- Collection:
- Atlanta Funeral Programs Collection
- Title:
- A Celebration of His Life, Bezell Pettway Jr., Friday, March 14, 2014, 1:00 P.M., Donald Trimble Mortuary Inc., 1876 Second Avenue, Decatur, Georgia 30032, Reverend Charlie Pettway, Officiating
- Contributor to Resource:
- African-American Historical and Genealogical Society (Washington, D.C.). Metro Atlanta Chapter
Wesley Chapel Genealogy Group - Date of Original:
- 2014-03-14
- Subject:
- African American men--Georgia--Riverdale--History--20th century
African Americans--Funeral customs and rites--Georgia--Riverdale--History--20th century
Funeral rites and ceremonies--Georgia--Riverdale---History--20th century
Funeral service--Georgia--Riverdale--History--20th century
Mourning customs--Georgia--Riverdale--History--20th century
African Americans--Georgia--Riverdale--Genealogy - Location:
- United States, Georgia, DeKalb County, Decatur, 33.77483, -84.29631
- Medium:
- church records
programs (documents)
records (documents) - Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
- Description:
- Funeral program for Bezell Pettway, Jr. Birth date: December 1, 1944. Death date: April 10, 2010. Funeral date: April 17, 2010. Church: Fountain of Faith Missionary Baptist Church (Riverdale, 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_pettwaybezell20140314
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:aarl_afpc_pettwaybezell20140314
- Language:
- eng
- Extent:
- 1 page
- Holding Institution:
- Auburn Avenue Research Library on African-American Culture and History
- Rights:
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f%3exed [J/J~_, ~aka "Fetlew" was born in Camden, Alabama on May 25, 1937.to the
late Bezel! Pettway, Sr. and Georgianne Wheeler-Pettway.
He attended Camden Academy. He left Camden to reside in Mobile, Alabama for awhile then moved to Atlanta, Georgia to work for SeNice Master were he was employed for 10 years. Bezel! started his new advantage of work with John W. Rooker. He retired after 21 years of seNice.
His hobbies was fishing, watching the Braves, boxing and a good old western. He loved hunting but couldn't find a hunting partner. LOL. ..
Bezel! is preceded in death by six siblings, one grandson, and the late Bulah Mae Wiggins-Pettway, his first wife. Bezel! remarried in 1978 to Arlean Gresham-Pettway. From both of their union, 10 children were created-Theresa Pettway-Marshall, Mariah Wiggins-Frazier (Danny), Michelle P. Jefferson (Melvin), Eddie Lee Pettway, Bezel! Pettway, Ill (Shirley) and James Pettway (Ella Mae) of Alabama. lnese L. Gresham Moulder (Napoleon), Robert Shelton, Jr. (Delven) and Matthew Gresham (Carla), Cathy Varner of Atlanta, GA and one devoted play son, Corey Lee.
He leaves a legacy of love and memories to his beloved family and a devoted wife of 37 years, Arlean Pettway; two sisters, Susie Haith of Camden, AL, Doris McMillian of Pensacola, FL; two brothers, Charlie Pettway (Patricia) of Austell, GA, Joe Lewis Pettway of Cleveland, OH; three sisters-in-law, Dorothy Louise Shelton of Greensboro, GA, Lucy Kate Gresham of Greensboro, GA, Louise Gaine Pettway of Oglethorpe, GA; three brothers-in-law, Ira Gresham (Susie) of Greensboro, GA, George Lee Gresham (Helen) of Atlanta, GA, Freddie Lee Gresham of Atlanta, GA, 15 grandchildren, 8 great grandchildren, nephews, nieces, cousins and a host of friends.
THE BROKEN CHAIN We never ftnew tliat cfay, qoawas going to ca[[your name.
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Parpart ofus went witli you, tlie cfay qoaca[[ec{you liome.
'fou Cejt us 6eautiju[memories, your Cove is sti[[ourguicfe.
}lncfa[t/iougli we cannot see you, you are a[ways at our sicfe. Ourfami[y cliain is 6roR.gn, ananotliing seems tlie same, illut as qoaca[Cs us one 6y one, tlie cliain wi[[Cin~again.
PRELUDE
PROCESSIONAL
SCRIPTURE Old Testament. ............. .. ................ ............ ........... Reverend Lenona Jackson New Testament. ....................... ..................... .... .... Reverend Patricia Pettway
PRAYER.. .... .. ... ........................... ......................... ...... .................Melvin Jefferson
SELECTION ........................................Jennifer Shelton, Victoria Porter, Monica Terrell HCome Too Far To Leave Me "
REMARKS........................... ....................... .. .............. ..............Family and Friends (Two Minutes, Please)
POEM ............... .... .. ....................................Carla William and Matthew Gresham, Jr. HThe Tirrze Has Come To Say Goodbye"
OBITUARY.......................................................................................Read Silently
SOLO..................................................................................................Joy Smith HI Won't Complain"
EULOGY.........................................................................Reverend Charlie Pettway
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
RECESSIONAL
POSTLUDE
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South-View Cemetery 1990 Jonesboro Road, S.E.
Atlanta, Georgia
Sheresa Marshall Monique Jefferson Shavone Meon Stewart
Eddie Pettway Robert Shelton, Jr. Matthew Gresham
Joy Pettway T'atela ShiAnn Gresham Kieana Cox
Bezell Pettway, Ill James Pettway Ralph Jefferson
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The family of Bezel! Pettway, Jr. sincerely appreciates all ofthe love, support and care, during and after his illness and demise. May God bless you all.
To Jimmy and Trisha Reynolds and John W. Rooker, thank you for all ofyour support, love and prayers. We love you so much. God Bless you.
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