
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Bishop Mack Jones, Jr, Officiating
Processional
Musical Selection
Reverend Robert McMichael, III "His Eye Is on the Sparrow"
Comfort Through Scripture Old 1 estament: Psalm 23 New Testament: 2 Timothy 4:6-8
Comfort Through Prayer
Bishop Mack Jones, Jr.
Poem
Yadonnis Lee Tucker
Reflections (fwo Minutes, Please)/Video Reflections Family and Friends
OBITUARY (Read Silently)
Musical Selection
Carmen Marie Hambrick
"Soon I Will Be Done With the Troubles of the World"
Eulogy
Minister Cheryl Booker
Acknowledgements
Murray Brothers Staff
Recessional
Reverend Robert McMichael, III "Goin' Up Yonder"
Postlude
Interment Westview Cemetery 1680 Westview Drive, SW Atlanta, Georgia, 30314
Repast Philadelphia Baptist Church 1150 Philadelphia Avenue S.W.
Atlanta, Georgia 30311