- Collection:
- Atlanta Funeral Programs Collection
- Title:
- Celebration of Life for Edward Richard Martin, Saturday, March 5, 2005, 1:00 P.M., Goolsby Mortuary, Inc., Virgie's Chapel, 1375 Jonesboro Road, S.E., Atlanta, Georgia, Reverend Roy C. Moffett, Officiating
- Contributor to Resource:
- African-American Historical and Genealogical Society (Washington, D.C.). Metro Atlanta Chapter
Wesley Chapel Genealogy Group - Date of Original:
- 2005-03-05
- 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 Edward Richard Martin. Birth date: July 1, 1938. Death date: March 1, 2005. Funeral date: March 5, 2005. Church: Goolsby Mortuary, Inc. (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.
- Local Identifier:
- Folder number: 339
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:aarl_afpc_martinedwardrichard20050305
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:aarl_afpc_martinedwardrichard20050305
- Language:
- eng
- Extent:
- 1 page
- Holding Institution:
- Auburn Avenue Research Library on African-American Culture and History
- Rights:
-
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The family ofEdward Richard Martin acknowledges with deep appreciation the many comforting expressions ofsympathy shown during their bereavement. Thank you for your generosity, kind words, visits, cards and phone calls. They ask you to continue to remember them in your prayers.
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' .born to Willie Martin and Lizzie Watson Martin. Richard received his
education in the Atlanta Public Schools system and graduated as an
outstanding athlete from L. J. Price High School in 1956. He proudly
served his country in the United States Navy from which he was
honorably discharged.
Richard was always kindhearted, but stern. He was a man of his word, who had a big heart and a great sense a humor. Over the years, he worked tirelessly at General Motors, Lakewood for fifteen years. He retired in 1978. Sometimes, affectionately called, "Veinhead", he enjoyed traveling, professional sports and having a goodtime.
On Tuesday,. March 1, 2005, Richard departed this life. He was preceded in.,oeath by his father, Willie Martin; his sister, Carolyn Martin Riley and his brothers, Willard and Lorenzo.
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Richard leaves to cherish his life and memories a devoted and loving mother, Mrs. Lizzie Martin; sons, Edward Richard Martin, Jr. and Wendell Betner; daughter, Wanda Wells (Joseph); a loving brother, Dexter Renard (Frances) Martin; a loving "sister" niece, Ms. Willene Bailey all of Atlanta; sister-in-law, Ms. Lethia Martin of Fayetteville, NC; six grandchildren and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, other relatives and friends.
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MUSICAL PRELUDE
PROCESSIONAL
HYMN ................. .... ..... ................................Congregational
SCRIPTURE ........ ..... .............. ... .......... ....... ..... ..... .. Minister Old Testament New Testament
PRAYER..........................................Mini$ter Teresa R. Pryor Assoc. Minister ofTotal Grace Christian Ctr.
SELECTION .... ............................................ Mr. Stanley Allen
REMARKS (Three Minutes?Please) .. ........Thomas Scott, Friend
SELECTION .............................................Ms. Sharon Turner
OBITUARY (Read Silently by Soft Music)
EULOGY....... ...... .... ..... .. .................. Reverend Roy C. Moffett
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
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South-View Cemetery 1990 Jonesboro Road , S.E.
Atlanta, Georgia