- Collection:
- Atlanta Funeral Programs Collection
- Title:
- Homegoing Services for Cicero Martin, Monday, July 1, 2013, 12:00 Noon, New Beginnings Christian Ministries Church, 3078 Mt. Zion Road, Stockbridge, Georgia 30281, Reverend Anthony Savage, Sr., Pastor, Officiating
- Contributor to Resource:
- African-American Historical and Genealogical Society (Washington, D.C.). Metro Atlanta Chapter
Wesley Chapel Genealogy Group - Date of Original:
- 2013-07-01
- Subject:
- African American men--Georgia--Stockbridge--History--20th century
African Americans--Funeral customs and rites--Georgia--Stockbridge--History--20th century
Funeral rites and ceremonies--Georgia--Stockbridge---History--20th century
Funeral service--Georgia--Stockbridge--History--20th century
Mourning customs--Georgia--Stockbridge--History--20th century
African Americans--Georgia--Stockbridge--Genealogy - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Henry County, Stockbridge, 33.54428, -84.23381
- Medium:
- church records
programs (documents)
records (documents) - Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
- Description:
- Funeral program for Cicero Martin. Birth date: June 25, 1920. Death date: (not recorded). Funeral date: July 1, 2013. Church: New Beginnings Christian Ministries Church (Stockbridge, 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_martincicero20130701
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:aarl_afpc_martincicero20130701
- Language:
- eng
- Extent:
- 1 page
- Holding Institution:
- Auburn Avenue Research Library on African-American Culture and History
- Rights:
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The family of Cicero Martin will always remember your acts of kindness so graciously extended to us during the homegoing of our loved one. May God continue to bless each of you.
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Cicero Martin's life began in Bonair, Georgia on June 25, 1920. He was one of three children born to the late Ruby Martin Wilson and Curtis Sullivan. Cicero moved to Atlanta, Georgia at a very young age, where he finished his formative education. As a graduate of Booker T. Washington High School in the late 1930s, Cicero knew the importance of postsecondary planning and decision making. Thusly, he made the decision to serve his country and pursue further training as a "Service Man". He proudly served his country as a Radio Repairman in the United States Army until his honorable discharge in 1945. V\lhile serving in the "Battle of the Rhineland Central Europe", he received several decorations and citations which included the American Theater Ribbon, European African Middle Eastern Ribbon with 1 bronze star, Good Conduct Medal and the Victory Medal World War II. He continued utilizing his skills as a communication tech sergeant by teaching radio and Morse code.
Cicero was truly a versatile and skilled craftsman. He possessed many trades and talents which included repairing electronics, plumbing, appliance repair, building maintenance, building construction, teaching, automotive repair, and gardening. He was "Jack of all trades" who mastered anything he put his mind to. He enjoyed traveling, fishing and cooking immensely. In his later years, he was a travel advisor and a historian to all who knew him. His attentiveness to detail, impressive memory, and robust love for history caught the eye of one such group and he was appointed official Historian for the Men of Valor, New Beginnings Christian Ministries Church.
Cicero was keenly known for his gardening talents. He had the best Zinna garden in Decatur, Georgia and donated his Zinna seeds with any available taker from coast to coast. He was an active, astute, frugal man whose life was long and well lived. His family and loved ones believe that grits, okra and hotdogs contributed to his long life of 93 years. Not to mention, his love for the ladies! Cicero made a long, lasting impression on all who knew him and he touched the hearts of many. ,
Being 93 years old, his life spanned across many generations. Cicero is survived by a dear friend for over 50 years, Ms. Catherine V\lhitfield ; devoted nephews, Samuel David Harvey, Ill and Curtis Martin; very close and dear friends , Mr. and Mrs. Ollie Willingham; children, Yolanda (Robert) Thompson, Yvette VVhitfield, and Gerald (Mary) V\lhitfield; grandchildren , Nicholas and Quentin Whitfield , Catherine and Wyndell Whitney; great-nieces, Calisa (Willis) Mosely, Cassandra Bonnette, Erica (Eric) Center and Claudia (Kelvin) Tucker; ten great-great nieces and nephews; one great-greatgreat-nephew, Sydney Harvey; and a host of other family and friends.
LIFE BEYOND
Sue Walkinshaw
I feel the warmth upon my face as I enter the land of God's good grace. Friends and loved ones gone before, waiting here beyond the door. With open arms they welcome me, amazement in my eyes they see. They look so well and at their best, beauty beholds them now they rest. I walk across the grass so green, the greenest grass I've ever seen. I jump and skip and bounce
on air, it's almost like there 's nothing there. A sky of blue, not a cloud in sight, perpetual day
no darkest night. Every flower is in full bloom, undefined colours of every hue. A city built of alabaster walls, where translucent light eliminates the halls. Theatres of music and concerts too, magnificent galleries for all to view. Amazing sights for me to see, I just wander in, there 's no entrance fee. Libraries stacked with books galore, history, science and many more. The
celestial sun does forever shine, it's a perfect temperature all the time. Orchards here overflow
with fruit, a taste in itself that is quite exquisite. I'm told it will help my soul to restore, pick what I
like, there is plenty more. This ethereal plain is a pure delight, it's my new home, my God given
right. There is nothing here to cause me. fear, the lord protects within his sphere. An infinity of perfect peace, from the toils of earth I am now released. I have landed on a higher realm, in perfect harmony to forever dwell. So believe when I tell you my dear friends, you cannot die, life never ends.
PRELUDE PROCESSIONAL
HYMN ... ................ .. ........................................................... "Blessed Assurance"
SCRIPTURE: The Old Testament ....... ........ ...... ..................... Reverend Roosevelt Holten The New Testament ............ ........ ... ............. ... ..... .. .. Minister Alvin Johnson
PRAYER ......... ... ...................... ................ .. ......... ........ ...Reverend Billy Rushing SELECTION ... ........ ............. ...... .......... ... ....... .... ..... Evangelist Ann Clark-Taylor POEM ......... .. ... .... ......................................................... ........ .. ... Aiiyah Bonnette
REFLECTIONS: Ms. Cassandra Bonnette Mr. Russell Tyson Mr. Wyndell Whitney Ms. Catherine Whitney
REMARKS: (Two minutes)
OBITUARY (Read Silently) EULOGY....... .... ....... .. ........ .. .. .. .... .. ....... ... ... .. ... ..Reverend Anthony Savage, Sr. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT ... ........ ..... .. .. ... .... ......... ... ....... ..... . Donald Trimble Staff RECESSIONAL POSTLUDE
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