Homegoing Services

Homesoi115 Services

"7o 'Chose J ,Cove and 'Chose ~,Cove~"
fWhen J am gone, release me, let tnt go. J have so many things to see and do. ]ou must not tie yourself to me with tears. r.Be happy that we had so many years.
J gave to you my lave;
]ou can only guess how much you gave to me in happiness. ;J thank you for the lave you each have shown, but now it's time for me to travel alone. So grieve for me a while if grieve you must, then let your grief be comforted by trust.
.Jt's only for a while that we must paYt, so bless the memories within your heart.

Sis. Eva Mae Patterson McKenzie

Sunrise: November 18, 1910

Sunset: April21, 1997

Services at
TURNER MONUMENTAL A. M. E. CHURCH
66 Howard Street, S. E./ Atlanta, Georgia 30317
FRIDAY, APRIL 25, 1997
11:00 a.m.
REV. DR. J. C. REYNOLDS, Senior Pastor
Officiating

Order of Service
Prelude ......................................................................................... ~ ...Sis. Cynthia Dunn-Zachery . Process1.ona1 .................................................................................................... "rAtmazz.ng Grace " Opening Hymn ...........AMEH # 323 ........ "What a Friend We Have in Jesus" .....Congregation
Prayer ,,,,,,,,,,,,,...................................................................................... ........Rev. William Smith Israel Baptist Church
Scripture ...................................................................................................... .Rev. William Smith Old Testament .........Psalm 34: 1-8 New Testament .......Romans 8:27-28
Selection ........... "Rough Side of the Mountain" ......Turner Monumental A.M. E. Church Choir
Expressions ....................................( 3-minute limit, please)...........................Bro. Amos Brown Sis. Lurene Hughes Sis. Katie Benton
w: Rev. S. ~Vicker
Solo ........... ~) "May the Work I've Done Speak for Me" ................Sis. Patricia Heath Obituary .......:................... "The Beautiful Garden of Prayer"................................Read Silently Eulog ................................................................................................... .Rev. Dr. J. C. Reynolds Acknowledgements and Condolences .................................................... Sis. Barbara D. Price
Benediction
Recessional ........ "I'll Fly Away", "I'm Bound for Mt. Zion" and "When the Saints Go Afarching In"
-IntermentLINCOLN CEMETERY 2275 Simpson Road, N. W., Atlanta, Georgia
Dinner will served in the R. R. Wright Dining Hall imJtlediately following interment

Obituary

Eva Mae Patterson McKenzie, a loving wife, nurturing mother, devoted church member and friend, died on Monday, April21, 1997.

She was born to the union of the late Charlie and late Carrie Patterson on November 18, 1910, in Perry, Georgia. On May 20, 1929, she was united-in ~oly Matrimony to John Wesley
McKenzie, Sr. and to this union was born sixteen (16) children.

She was an avid and faithful church worker who toiled willingly and relentlessly as a member of Turner Monumental A. M. E. Church to lift up the Narne of Jesus. She served as a Mother of the Church, Vice-President of the Stewardess Board for a number of years and an
active participant in devotional services.

She was not a person to rest on her laurels. She was the essence of motherhood. She reared and nurtured her children with love, affection and Christian principles. Mothering her children was not enough, she mothered countless neighborhood children, providing them with
food, shelter, love and guidance.

Her creativity, imagination and talent extended to her volunteer work witli ~eniors that

included cooking, washing, cleaning and sewing for others.



She leaves to cherish her memory: a dedicated husband, John W. McKenzie, Sr; a sister: Mattie Patterson Sanders; daughters: Carrie Hodge of Kansas City, Mo., the late Cynthia . ,' cKe.nzie, Celesta Spivey (James), Careatha Daniels, Arleatha McKenzie, Mamie Rogers (Star) and Mary Laverne Mitchell (James) all of Atlanta, Ga.; Carolyn Cainion and Dorothy Nlerrell of aeon, Ga.; sons: Monroe McKenzie (special friend, Mamie) ofAtlanta, John, Jr. (Hiawatha) , Curtis McKenzie, Joseph McKenzie, Bennie McKenzie (Vera) and Kenneth McKenzie (Etta) all f Kansas City, Mo. and the late Calvin McKenzie(Edith); thirty-five (35) grandchildren, fifty-four (54) great-grandchildren and a host of nieces, nephews, in-laws, other relatives and fri nds. Our mother's spirit will live forever..
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Class Leader

Words fr the Family When it seemed our lost was too great 1D bear, we looked up and our friends were there with flowers and words written and spoken with faces smiling and hearts opened. You comforted us and shared our grief, God will bles and keep you granting all relief. Our gratitude can not be adequately expressed with mere \lUrds, but they are the best that we have to offer saying, "Thank you" for lifting clouds and letting the sun shine through.
The Family FLOWER LADIES
Steward~s Boards #1 & 2

James Daniels, Jr. Andre' McKenzie Kip McKenzie
John McKenzie Monroe McKenzie

PALLBEARERS
Deme~rius McKenzie Derric Rogers

Eric Spivey Melvin Cainion Samuel Poole

HONORAKYBALLBEARERS
Josep McKenzie Bennie McKenzie

Curtis McKenzie Kenneth McKenzie

Programs by: BarbCynt's Prints (404) 669~0719
Funeral Arrangements Entrusted To:
BENTLEY FUNERAL HOME ~olds, CJeorgia