- Collection:
- Atlanta Funeral Programs Collection
- Title:
- Homegoing Celebration for Elijah Edmond Roberts, Sr., Saturday, February 16, 2008, 12:00 Noon, Flipper Temple African Methodist Episcopal Church, 580 Fair Street, SW, Atlanta, Georgia, Reverend Augusta H. Hall, Jr., Pastor, Officiating
- Date of Original:
- 2008-02-16
- 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, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798
- Medium:
- church records
programs (documents)
records (documents) - Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
- Description:
- Funeral program for Elijah Edmond Roberts, Sr. Birth date: May 15, 1924. Death date: February 11, 2008. Funeral date: February 16, 2008. Church: Flipper Temple A.M.E. 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.
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:aarl_afpc_robertselijahedmondsr20080216
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:aarl_afpc_robertselijahedmondsr20080216
- Language:
- eng
- Extent:
- 1 page
- Holding Institution:
- Auburn Avenue Research Library on African-American Culture and History
- Rights:
-
The family of the late
d Roberts, Sr.
wishes to express their
heartfelt thanks
for acts of kindness
passing and
homegoing celebration of
husband, father,
grandfather and special friend.
God's abiding love,
grace and mercy follow you in aD you endeavor to do,
and that you may never experience a moment when God
is not present with you and mo g in your lives. God
bless each of you always. Again, p. ease accept this as our
thanks for all you have done,
g and your most
appreciated support during
You will hear
from the family in a more
at a later time.
trfte Pamily
)I Cefe6ration ofLife
Por
P.{ijali P.amontf CJW6ert, Sr.
Jf. rrime to (Be (Born
Elijah E. Roberts was born May 15, 1924 to the late Rev. William Augustus and Mamie Roberts, in Shellman, Georgia. He was one of ten children. There were nine sons: A.M., M.D., E.P., G.A., B.S ., W.J., Elisha E., Elijah E., and LV. (the only living survivor). One daughter, Mella D. (also deceased).
Jf. rrime to CIJCant
Elijah attended elementary and high school in Shellman, Georgia, he also served in the U.S. Army from April 1946 to October, 1947. He attended Central State University, Wilberforce, Ohio, where he received a degree in Industrial Arts (Carpentry). Continuing his studies in Industrial Arts he taught at the Colorado Community College, and Boys Reformatory. Elijah had a love for drafting, designing ,blue printing and an extra gift in mathematical scalings. Through his early Christian nurturing in life, he developed a yearning for serving God and mankind. He left Ohio, going to Colorado where he served as Sunday School Supertendant, Steward and Trustee. Later relocating to Oklahoma where he worked with his brother B.S .. Upon coming to Atlanta, Georgia he joined Flipper Temple and became a member of the J.C. Williams Usher Board, Men's Bible Sunday School Class, and a Trustee
Jf. rrime to Love
Elijah married Lillian Isom,? April 11, 1987. He loved his wife, children: Elijah, Jr., William A.; step-daughter, Traci; and grandchildren: Victoria, Angela, Amanda, Jameison, and Julian.
jf_ rrime ofClleace u
Elijah did not complain, though he suffered for a long time with life's health challenges. On February 11 , 2008, he transitioned from this earthly life and entered into eternal life and in peace resting in the bosom of the Lord.
Jf. rrime to CRemem6er
He leaves to cherish his memory: wife, Lillian; one brother, LV. Roberts, Shellman, GA; two sons, Elijah Roberts, Jr., Denver, CO., William A. (Sabrina) Roberts, Houston, TX; one step-daughter, Traci Smith, Fairburn, GA; sisters-in-law, Marie Roberts, Atlanta, GA, Ottive Roberts, Tulsa, OK, Gladys Roberts, Tempe, AZ, Mary (William) Groomes, Jakins, GA, Beverly (Rogers) Coffey, Miami, FL, Jacquelyn Johnson, Thomasville, GA, Dorothy (Amos) Brown, Decatur, GA; brothers-in-law, Richard (Grelda) Isom, David (Regina) Isom, Colquitt, GA, Arsonia Cooper, Jacksonville, FL, and Doris Isom,? Jacksonville, FL; five grand-children , and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, and special friends.
qodSaw...
God saw the road was getting rough,
The hills were hard to climb;
He gently closed those eyes,
And whispered, "Peace Be Thine".
The weary hours, the days ofpain,
The sleepless nights all passed;
The ever patient worn outframe has
Found sweet rest at last.
God saw that he was getting tired, And a cure was not to be,
So He put His arms around him, And whispered, "Come With Me." With tearful eyes we watched him suffer,
And saw him fade away, Although we loved you dearly,
We could not make you stay. A golden heart stopped beating, And a determined spirit was at rest, God broke our hearts to prove to us,
He only takes the best.
Orcfer ofService
Flipper Temple A. ME. Church The Reverend Augusta H. Hall, Jr., Pastor, Presiding
The Prelude
The Processional The Hymn ofPrat.se... ........ .......... "How Great Thou Art"
Flipper Temple Choir The Invocation....................................... ... ....Minister
Scripture Readings Old Testament. ..................................Psalm 121: 1-8 Reverend Delman Smith New Testament. ...........................II Con.nth'tans 5.1 -8 Reverend Harry Cleveland
The Se1ect.ton.................... ... .. "It t.s Well w1th My Soul"
Flipper Temple Choir
Obituary (Read Silently) Remarks (Three Minutes Please).
The Class Leader........................ .. ........... Mrs. Barbara Harris The Men's Bible Sunday School Class . ..... . Mr. Edward Cleveland The Family.. .. .. ................ ..... ... .....Mr. Zebedee Norris Roberts The Phi Beta Sigma
The Solo ...................................Mrs. Camille M. Pierce The Eulogy...............Reverend Augusta H. Hall, Jr., Pastor
Flipper Temple A.M.E. Church
Acknowledgement............ .. ...... .Mrs. Gloria R. Matthews
The Recessional. ............... "When We All Get to Heaven"
Interment
Westview Cemetery 1680 Westview Drive, SW
Atlanta, Georgia