- Collection:
- Atlanta Funeral Programs Collection
- Title:
- A Homegoing Service for the Life of Mrs. Jessie Lee Mathis, Saturday, June 21, 2003, 1:00 P.M., Gus Thornhill's Chapel, 1315 Gus Thornhill Jr. Drive, East Point, Georgia 30358, The Reverend Otis Byrd, Officiating
- Contributor to Resource:
- African-American Historical and Genealogical Society (Washington, D.C.). Metro Atlanta Chapter
Wesley Chapel Genealogy Group - Date of Original:
- 2003-06-21
- Subject:
- African American women--Georgia--East Point--History--20th century
African Americans--Funeral customs and rites--Georgia--East Point--History--20th century
Funeral rites and ceremonies--Georgia--East Point--History--20th century
Funeral service--Georgia--East Point--History--20th century
Mourning customs--Georgia--East Point--History--20th century
African Americans--Georgia--East Point--Genealogy - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Fulton County, East Point, 33.67955, -84.43937
- Medium:
- church records
programs (documents)
records (documents) - Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
- Description:
- Funeral program for Jessie Lee Mathis. Birth date: December 17, 1930. Death date: June 17, 2003. Funeral date: June 21, 2003. Church: Gus Thornhill's Chapel (East Point, 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: 662
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:aarl_afpc_mathisjessielee20030621
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:aarl_afpc_mathisjessielee20030621
- Language:
- eng
- Extent:
- 1 page
- Holding Institution:
- Auburn Avenue Research Library on African-American Culture and History
- Rights:
-
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Perhaps you sang a lovely song or sat quietly in a chair Perhaps you spoke the kindest words as any friend could say. Perhaps you were not there at all just thought of us that day. Perhaps you prepared some tasty food, whatever you did to console our hearts, we thank you so much whatever the part.
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1315 Gus Thornhill Jr. Drive East Point, Georgia 30344
404-768-2993-4 Fax 404-763-2154
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Jessie Lee Wooten Mathis, the youngest of eight children, born to the late Jimmie Lee AND Pearl Wooten in Henry County, Georgia on December 17, 1930. She departed this life on June 17, 2003 .
Jessie Lee attended school at Freeman Chapel in Henry County. She joined the church at an early age and later united with Shiloh Baptist Church in College Park, Georgia.
She joined in Holy matrimony to Zonnie Lee Jones, and married Israel Mathis and shared many happy years together.
Jessie Lee's son, Zonnie Lee Jones, Jr. preceded her in death. She leaves loving memories to her husband, Israel Mathis; her daughter, Brenda Jones Mills; her mother, Mary Frances Thomas; three sisters, Pearlie Harris, Miriam Williams, Mr. and Mrs. Curtis Price (Mattie Frances) and Elaine Duffy; one sister-inlaw, Mary Carswell; two brothers, Willie George and George Thomas, Jr. ; jive grandchildren, LaTonya Hicks, Katrina Hicks, Albert Mill, II, Marilynn Jones and Zonnie Jones, II; four greatgrandchildren, nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.
Don't grieve for me, for l 'mfree. l 'mfollowing the path God laid for me. 1 took His hand when I heard Him call.
I turned my back and left it all.
1 could not stay another day, To laugh, to love, to work or play. Task left undone must stay that ay,
. . a'(fiat peace at the close ofthe day.
Ifmy parting has left a void.
Th en fill it with remembered joy. A friends hip shared, a laugh, a kiss, Oh yes, these things 1 too will miss.
Be not burdened with times ofsorrow, I wish you sunshine oftomorrow.
My life's been fu ll1 've savored much, Good f riends, good times, a loved one's touch
Perhaps my time seemed all too brief Don 't lengthen it now with undue grief Life up your heart and share with me
God wanted me now,
He Set Me Freel
r!ter of Qielehration
PRELUDE PROCESSIONAL SELECTION ........ . ..... ... ......... .. .. ............. .. .. Gwen Hurston SCRIPTURE .................... .... ... Reverend Josephine Barksdale
Old Testament New Testament PRAYER ........ .... ................... Reverend Josephine Barksdale SELECTION ... ... ........ . .. .. ..... .. ... ..... ..Annie Pearl Henderson REMARKS (Three Minutes, Please) OBITUARY (Reading Silently) SELECTION .... ... ... .. ............................ ....Regina McCrary EULOGY ...... .... ..... . ... ...... .... ... .......... ..Reverend Otis Byrd ACKNOWLEDGEMTS
RECESSION POSTLUDE
~nterment
Southview Cemetery 1990 Jonesboro Road, Southeast
Atlanta, Georgia 30315