- Collection:
- Atlanta Funeral Programs Collection
- Title:
- Celebrating a woman of grace and character, Barbara Ann Scott Morrow, December 4, 1941 - January 16, 2017, Friday, January 27, 2017 at 11:00AM, Mt. Moriah Baptist Church 200 Joseph E. Lowery Boulevard S.W., Atlanta, Georgia 30314, Reverend Eric Hurst, Senior Pastor, Scott - McPherson Funeral Home, Inc., Directing
- Contributor to Resource:
- African-American Historical and Genealogical Society (Washington, D.C.). Metro Atlanta Chapter
Wesley Chapel Genealogy Group - Date of Original:
- 2017-01-27
- 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 Barbara Ann Scott Morrow. Birth date: November 3, 1934. Death date: January 31, 2013. Funeral date: February 6, 2013. Church: Donald Trimble Mortuary Chapel (Decatur, 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.
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:aarl_afpc_morrowbarbaraannscott20170127
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:aarl_afpc_morrowbarbaraannscott20170127
- Language:
- eng
- Extent:
- 2 pages
- Holding Institution:
- Auburn Avenue Research Library on African-American Culture and History
- Rights:
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A WOMAN OF GRACE AND CHARACTER
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December 4, 1941- January 16, 2017
Friday, January 27, 17 at 11:00 AM
Mt. Moriah Baptist Chu
200 Joseph E. Lowery Boulevard . . A ta, Gt;orgia 30314
Reverend Eric Hurst, ior Pastor
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INC., DIRECTING
THE LIFE AND TIMES OF
Barbara Ann Scott Morrow was born in Bessemer, Alabama on December 4, 1941. She was the fifth child born to Willie Moore (deceased) and Pearl Carter (deceased) Scott, Sr. Early Monday morning on January 16, 2017, Barbara answered the Master's call and slipped quietly into eternity.
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She was awarded an Honors Diploma from Wenonah High School in Birmingham, Alabama where she went on to matriculate at Miles College earning the Bachelor of Science Degree in Elementary Education with cum laude honors. Barbara completed graduate studies at Atlanta University where she was conferred her Masters and EDS Degrees respectively.
From her earliest life Barbara was nurtured and guided by Christian parents. At an early age she confessed Jesus Christ as her Lord and Savior and was baptized at the New Salem Baptist Church, Jonesboro Heights. After relocating to Atlanta, Georgia, she joined Mt. Moriah Baptist Church. She loved Mt. Moriah and her church family. She had a great endearment for the choir of which she was a member and often bragged about their phenomenal music ministry. She served enthusiastically in other ministries of the church as well until illness rendered her incapacitated.
Barbara was formerly married for several years to Percy Morrow (deceased). To that union was born two sons, Scotty Leroy Morrow and Antonio Tradon Morrow. Scotty and Tony were certainly the center of her world and dual owners of her heart. Additionally there are many other surrogate sons and daughters who claimed her as "Mom" because of her compassion, generosity, and nurturing ways.
As an Educator, Barbara was purpose driven, passionate, and committed to educating boys and girls. She
bloomed wherever she was planted and fostered learning environments that produced bright, young
. blossoming minds. Her journey began in Statesboro, Georgia as an elementary classroom teacher. After
her first year, she returned to Bessemer, Alabama wheli was a reading specialist at Hard Elementary.
In the late sixties, Barbara estab bed residency in Atlanta, Georgia and was hired by the Fulton County
Public School System. During r tenure as an Educator in Fulton C ty, she made great strides in
improving the educational climate in each of her assignments. Narne , onnelly Hills Elementary
(Classroom Teacher), Kathleen Mitchell
(Assistant Principal), Harriet
Elementary
School (Principal), Woodlands Middle
pal), and McClarin Alternative
(Principal).
Barbara was also an active member of the esteemed sisterhood of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc., Tau Epsilon Omega Chapter. As a Soror of Alpha Kappa Alpha, she once again thrusted herself into the social and educational projects that were near and dear to her heart.
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Barbara embraced life to its fullest and lived to make every moment count. She loved people and was always engaging and outgoing. She lived the song, "IfI can help somebody as I pass along... my living will not be in vain". Along with her sons, and other friends who were regarded as "The Club", she was a die-hard fan of the Atlanta Falcons! From 1975 until her health failed, she was a yearly season ticket holder.
