- Collection:
- Atlanta Funeral Programs Collection
- Title:
- Homegoing Celebration for Willie Mae Oglesby, December 2, 1943- January 21, 2001, Saturday, January 27, 2001, 1:00 P.M., Pleasant Hill C.M.E. Church, 1201 Pleasant Circle, Conyers, GA 30012, The Reverend Faye Greer-Cook, Pastor
- Contributor to Resource:
- African-American Historical and Genealogical Society (Washington, D.C.). Metro Atlanta Chapter
Wesley Chapel Genealogy Group - Date of Original:
- 2001-01-27
- Subject:
- African American women--Georgia--Conyers--History--20th century
African Americans--Funeral customs and rites--Georgia--Conyers--History--20th century
Funeral rites and ceremonies--Georgia--Conyers--History--20th century
Funeral service--Georgia--Conyers--History--20th century
Mourning customs--Georgia--Conyers--History--20th century
African Americans--Georgia--Conyers--Genealogy - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Rockdale County, Conyers, 33.66761, -84.01769
- Medium:
- church records
programs (documents)
records (documents) - Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
- Description:
- Funeral program for Willie Mae Oglesby. Birth date: November 20, 1944. Death date: May 29, 2012. Funeral date: June 2, 2012. 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_oglesbywilliemae20010127
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:aarl_afpc_oglesbywilliemae20010127
- Language:
- eng
- Extent:
- 1 page
- Holding Institution:
- Auburn Avenue Research Library on African-American Culture and History
- Rights:
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The family of Willie Mae Oglesby wishes to thank each of you for taking time to share in this Homegoing Service. Each act of kindness, each expression of sympathy, each prayer, and understanding in our time of bereavement is deeply appreciated. May God bless and keep you
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Willie Mae Oglesby, the daughter of the late Albert Banks, Jr.
and Martie Mozelle Banks was born on December 2, 1943.
A portion of her education was obtained at J. P. Carr School, Conyers, Georgia. \\'hile at J.P. Carr, Willie Mae proved to have a great talent 3.t basketball and she played with much enthusiasm. She was also a pop nlar pb.yer on the neighborhood softball team.
She later attended classes at Dekalb Community College in Clarkston, Georgia where she studied auto mechanics, a trade in which she always maintained great interest.
Willie Mae was the first black female bus driver for Rockdale C01.~nty Publit; School System. She later went on to study cosmetology at A.t!anta Beauty College in Conyers.
Her other interest included motorcycle riding, caring for pets of all kinds. Singing in the choir at Pleasant Hill C.M.E., where she was a tnetnber, and simply enjoying the company of friends and family as often as possible.
She leaves to mourn her passing: a devoted mother, Mrs. Mattie . Banks; two sons, Brian (Tony) McWhorter Oglesby and Brandon C.
Oglesby; a stepdaughter, Yolanda (nae-nae) Oglesby, and a Goddaughter, Cheryl Ann (Latimore) Haynes; two sisters, An~1ette Heurd and Sadie Ruth Banks, Charles scew) Mitchell; two ni~ces, Dialli'1e Gilstrap (Lamar) and Katrilyn Thornton; three nephews, Bruce Banks, Shun Mitchell and Jaylen Gilstrap; aunts, Nina Banks, Crecie Roseberry, Sally Thomas, Catherine Goggins, and Mamie Turner; a special friend, John Ogletree; and a host of other relatives and friends. She will be missed but ahvays remembered.
Come boldly to God's throne. Our Father is in charge. Nothing is ;l]n small to ask and nothing is too large. Let us come boldly for oz.-,. Lor./ and Saviour. Cares, then askfor miracles, for God answP.rs prayer.
Let us come boldly, why should we hesitate when Jesus bids us to come in simple child-like faith. Let us come boldly for our Father above Answers our Prayers with wisdom and love.
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PRELUDE
PROCESSIONAL
SELECT!ON ... .. ... ..... .. ... ... ......... ... ................. ...... ... .... . Choir "Pass Me Not"
AFFIRMATION OF FAITH (Apostle's Creed)
PRAYER ... .... ............... ....... ....... .. ...... Reverend Authur Thon1as Psahn 23
SCRIPTURE: Old Testament .......................... Reverend James Ad.arns New Testament ....................... Reverend Hillman Graves
SOL09 .... ............ .................. .. ............... ...... ... . Minnie Tun11an
OBITUARY ....... ................... ............... ...... ... . ... (Read Silently)
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
REtviARKS ... . .................. ............. . ....... (I'hree Minutes, Please) A Special Friend, Tommy Mitchell Others
SOLO ... ..................... :....................................... Lynn Bailey
FlJLOGY ......................................... Reverend Faye Greer-Cook
RECESSIONAL
POSTLUDE
Interment:
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