- Collection:
- Atlanta Funeral Programs Collection
- Title:
- Farewell, A Time To Remember Devin Taylor Phillips, Tuesday, April 1, 2008, 11:00 A.M., Pleasant Hill Missionary Baptist Church, 725 Pleasant Hill Street, Roswell, GA 30075, Rev. Sabin P. Strickland, Pastor
- Contributor to Resource:
- African-American Historical and Genealogical Society (Washington, D.C.). Metro Atlanta Chapter
Wesley Chapel Genealogy Group - Date of Original:
- 2008-04-01
- Subject:
- African American men--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, Roswell, 34.02316, -84.36159
- Medium:
- church records
programs (documents)
records (documents) - Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
- Description:
- Funeral program for Devin Taylor Phillips. Birth date: October 31, 1939. Death date: December 13, 2013. Funeral date: December 21, 2013. Church: Mt. Carmel AME Church (Atlanta, 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.
- Local Identifier:
- Folder number: 35
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:aarl_afpc_phillipsdevintaylor20080401
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:aarl_afpc_phillipsdevintaylor20080401
- Language:
- eng
- Extent:
- 2 pages
- Holding Institution:
- Auburn Avenue Research Library on African-American Culture and History
- Rights:
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DeviH TA\jlor 1'l1illips
Tuesday, April 1, 2008 11:00 A.M.
Pleasant Hill Missionary Baptist Church 725 Pleasant Hill Street Roswell, GA 30075
Rev. Sabin P. Strickland, Pastor
Jesus Loves Me, This I Know ... To Him I Now Belongl
As my body lies here, it is only a shell, For God has called me home, And you've done your job well.
I am so happy and very content, And for things done wrong, I do repent.
I have no worries, pains or fears, I love you all, so dry your tears. I'm at rest now, so don't you dare cry, It will be much easier as time goes by.
And I will always be watching you from the sky!
DMH Ta'tlor Pl1tUtps
On January 21, 1987, Stacey Phillips and her family welcomed Devin, their gift from God, into this world in Roswell, GA. The family moved to Alpharetta, GA in 1990 where he attended Dolvin Elementary School, Haynes Bridge and Taylor Road Middle Schools and Chattahoochee High School.
He loved his schools and participated in the Color Guard at CHHS receiving certificates of recognition for excellent performance. His picture is still on the walls of the school. He continued to pursue his love of this activity by accepting the position as Instructor of the Flag Corps at Shiloh High School, Lawrenceville, GA, and several High Schools in Metro Atlanta and Conyers, GA .
Zion Missionary Baptist Church, Roswell was the first church he attended and he made a decision to join Pleasant Hill Missionary Baptist Church, Roswell under Watch Care.
Of his own life he wrote in his Journal: I'm very blessed to have been on this earth for 21 years and maybe 21 years was as long as I needed...I no longer fear death, because the Lord has my soul and I will be healed and recovered on the other side; that he had a close loving family especially his Mother, Sister and Grandma Jane; that he had adopted the entire Brookhollow Community into his family; that the nurses at Northside Hospital , Forsyth, had become family to him because of their loving care. He was in awe of just what was being done for him. And on March 7, 2008 he wrote this in his Journal :
Now I Lay Me Down To Sleep, I Pray The Lord My Soul To Keep, If I Should Die Before I Wake, Please God, I beg my soul you take! Please! Father I know you are listening, if you are okay with the idea,
Please take me tonight! I would appreciate the gesture...anyway.
On Thursday afternoon, March 27, 2008 Devin's prayer was answered and today he bids farewell in his own unique way to: his mother, Stacey Phillips, his sister Kayla, his Grandma Jane, Uncles, Leonard, Tony, Craig and their families including 4 special cousins, Jermaine, Victoria, Cachea and Candace. Great aunts and uncles and their families; the Coker Family, beloved friends Brandon, Justin, Tiffany, and many others so dear to him.
Orber of Service
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Rev. Sabin P. Strickland, Pastor , Pleasant Hill Missionary Baptist Church Rev. Dr. Frank Lewis, Pastor, Zion Missionary Baptist Church
Prelude...............................................................................Celebration Medley
Processional Hymn of Praise.....................................................................................................
S c r i p t u r e s ........ .. .... ..... .. .... ..... .. ..... ..... .. .. ... ... .. ......... ....... .......... ... ... .. ................. .... I n v o c a t i o n ... ...... ... ... .... .. ... .... ..... ......... .. ............ ..... ... ........ ... ...... ..................... ....... .
Music.... .. ... .... .. .... .... .. .. ....... .... ... ... ...... ...... .... .. .............................. ........... ... ......... ... . Reflections (2 minutes)......................................................................................
Mrs. Jan Norton, Brookhollow Adopted Family Family Friends
Community Friends Schoolmates
Devin's Friends Family
Mus i c................................................. ........................................... .. ...................... .. Words of Encouragement............................................Rev. Dr. Frank Lewis
Music....................................................................................................................... The Eulogy.................................................................Rev. Sabin P. Strickland
Acknowledgements........................................................Rev. Dr. Frank Lewis
Recessionai ....................................."For Him"..............................Mark Harris
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Green Lawn Cemetery 10993 Alpharetta Hwy Roswell , GA
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H~atl1~r Martitt Victoria Pl1illips
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Sattbra Thompsott
For Him
We pause on this day, to think of blessings past, How the Lord has cared for our Devin, From his first day to his last.
We knew the road was rough and the hills were hard to climb, but when God showed up and closed his eyes, We know it was his time. To all who have been there with him and with us, To all who are here sharing this day with us, We thank you, we thank you for all you have done, And we thank God for you.
Th~ Pl1illips Famillj
Hanley Shelton Funeral Home
473 Lawrence Street Marietta, GA 30060
no.428-6333