Barbara is survived by two loving sons, Scotty Leroy Morrow and Antonio Tradon (Damierre) Morrow. She is survived by six grandchildren whom she adored: Ashlei Morrow, Scotty Morrow, Jr. Tyler Morrow, Antonio Morrow, Jr., Kielan Noah Alexander, and Aires Tiera Washington. She was blessed with one great grandchild, Ashton Morrow. Also in her passing she leaves three sisters: Agnes L. (Dr. Jonathan, Sr.) McPherson of Hueytown, Alabama; Beverly J. (Raymond) Campbell, Sr. of Sunrise, Florida; and Gail Y. (Willie) Murry of Bessemer, Alabama. Having one brother to precede her in death, Alvin (Mary) Scott, she is survived by two brothers: Willie M. (Jerri) Scott, Jr. of Birmingham, Alabama and Harold (Jamie) Scott of Inglewood, California. Additionally, she is survived by a devoted friend and guardian, Christine Davis. Lastly, a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, and cherished friends will remain with an indelible impression upon their hearts of knowing and loving the Woman We Called Barbara.
Reverend Morris Nolan, Moderator
Processional ........................ "Goin Up Yonder"............... .
Selection .......................................................... Mt. Moriah Baptist Church
Scripture ........ . . ............ Ecclesiastes 3: 1-17 NIV ..................... Dr. Reginald Calvert New Jerusalem Baptist Church Bessemer, Alabama
Prayer ... ......... ..... . .. ....... ............... ........ ............. Deacon Clinton Momon
Solo .......................... . "I Won't Complain" ........ . ..... .. ....... Christopher Strong
Expressions ................................................................ (2 minutes only) Church Affiliations...Evalon Harris
As Her Friend and Guardian... Christine Davis As I Knew Her... Dorothy Momon Fulton County School System...
Tribute - Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc.
Words of Encouragement ..................................... Reverend Jonathan McPherson, Jr. World Overcomers Christian Church Bessemer, Alabama
Silent Reading of Obituary... . .............................................. Medley of Hymns
Acknowledgments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .......................................... Dorothy Brown
Solo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ................................. ............ .. Linda Taylor
Eulogy ......................................................... Dr. Jonathan McPherson, Sr. St. John Baptist Church, Edgewater
Birmingham, Alabama
Solo ..................................... 0
0 0 0 Reverend Richard Langford
Presentation of Holy Bible .. 0 0 0 0 0 0 Recessional
Reverend Jeffrey Bennett
John Baptist Church, Edgewater
B.
Alabama
Death is nothing at all. I have only slipped away into the next room.
I am I, and you are you. Whatever we were to each other, that we still are.
Call me by my old familiar name, Speak to me in the easy way which you always used.
Put no difference in your tone, Wear no forced air of solemnity or sorrow. Laugh as we always laughed at the little jokes we enjoyed together. Play, smile, think of me and if you want to, pray for me. Let my name be ever the household word that it always was,
Let it be spoken without effect, Without the trace of a shadow on it.
Life means all that it ever meant. It is the same as it ever was; There is unbroken continuity.
Why should I be out of mind because I am out of sight? I am waiting for you, For an interval, Somewhere very near, Just around the comer. All is well. - Henry Scott-Holland
The family of the late Barbara Ann Scott Morrow wishes to thank you, our friends for your prayers, words of consolation, visits, phone calls, flowers, and the many sympathetic gestures both seen and unseen extended to us during the passing of our mother and loved one. Our family is indeed grateful to the healthcare facilities of Bonterra Nursing and Rehabilitation Center along with Nurse Care of Buckhead for the professional and ethical medical services rendered to Barbara. To the members of Mt. Moriah Baptist Church and the Sorors of the Epsilon Tau Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. your selfless demonstrations of good will and service have not gone unnoticed neither in Heaven nor on Earth. To the special friends who assisted us in every way, we extend our heartfelt gratitude to you. To the faithful friends who visited Barbara during her extended illness, and especially Christine Davis for her loyalty and commitment, we pray that the grace of our Heavenly Father who is a compassionate God bless and keep you in His care eternally. Your kindness will never be obliterated from our hearts.
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. Tau Epsilon Omega Chapter Atlanta, Georgia
Sons, Grandsons, and Nephews
Highland Memorial Gardens Bessemer, Alabama
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