- Collection:
- Atlanta Funeral Programs Collection
- Title:
- In Loving Memory, Cynthia Marie McDonald, May 23, 1957 - November 5, 2014, Memorial Service: Tuesday, November 11, 2014, 10:00 a.m., Friendly Temple Missionary Baptist Church, 5544 Martin Luther King Dr., St. Louis MO 63112, Rev. Reginald W. Williams, Jr., Officiant
- Date of Original:
- 2014-11-11
- Subject:
- African American women--Missouri--Saint Louis--History--20th century
African Americans--Funeral customs and rites--Missouri--Saint Louis--History--20th century
Funeral rites and ceremonies--Missouri--Saint Louis---History--20th century
Funeral service--Missouri--Saint Louis--History--20th century
Mourning customs--Missouri--Saint Louis--History--20th century
African Americans--Missouri--Saint Louis--Genealogy - Location:
- United States, Missouri, City of Saint Louis, St. Louis, 38.62727, -90.19789
- Medium:
- church records
programs (documents)
records (documents) - Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
- Description:
- Funeral program for Cynthia Marie Bell McDonald. Birth date: May 23, 1957. Death date: November 5, 2014. Funeral date: November 11, 2014. Church: Friendly Temple Missionary Baptist Church (Saint Louis, Mo.). 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: 477
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:aarl_afpc_mcdonaldcynthiamarie20141111
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:aarl_afpc_mcdonaldcynthiamarie20141111
- Language:
- eng
- Extent:
- 2 pages
- Holding Institution:
- Auburn Avenue Research Library on African-American Culture and History
- Rights:
-
Cynthia Marie MciJ>ona{d was born May 23, 1957 in Saint Louis, Missouri to the union of Ernestine and Frank Bell. She was the oldest of seven children. Both parents and one sibling preceded her in death.
Cynthia was a Christian, who was baptized in the Baptist Faith. She was an active member of Friendly Temple Missionary Baptist Church.
Cynthia was educated in the St. Louis Public School System. She furthered her education at Harris Stowe State University.
Her profession was in the field of Information Technology for over 35 years. Her most recent employment was with Quest Diagnostics.
Cynthia enjoyed family, friends, entertaining for holidays, and cooking. She loved old school music. She was very particular and set in her ways with a vivacious personality.
She leaves behind to celebrate & cherish her memory one daughter: Courtney (Printtiss), two grandchildren Saveior and Sadie AnnMarie, one sister: Earline, six brothers: Carl (Gwen), Marcus (Carol), Albert (Cheryl), William (Tracey), Frank (Rosa), Nazario (Yvonne), two aunts: Chris Casey & Hortence Anderson; and a host of nieces, nephews, family & friends.
rJhe 'Dash Poem 'B y Linaa ~((i s
cf '1 read a man wfio stood to syeak
1lt t he junera( of a jriena '1-[e referred" to tfie dates on her tombstone
'From t he beainnin8 to the en
cf '1-[e noted that first came tfie date her birth cf 1!nd.IJoke die fo((owi118 aa.te wit h tears, cf 'But fie said wfiat mattel'ea most a((
Was t he dash between tfiose years.
'For it matters nBt, how nwch we own, 'T'he can, the house, the cash,
What matters is how we (ive and Cove 1!nd how we ~end our lash.
So t fiink about t fiis (ona attd fiarc{; 1!re t here t hinas you'd (ife to chanae? 'For you never know how much time is Cift
'T'fiat can st i(( be rearranae
'1f we cou(ajust s(ow down enouah
'T'o consider wliat's trus andrea( 1!nd a(ways try to unaerstand
'T'Iie way otheryeoy(e fee(
1!nd6e (ess quick to anaer 1!rtdsliow ayyreciation more 1!nd (ove tlie yeo/fe in our (ives Like we've never (oved 6ejore.
'1j we treat eacfi other with resyect
1!ndmore cften wear a smi(e. 'Rememberina tfiat tfiis ~ecia{ aasfi
'Mia fit on{y {ast a (ittfe whi{e.
So wfien your eu{oay is 6ein8 rea{ With your Cife's actions to refiasfi
cf Wou(d you 6e _proua tliinas tfiey say
1lbout how you spent your dash?
Processiona(______________________ ''Order 'My Steys" Scr~ture__________________________'Rev. Car( J. 'Be((
Prayer
SeGectw, n_________________,,/"'1.nrt-s Lrrye t,s on tnr.e S~arrow,,
t_A.cknowfedfJments________________ive to tfie Pa1ni{y Life 'Rej(ections__________''rTake 'My ']{and Precious Lord'' Se(ection____________________ "rTake 'Me to tfie Xin8" :Eu(o8Y----------------'Rev. ~e8ina(dW. WilTia ms, Jr. Partin8 View__________________"'My Pather's ']-{ouse"
'Benediction 'Recessiona(____________________"oin8 ~p Yonder''
'lnterment
'lfew 13etli{eliem Memoria{ Park Cemetery 9650 13e{Cefontaine 9tvenue Saint Louis, MO 'R.eyast: 'Friend{y tTemy{e Missionary 13aytist Cfiurcli
Wlien '1 come to tlie end of tlie road ?lnd tlie sun lias set for me,
'1 want no service in a 8Coom fiCCed room, Wliy cry for a sou( set free?
'Miss me a (itt(e, but not too (on8 ?lnd not witli you liead bowed Cow. 'Remember tlie Cove tliat we once sliared.
'Miss me, but Cet me 80 'For tliis is a journey tliat we a(( must take
?lnd eacli must 80 a(one . . 'lt's a(( a yart of tlie 'Master's y(an,
?l stey on tlie road to liome . Wlien you are Cone(y and sick at lieart,
o to tlie friends we know ?lnd bury your sorrows in doin8 800d deeds,
Miss me but Cet me 80.
-Pallbearers-
William Bell Marcus Clay Mozell Gillespie, Jr. Randy McDonald Brian McDonald Michael McDonald
-Honorary Pallbearers-
Albert Bell Albrion Bell
Carl Bell Joshua Bell Chris Anderson William Bell, Jr.
?lcknow{ed8ment
The family of Cynthia Marie McDonald would like to express our sincere appreciation for the prayers, calls, visits, tokens of love, and other expressions of sympathy shown during our -, time of sadness. May God bless each of you for your kindness and concerns.