African-American Historical and Genealogical Society (Washington, D.C.). Metro Atlanta ChapterWesley Chapel Genealogy GroupUnited States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.387981998-05-16Funeral program for Essie Pearl Tolbert Petty. Birth date: October 11, 1917. Death date: (not recorded). Funeral date: June 6, 1987. Church: Enon Baptist Church (College Park, 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.application/pdfFolder number: 371enghttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/African American women--Georgia--College Park--History--20th centuryAfrican Americans--Funeral customs and rites--Georgia--College Park--History--20th centuryFuneral rites and ceremonies--Georgia--College Park--History--20th centuryFuneral service--Georgia--College Park--History--20th centuryMourning customs--Georgia--College Park--History--20th centuryAfrican Americans--Georgia--College Park--GenealogyHomegoing Services for Mrs. Essie Pearl Tolbert Petty, 1909-1998, Saturday, May 16, 1998, 1:00 P.M., Greater Springfield Baptist Church, 721 Jones Avenue, Northwest, Atlanta, Georgia, The Reverend Solomon Whitfield, Jr., Pastor, OfficiatingText