- Collection:
- Atlanta Funeral Programs Collection
- Title:
- Funeral Services for Deacon Leroy Pittman, 1918-1990, Thursday, December 20, 1990, 1:00 p.m., Mt. Olive Baptist Church, McDonough, Georgia, Rev. Hopie Strickland, Pastor
- Contributor to Resource:
- African-American Historical and Genealogical Society (Washington, D.C.). Metro Atlanta Chapter
Wesley Chapel Genealogy Group - Date of Original:
- 1990-12-20
- Subject:
- African American men--Georgia--McDonough--History--20th century
African Americans--Funeral customs and rites--Georgia--McDonough--History--20th century
Funeral rites and ceremonies--Georgia--McDonough---History--20th century
Funeral service--Georgia--McDonough--History--20th century
Mourning customs--Georgia--McDonough--History--20th century
African Americans--Georgia--McDonough--Genealogy - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Henry County, McDonough, 33.44734, -84.14686
- Medium:
- church records
programs (documents)
records (documents) - Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
- Description:
- Funeral program for Leroy Pittman. Birth date: May 10, 1917. Death date: July 16, 1993. Funeral date: July 20, 1993. Church: Mt. Olive Baptist Church (McDonough, 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: 693
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:aarl_afpc_pittmanleroy19901220
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:aarl_afpc_pittmanleroy19901220
- Language:
- eng
- Extent:
- 1 page
- Holding Institution:
- Auburn Avenue Research Library on African-American Culture and History
- Rights:
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HONORARY PALLBEARERS
Grandch i 7dren
ACTIVE PALLBEARERS
Deacons and Trustees
HONORARY fLOWERLADIES
Grandch i 7dren
ACTIVE fLO~EKLADIES
Mothers and Deaconess
A C K N0 WL E D6 c N E N T
We would like to thank you all
for your comforting words thoughts
prayers during our time' of sorrow'
May God Bless Each of You.
~. D. lEHON d SONS FUKEKAL HONES
300 Griffin Street - McDonough
( 404) 95 7-4337)
2090 Joylake Road - Morrow
(404) 361-4284
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FUNERAL SERVICES FOR
Deacon LEROY PITTMAN
1918
1990
Thursday, December 20, 1990
1: oo p.m.
Ht. Ol~ve Bapt~4t C!u~ch
McDonough, Georgia
tt tt tttI I t
Rev. Hop~e St~~c4land
Pastor
ORDER OF SERVICE
Processional and Viewing of Remains:
Hymn:
.uena "Wiu:z...r A F
We Have .in J e.6lJ,6 ''
Scripture:
Minister
OBITUARY
Minister
Selection:
"When The Ba.U~e I~ Ov~"
Remarks:
Rev. C. Nesbitt
Rev. E. Jester Rev. C. Alexander
Obituary:
Eulogy:
(Si 7ent Reading)
Deacon Leroy Pittman was born on
May 20, 1918 to the 7ate Deacon and
Mrs. Claude Pittman. He departed Rev. Hopie Strickland this life on Monday, December 17,
Acknowledgements:
1990.
Recessional:
At an early age, he joined the Mt. Olive Baptist Church where he served faithfully on the Deacon Board until his health fai7ed. He was quiet and humble and loved by
all that knew him.
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Wk~CA can nCVC4 b ~~~~d.
He leaves to cherish his memories a loving wife, Mrs. Lu7a Pittman; nine (9) children, Mr. & Mrs. Charlie Pittman, Mr. & Mrs. Willie James Pittman, Mrs. Alice Pye, Mr. & Mrs. Randa 11 Ponder (Eula),Mr. & Mrs. Lorenzo Pittman, Mr. & Mrs. Homer (Walter) Pittman, Mr. & Mrs. Frank Williams (Dot), Mr. Robert Pittman, and Mr. & Mrs. Randolph Pittman. He also leaves t wenty- four (24) grandchildren; five (5) great grandchildren; five ( 5) sisters, Mrs. Elizabeth Lemon, Mr.&Mrs. Joseph Thrash (Norrine), Mr. & Mrs. Andrew Lemon (Doris), Mr. & Mrs. Willie Thrash (Annie Bell), and Mr. & Mrs. Pink Hunt (C7 audia); three (3) brothers,Rev. Homer Pittman, Mr. & Mrs. Arthur Will Pittman, and Mr. & Mrs. David Pittman; thirteen (13) sisters-in-law; seven (7) brothersin-law five (5) aunts, Mrs. Eula
c. Williams,Mrs. Daisy Carmichael,
Mrs. Mammie Crawford, Mrs. Minnie Duffey, and Mrs. Otha ~lount; three (3) uncles,Mr. John P1ttman, Mr. Mayso Pittman, and Mr. Isaiah Pittman; nieces; nephews; and a host of other relatives and friends.
I NT ERHENT
Mt. Olive Cemetery McDonough, Georgia
In 1938 he married Ms. Lula Bryant and to this union nine (9)
children were born.