African-American Historical and Genealogical Society (Washington, D.C.). Metro Atlanta ChapterWesley Chapel Genealogy GroupUnited States, Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, 41.85003, -87.650051993-06-30Funeral program for Thomas Rivers. Birth date: March 13, 1928. Death date: December 2, 2000. Funeral date: December 6, 2000. Church: Gus Thornhill's Chapel (East Point, 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/pdfenghttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/African American men--Illinois--Chicago--History--20th centuryAfrican Americans--Funeral customs and rites--Illinois--Chicago--History--20th centuryFuneral rites and ceremonies--Illinois--Chicago---History--20th centuryFuneral service--Illinois--Chicago--History--20th centuryMourning customs--Illinois--Chicago--History--20th centuryAfrican Americans--Illinois--Chicago--GenealogyCelebration of Life for Thomas Rivers, Wednesday, June 30, 1993, Visitation: 6:00 P.M., Service: 7:00 P.M., Grant Memorial A.M.E. Church, 4017 South Drexel Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois, Reverend Dr. Wilfred Reid, OfficiatingText