- Collection:
- Atlanta Funeral Programs Collection
- Title:
- Obsequies for Ernestine Richardson Powell, Saturday, October 23, 1999, 12:00 Noon, Bethel Baptist Church, 1879 Second Avenue, Decatur, Georgia, The Reverend A.C. Speakman, Pastor, Elder Brian Fisher, Officiating
- Contributor to Resource:
- African-American Historical and Genealogical Society (Washington, D.C.). Metro Atlanta Chapter
Wesley Chapel Genealogy Group - Date of Original:
- 1999-10-23
- Subject:
- African American women--Georgia--Decatur--History--20th century
African Americans--Funeral customs and rites--Georgia--Decatur--History--20th century
Funeral rites and ceremonies--Georgia--Decatur--History--20th century
Funeral service--Georgia--Decatur--History--20th century
Mourning customs--Georgia--Decatur--History--20th century
African Americans--Georgia--Decatur--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 Ernestine Richardson Powell. Birth date: August 4, 1913. Death date: February 14, 2001. Funeral date: February 17, 2001. Church: St. Paul A.M.E. Church (Macon, 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_powellernestinerichardson19991023
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:aarl_afpc_powellernestinerichardson19991023
- Language:
- eng
- Extent:
- 1 page
- Holding Institution:
- Auburn Avenue Research Library on African-American Culture and History
- Rights:
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The family extends their .appreciation for the many expressions of kindness shown to them during the loss of our loved one. Thank you for your prayers, your love and concern, calls and services rendered. You will always be in our hearts and we love you. May God bless each one of you.
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Ernestine Richardson Powell was born to Mrs. Edna Mitchell and Frank Richardson on January 4, 1947 in Dougherty County, Georgia.
She was educated in the Dougherty County Public School and received a B.A. degree from Florida A&M University and an M.A. degree from Valdosta State University. At an early age, Ernestine joined Hightower Memorial Temple House of God, Saint in Christ of the World in Douglas, Georgia under the guidance of General Bishop J. L. Litman.
Ernestine married the late Charles W. Powell and to this union one son, Charles Wesley Powell, was born. She taught in the public school system for twenty-seven years until her untimely illness.
She departed this life on October 20, 1999 in Atlanta, Georgia. She leaves to cherish her memory, a dearly devoted companion, Anthony Tyrone Davis; one son, Charles Wesley Powell; mother, Mrs. Edna Mitchell, Albany, Georgia; stepfather, Woodrow Wilson Mitchell; one sister, Ms. Forrestine Holsey, Colorado; one brother, Terry Mitchell, Albany, Georgia, and a host of other relatives and friends.
To Those I Love and Those Who Love Me
When I'm, gone, release 1ne, let llte go. I have so 1nany things to see and do. You 1nustn't tie yourself to nw with tears. Be thanhful for our 1nany beautiful years. I gave to you 1ny love, you can only guess. How n~uch you gave to nw in happiness. I thanh you for the love you each have shown, but now it's tinw I traveled on alone. So grieve a while for llLe, if grieve you 111ust. Then let your grief be colltforted by trust. It's only for a tinte that we 1nust part. So bless the nwn~ories within your heart. I won't be far away for life goes on. So if you need llLe, call and I will co1ne. Though you can't see or touch 1ne, I'll be near. And if you listen with your heart, you'll hear All n~y love around you soft and clear. And then, when you nntst conw this way alone, I'll greet you with a s1nile, and say "WELCOME HOME."
PRELUDE
PROCESSIONAL
SOLO ................................................. Deshonda Stringer
SCRIPTURE .................................................. The Minister The Old Testament The New Testament
PRAYER ........................... The Reverend Arthur L. Davis SOLO
REMARKS: (Two minutes, please)
Ms. Barbara Davis, Principal Dunaire Elementary School
OBITUARY (Read Silently)
EULOGY .............................................. Elder Brian Fisher
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT ........................ Katara Y. Walker RECESSIONAL
POSTLUDE
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Kennedy International Memorial Gardens 2500 River Road
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