- Collection:
- Atlanta Funeral Programs Collection
- Title:
- Celebration of Life Bertha Lee Edwards Mariah, Sunrise: July 10, 1947, Sunset: Jne 23, 2015, Friday, July 3, 2015, 2:00 P.M., Grace Church for All Nations, 650 Rowland Road, Stone Mountain, GA 30083, Pastor David Balzer, Officiating
- Contributor to Resource:
- African-American Historical and Genealogical Society (Washington, D.C.). Metro Atlanta Chapter
Wesley Chapel Genealogy Group - Date of Original:
- 2015-07-03
- Subject:
- African American women--Georgia--Stone Mountain--History--20th century
African Americans--Funeral customs and rites--Georgia--Stone Mountain--History--20th century
Funeral rites and ceremonies--Georgia--Stone Mountain--History--20th century
Funeral service--Georgia--Stone Mountain--History--20th century
Mourning customs--Georgia--Stone Mountain--History--20th century
African Americans--Georgia--Stone Mountain--Genealogy - Location:
- United States, Georgia, DeKalb County, Stone Mountain, 33.80816, -84.1702
- Medium:
- church records
programs (documents)
records (documents) - Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
- Description:
- Funeral program for Bertha Lee Edwards Mariah. Birth date: July 10, 1947. Death date: June 23, 2015. Funeral date: July 3, 2015. Church: Grace Church for All Nations (Stone Mountain, 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_mariahberthaleeedwards20150703
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:aarl_afpc_mariahberthaleeedwards20150703
- Language:
- eng
- Extent:
- 2 pages
- Holding Institution:
- Auburn Avenue Research Library on African-American Culture and History
- Rights:
-
Cefebration ofLift
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Sunrise: July 10, 1947
Sunset: June 23, 2015
!frit[ay, July 3, 2015
2:00P.M.
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650 Rowland Road Stone Mountain, GA 30083
Pastor '])avU 13a{zer, Officiating
rrrust in tlie Lord witli a[{ tliine lieartj and fean not into tliine own understanding. In a[{ tliy ways acl(nowfeige liim, and lie sfia{{ direct tliy patfis. (Prover6s 2 3: 5-6)
'Bert 'Your !Famuy wi{{ tru{y miss you.
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tJJut fjod Coves you best
06ituary
~-Bee~~~ enjoyed creating beautiful flower beds in her yard and in the yards of her siblings, friends, and neighbors - a testimony to her loving spirit. She spent most of her life giving to others and caring for others. She was born to the union of the late Mr. Mason and Mrs. Dorothy Ray (Pickens) Edwards on July 10, 1947 in Bogue Chitto, Mississippi. Bertha was the eldest child of twelve.
In 1964, Bertha graduated from the Eva Hall Harris High School in Brookhaven, MS. Afterwards, she immediately moved to Atlanta, GA and was soon employed by the US Postal Service where she worked for thirty-six (36) years and 10 months. She retired on December 30, 2002.
During her quiet time, "Bert", as she was so affectionately called by the family and close friends, enjoyed going to the movies and watching TV. She was also an avid sports fan. She loved her family and especially adored spending time with her nephew, Nicholas Herron.
Bertha was an original member of Atlanta's Church of All Nations, now Grace Church for All Nations. She loved Pastor Paul Bellino and her church family. She was always serving and giving. She always remembered everyone's birthday in the church. She also contributed personally to the Bibles For Prisoners Ministry and served with the Women In The Church. She was a praying woman who loved the Lord Jesus Christ.
Bertha made her transition from this life on Tuesday, June 23, 2015 at the Macon Medical Center in Macon, Georgia. She was preceded in her homegoing, respectively by her loving son, Quincy Alexander; her brother Ronnie Earl Edwards and her sister Vernon Ray Edwards Knight.
Bertha leaves to cherish her memories, her son, Deron L. Edwards of Decatur, GA; her siblings: James Clifton Edwards (Atlanta, GA); Lanell Edwards Jordan (Abbeville, SC); Irene Edwards (Sweetwater, TN); Mafred Edwards; Lamar (Angela) Edwards, both of Bogue Chitto, MS; Douglas (Katherine) Edwards of Summit, MS; Carolyn Edwards Herron (Hampton, GA); Martha A. Edwards and Dereck C. Edwards (Decatur, GA).
In addition to her son, sisters and brothers, Bertha is survived by her godmother, Sylvia Kelly of Athens, AL, whom she loved dearly and her soulmate and devoted friend, Willie Hamm, of Hampton, GA.
Bertha is also survived by her nephews and nieces: Roger Mason (Nedra) Jordan (Lithonia, GA), Steve (Adrienne) Jordan (Covington, GA), Cedric Mason Edwards (Covington, GA), James Clifton Edwards, Jr. (Atlanta, GA), Tracy Lawanda Edwards Irving (Houston, TX), Drexter (Whitney) Adair (Bogue Chitto, MS), Nicholas L. Herron (Hampton, GA), Marcus R.G . Herron (Hampton, GA), Jeremy Edwards (Summit, MS), Tracy Richardson and Ronnie Edwards, both of Bogue Chitto, MS; her Aunt, Minister Mary E. Pickens (Fernwood, MS) and a host of cousins and friends.
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fJ1ie Order OfSeroice Pastor 'lJavilf r.Baf.zer, Officiating
Corinthia Zimmennan, Pianist
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Great queen known by many in the world Your beauty is grand Your mind is strong Your heart is warm In the spring, the flowers grow only for you I am glad THE CREATOR brought you forth You gave birth to me and made my life wonderful You have given me much love and wisdom All of which I am thankful for
I Love You Mother I Love You
Your Son, Deron L. Edwards
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In Jesus' name, you {eft your tlirone to cfaim our befoved, '13ertlia. 'Dear Lore we praise ana tlian~you for tlie time we spent witli lier. Slie fijtea up lier eyes, to see~yourface, Clirist was tlie patli. Clirist was tlie prize. 1(f,ep lier witli a{{ your grace ana mercy. 1(f,ep lier in your care unti{ we meet again. :Have you any room for Jesus wlio bore your (oat ofsin? Yfs :Je ~twc/( ana as~aimission wi{{you fet liim in? Lean on Jesus anayou won't fa[{for anytliing.
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Bertha loved her church family. She loved Pastor Paul Bellino. She was always serving and giving. She also contributed personally to the Bibles For Prisoners Ministry and served with the Women In The Church.
'for (jod so foved tlie worfd, tfiat fie gave fiis on[y begotten son, tfiat wfiosoever be[ievetfi in fiim, sfiouU not perisfi, but fiave ever[asting [ije. (Jolin 3:16)