Memorial Service for Lois Middlebrooks, Saturday, March 1, 1997, 2:00 P.M., Sellers Brothers Chapel 889 Martin Luther King, Jr., Drive, N.W., Atlanta, Georgia, The Reverend Richard B. Langford, Sr., Officiating

u Reflection On The Life of Lois Middlebrooks And now the end is near and so I face the final curtain;
My friends, I'll say it clear, I'll state my cas of which I'm certain,
I've lived a life that sfull;
I've traveled each and every by-way, But more, much more than this, I did it my way.
Regrets, I've had a fe w, but then again, too fe w to mention,
I did what I had to do and saw it through without exemption.
And to think I did all that, and may I add (not in a shy way), Oh, no, no, no not me, I Did It M y Way.
(From- ul Did It My Way ")

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Perhaps you sent a lovely card Or sat quietly in a chair;
Perhaps you sent beautiful flowers, If so, we saw them there.
Perhaps you sent or spoke kind words, As any friend could say;
Pe rhaps yo u we re not there at all Just thought of us that day.
Whatever you did to console the heart, We thank you so much , whatever the part.

The Family
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The Reverend Richard B. Langford , Sr. O f i c i at ing

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Ms. Lois Middlebrooks was born on June 15, 1919 in Atlanta,

Georgia to the late Mr. and Mrs. Dock (Lula) Middlebrooks. She

was preceded in death by her only brother, Mr. John Dawson.

She received her early elementary education in the Atlanta

Public School System and graduated from Booker T.

Washington High School in 1939. She pursued her post-

secondary educational goals at Morris Brown College and

continued further studies at Columbia University and New York

City College. She was a versatile person and attended several

educational workshops in various cities and states. She traveled

extensively throughout the U.S.A. and to Paris, France.

She was not content with her educational activities, and sought

outside activities, where she was afforded several small parts in

several movies, including "Driving Miss Daisy." She was a person

never short on words, or jokes, and was known to be "somewhat savvy."

In her pursuit of happiness and contentment, she was married

three times, and never conceived any children. However, she

adopted numerous of her students, and made sure that she left

her mark on each that she taught in her typing or bookeeping

classes. She enriched the lives of many students with her zest for

perfection in the business field, and provided many "first" jobs for

students in the Metropolitan Atlanta area.

She was active in Mt. Olive Baptist Church during her early

days, and served in numerous capac.ities. She was a member of

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several local organizations, including the Atlanta Branch NAACP

and the East Atlanta Neighborhood Association.

Her "sassy" personality will be missed by some , however, the

good work which was done while here will always be cherished

by those lives she made an impact.

She entrusted one of her former students to care for her during

her declining years. Ms. Glenavary A. Rasheed (David T. Howard

Class of 1965), cared for her and provided the family that she

never had. She adopted four children , Gustaveous H. Rasheed,

U.S. Navy, Japan, Ms. Germaine and Gabrielle, and Gihad

Rasheed. She was further overjoyed by the birth of two great-

grandchildren, Ameenah and Niemah Rasheed.

Ms. Middlebrooks refused to accept her illness, however, she

was overjoyed that there were people there who provided

excellent medical (Grady Hospital Oncology Staff/Radiation),

and personal care, which was second to none by Ms. Janice

Cash-Johnson and Ms. Dorothy Everhart, and Ms. Jackson.

The great class of 1939 aid not forget her, nor did they exclude

her from their social calendar. She enjoyed her last Christmas

Class Reunion function in 1995, and was still reminising during 1997 ...

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PRELUDE
HYMN
SCRIPTURES .................... Mt. Olive Associates The Old Testament The New Testament
PRAYER
WORDS OF ENCOURAGEMENT ....... The Reverend Richard B. Langford, Sr.
REFLECTIONS: Former Classmates Former Colleagues Mt. Olive Baptist Church Family Neighbors Former Students Friends
OBITUARY (Read Silently)
MUSICAL SELECTION
EULOGY ......... .. .......... .The Reverend Langford
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
POSTLUDE