- Collection:
- Atlanta Funeral Programs Collection
- Title:
- Celebration of Life for Mrs. Linda Taylor Meyers, Friday, February 5, 1999, 11:00 in the morning, Most Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church, 2971 Butner Road, SW, Atlanta, Georgia, Father Bruce Wilkinson, Officiating
- Date of Original:
- 1999-02-05
- Subject:
- African American women--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 Linda Taylor Meyers. Birth date: February 18, 1950. Death date: February 2, 1999. Funeral date: February 5, 1999. Church: Most Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church (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: 219
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:aarl_afpc_meyerslindataylor19990205
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:aarl_afpc_meyerslindataylor19990205
- Language:
- eng
- Extent:
- 1 page
- Holding Institution:
- Auburn Avenue Research Library on African-American Culture and History
- Rights:
-
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Walter Goodwin Curt is Royster
Lemuel Wimbush
David Reid Edward Woods E ric Dumunaway
3Jn lLobing ;Jftilemorp f lLinba "lLpnn"
sfie is (ike the merchants shiys, sfie 6rin8s her foodfrom afarSfie rises whi(e it is yet niBht
~ndyrovides foodfor fier househo(d. She arids herself with stren8th, ?tnd stren8thens her arms . She extends her hands to reach the needy. She makes (inen
aarments to se((. Strenatfi and fiumor are fier c(otfiin8, Sfie oyens the moutfi witfi wisdom, She watches over tfie ways of
her househo(d, 1-fer cfii(dren rise uy ca(( her 6(essed; ']{er fius6and sings fier yraises Wait on tfie Lord, 'Be ofgood
courage, ~nd ']{e sha(( strenathen your heart; Wait, '1 say, on tfie Lordl
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Home Depot Travel Department and lFID.ght Operation Center
The Delta Airlinlle Fam ily, F rienn.Js from Eastern Airlines, AnJ the Blessed Sacramell1lt Cllnuch Family.
To our pecD.allFriends that lb.ave offered mllto us their
Time, lc0ve and support during this time of illness and grief. Hn. lieu of flowers, please malke donatioll1ls to
St. Vincent De Paul Society, 26 3rd S treet, NlE,
Atlanta7Georgia 30308; To feeJ Atlanta's llniLngry and homeless.
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FUNERAL HOME, INC.
(404) 349-3000
1199 Utoy Springs Road, SW, Atlanta, Georgia 502 Pryor Street, SW, Atlanta, GA 30312 (404) 688-4680
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JLinba \l(;aplor ;!ftileper~, fondly Jkn1own to us as 11Lynn11, was
bonn :fhe ollnly Jaugllnt.er of Doris IRonell Taylor an1J tllne late, F red Taylor :in Sav&IIDnil&~n, Georgia <ODl Feb ruaty 18, 1950.
llqiliL!Ill recei,ed her ,elemeantary educationn from St. Benedict's Catholic dn<C>ol. She cmnpleteJ her higlln school education at St. Pius X HigHn. SchooL Lynnn graJuateJ from Savamaah State College in 1971 with a degree inn Sociology.
Hn J 'ULBllC of 1970, she marrned her sdnool sweetheart, MD.lke Meye rs anJ ponn11eJ ~n.im nlllt Atlann.ta in 1971. Their union was blessed wD.dn. two children, .M(ilke J r. .smJ LinJs,ey.
lHLcr career path W&S &lways nnlt touch with people. Starting out in customer service with S.ears anul sp&nninag tllne greater part of her working years witlb. Eastern AD.rlinAes from 1972-1989, again inA customer serv ice. Most :recenntly, she workeJ witlln Home Depot Inc.-Travel Department anJ FlD.gHllf Operation Cenater.
AsiJe from Lylim1 s love for her fami ly, she h&d &deep love for l1er church, JW1ills:f. Blessed Sacr&Hn.ennt CadwlD.c Cllltnrdll.. Most l()f her volunteer tD.me was .JJ.evi{Jitcd f.o church cares and concerns. Lynua was willing to work fo r any cause nnchnJimg nuunerous youdn groups anlld dae J uvennle D n.alhetes Ass{]lca&fimn. All you needed to do was aslk her anJ the answer was always, 11 yes11
We rarely loolk at the dash behve~:m the year of ones lhnrtlh. anull deatb.. Lynn's Jelslh has been permanently stamped on our lbearts. We slb.eJ our tears bece~use of lhe1 I(J!Qlliet caring spirit allll.d snncere smnle. he touched us all in Jifferent anJ nlllle&muingful ways. \tVe have all felt the embrace anJ love of onne of GoJ's glornous Angels. TH1annl you F atlber for sharing lh.cr with us.
Linda 'Taylor Meyers departed thns life on February 2, 1999 D.n A tlanta.
Ly;nm leayes to cherish lher memory, fine r beloved husband, Mike Meyers; sonn, Milke, Jr.; daughter, Ln~rll.Jsey; her mother, Doris Taylor anJ gr&n~Jmother, Marietta Berry~ brothers, F reJJy Taylor and h.is wD.fe JBey.erly, Barney Berry &nllJ his wife Dl()rotftny, RonnaD.e Taylor an.d his wife Yv1mne; lhrothers-in-law, Tillllm Meyers, Jr. and Dan Pelot; snsters-in-law, CarVJlyan W. Meyers &nul Amn Pelot; many aumts, ullncles, nieces, nephews, COtnsilns &nJ fraeanJs will &lso miss lh.er lovinng ways.
PRELUDE
MAS OF CHRllSTllAN BURIAL
INTRODUCTORY RllTE GREETJING OF THE BODY liN THE BACK OF THE CHURCH SPRHNKLllNG WllTH HOLY WATER PLACHNG OF THE PALL PROCESSIONAL HYMN ..............."1 tJCnow Who ']{o(d5 tfomorrow" PLACHNG OF THE CHRISTllAN SYMBOL OPENING PRAYER
LllTURGY OF THE WORD JF[RT READHNG........... Romans 8:14-23...........Beulah 0. Moore RESPONSORllAL PSALM........Psalm 27
RESPONSE : "The LordtJs 'My Life ~nd 'My Sa(vation ..
SECOND READllNG.......... lst Thess. 13-18......Chrnstnne Wiggins GOSPEL ACCLAMATION.................................Repeat &fter Cem.tor GOSPEL..........................................................................Luke 24 13-25
(Pfease Stand)
HOMHLY.............................................................Father Bruce WD.llknnnsonh
GENERAL llNTERCESIONS LITURGY OF THE EUCHARIST
PREPARATION OF THE TABLE COMMUNllON RITE
PRAYER AFTER COlo/IMUNION T R ll B U T E
FINAL COMMENDATllON INVITATION TO PRAYER SONG OF REIF'LECTJION................................."What ~ WondeljU(Worfdi' By Louis A rmstrollag PRAYER OF COMMENDATllON
RECESllONAL HYMN
lfnterment
Satu r day, Februa r y 6, 1999
CATHOLIC DIOCESE CEMETERY Savannah, Geo r gia