- Collection:
- Atlanta Funeral Programs Collection
- Title:
- Celebration of Life for Eddie George Lowe, Sunrise September 5, 1930, Sunset July 27, 2015, Monday, August 3, 2015, 11:00 A.M., Ben Hill United Methodist Church, 2099 Fairburn Road, SW, Atlanta, Georgia 30331, Reverend Byron E. Thomas, Senior Pastor, Reverend M. Lavell Sanders, Associate Pastor, Reverend Belinda McCastle, Associate Pastor, Officiating
- Contributor to Resource:
- African-American Historical and Genealogical Society (Washington, D.C.). Metro Atlanta Chapter
Wesley Chapel Genealogy Group - Date of Original:
- 2015-08-03
- Subject:
- African American men--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 Eddie George Lowe. Birth date: September 5, 1930. Death date: July 27, 2015. Funeral date: August 3, 2015. Church: Ben Hill United Methodist 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_loweeddiegeorge20150803
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:aarl_afpc_loweeddiegeorge20150803
- Language:
- eng
- Extent:
- 1 page
- Holding Institution:
- Auburn Avenue Research Library on African-American Culture and History
- Rights:
-
~{ower Ladies
Jewels and Partners
Pallbearers
Gran dsons Family
!llcknowfedjjements
The family of Eddie G. Lowe would like to thank everyone for their care and concern during his recent illness. Your acts of kindness have made our bereavement easier, and for that we are eternally grateful.
rlie .Lowe 'Famifj;
I Have A Place In Heaven Please don't sing sad songs for me,
Forget your grief and fears, For I am in a perfect place, Away from pain and tears ... I'm far away from hunger And hurt and want and pride.
I have a place in Heaven With the Master at my side . My life on earth was very good,
As earthly lives can go, But paradise is so much more
Than anyone can know ... My heart is filled with happiness
And sweet rejoicing too. To walk with God is perfect peace,
A joy forever new.
rinaf 7lrrangements !Entrusted to:
Williamson Funeral Home 1410 Hwy 138 SW
Riverdale, GA 30296 (770) 907-8548
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Sunrise S9Ytember s, 1930
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Sunset
.Jufj; 27, 2015
:Ben 'lfi{(United'lvtetliodist Cfiurcli 2099 q:'airburn tRoac( SW !lltfanta, georgia 30331
tR_everend:Byron !E. tT!iomas, Senior 'Pastor tR_everendM. ave{(Sanders, !llssociate 'Pastor
tR_everend:Befinda 'lvtcCastfe, !llssociate 'Pastor
o/.ficiating
Obituary
y. J r. , !Edc{/e .Lowe
84, of College Park, Georgia, departed this life on Monday, July 27, 2015 . He was born
September 5, 1930 in Terrell County, Georgia to the late Blossie Carolyn (Iverson) and Eddie G. Lowe, Sr. Eddie Jr. was an only child, and he grew up surrounded by cousins in the small town of Dawson Georgia . Eddie first accepted Jesus Christ as a youth at Sardis Baptist Church, and as a young adult he joined a Methodist church.
Eddie Lowe attended Terrell County High and Tuskegee Institute . After college, Mr. Lowe joined the U.S. Air Force. He served during the Korean Conflict. After serving his country, he returned home and married his wife, Edna Dean, who predeceased him in 2009 .
They were married for fifty-four years. Together they were instrumental in bringing voting rights to Terrell County, Georgia as they stood strong in their determination and went all the way to the Supreme Court in the fight to end discrimination in the voting registration process in the South [particularly in their home town].
Eddie and Edna Lowe faced much oppos it ion during the ir fight for voting civil rights. Ultimately, they decided to move to New York where they worked and raised a family . After retirement, they moved to Atlanta, Georgia to live near the ir children and grandchildren .
Eddie Lowe was known by many for his booming bass voice, which he used to sing in the cho ir and keep order in the various organizations where they invariably chose him to serve as parliamentarian . He was a long-time member of Ben Hill United Method ist Church where he was active w ith the Jewels and Partners M inistry, Method ist Men, Sanctuary Cho ir, and the C. L. Henderson Male Cho rus.
During retirement, he was very active w ith his ne ighborhood Pinetree Homeowner's Association and he also worked as a voting clerk with the Fulton County Registration s and Elect ions Department.
Always ready to tell a joke or cut up on the dance floor, Mr. Lowe remained friends with many of the people from these organizations as his health declined.
He leaves to cherish the memory of his life : his daughter, Venita (James) Epps; his son, Edd ie (Cheryl) Lowe Ill; his eldest grandson, James (Tiffany) Epps Ill; his youngest grandson Jamel (Joni) Epps; his great-grandsons James, Alexander Epps and Kayso n Jamel Epps; t w o sisters-in-law , Hattie Sherard and Jessie Ca meron, bot h of New York City, as well as many nieces, nephews, other family members, and friends .
Prelude Processional Hymn of Celebration Scriptures:
The Old Testament
The New Testament Prayer of Comfort
Celebration in Song Reflections:
Friend Friend
Celebration in Song Words of Comfort Acknowledgements Recessional
Order '![Service
"Total Praise" "My Hope Is Built"
UMC#368
Ecclesiastes 3:1-8 Romans 14:7-10
Reverend Sam Townsend, Senior Pastor Laster Chapel United Methodist Church
Reverend Paul Easley
Reverend Belinda McCastle, Associate Pastor Ben Hill United Methodist Church
Sanctuary Choir
Rev. Paul Easley Johnnie Simmons
Sanctuary Choir
Reverend M. Lavell Sanders, Associate Pastor Ben Hill United Methodist Church
"Let the Church Say Amen"
' l n ter m en t
Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens 5755 Mallory Rd.
College Park, GA 30349
'Re_past
Fellowship Hall Ben Hill United Methodist Church