- Collection:
- Atlanta Funeral Programs Collection
- Title:
- Obituary for Mrs. Mattie Gibson Leeks, Thursday, June 14, 1973 - 4:00 P.M., Cedar Spring Baptist Church, Rev. James A. Kendrick, Officiating, Interment - Southview Cemetery, Robert L. Parkes Funeral Home in Charge
- Contributor to Resource:
- African-American Historical and Genealogical Society (Washington, D.C.). Metro Atlanta Chapter
Wesley Chapel Genealogy Group - Date of Original:
- 1973-06-14
- Subject:
- African American women--United States--History--20th century
African Americans--Funeral customs and rites--United States--History--20th century
Funeral rites and ceremonies--United States---History--20th century
Funeral service--United States--History--20th century
Mourning customs--United States--History--20th century
African Americans--United States--Genealogy - Location:
- United States, 39.76, -98.5
- Medium:
- church records
programs (documents)
records (documents) - Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
- Description:
- Funeral program for Mattie Gibson Leeks. Birth date: (not recorded). Death date: June 11, 1973. Funeral date: June 14, 1973. Church: Cedar Spring Baptist Church (Cedartown, 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_leeksmattiegibson19730614
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:aarl_afpc_leeksmattiegibson19730614
- Language:
- eng
- Extent:
- 1 page
- Holding Institution:
- Auburn Avenue Research Library on African-American Culture and History
- Rights:
-
Charlie Ammons Joseph Bradley George Careathers
PALLBEARERS
Clifford Pace Curdes Shackelford
Clifford Williams
OBITUARY FOR
Mrs. Mattie Gibson Leeks
Acknowledgements
The family wishes to express sincere appreciation for you telegrams, flowers, the use of your cars, your personal services, and other offerings extended to them during their hour of bereavement.
1hur'>d;.t y. June 14. 1lJ7J- 4:00P. M. Cedar Spring Bapti~t Church
Rev . Jame~ A. Kendrick. Officiating Interment - Southview Cemetery
Robert 1.. Park'i l uneral Home in Charge
OBITUARY
Life, death and eternity are three of the most powerful words in the English language. Life is given to man in infancy, and he is to care for it and preserve it as far as he is able until death. During the course of this life he has the opportunity to prepare himself for eternity. At the coming of death man loses only the earthly body but the eternal soul of a Christian lives on. Death is namely a gateway from this mean world to the beautiful city of God. Christ died that we might have and death to a Christian is a way to a more abundant life.
This busy life came to a close Monday, June 11, 1973 when God called to rest Mrs. Mattie G. Leeks. She was born to Mr. & Mrs. Green Gibson, married Mr. Jessie Leeks and two children were born to this union. She joined the Berrys Grove Baptist Church at an early age and in later years movedher membership to the Cedar Spring Baptist Church where she was a faithful member. She leaves to mourn her passing two daughters and a son-in-law, Mr. & M1s. James A. Sain of Atlanta, Georgia and Mrs. Harriett Anderson of Detroit, Michigan; mother, Mrs. Lorena Gibson; five grandchildren, Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth Gude and son, Darrell, Yolanda and Michelle Anderson of Detroit, and Tameka Sain of Atlanta; five sisters, and three brothers-in-law, Mr. & Mrs. Jerry Pollard, Mr, & Mrs. Robert Findley, Mrs. Helen Carter and Miss Lorene Gibsont of Detroit and Mr. & Mrs. Nathan Johnson of Cedartown, Georgia; also a host of nieces, nephews, and other relatives and friends.
Processional Selection Scripture Prayer Selection Eulogy Recessional
ORDER OF SERVICE "In the Garden"
Choir
"Abide With Me"
Choir
Rev. James A. Kendrick