- Collection:
- Atlanta Funeral Programs Collection
- Title:
- Homegoing Services for Mrs. Bessie Mae Billue Royal, Saturday, March 31, 2001, 3:00 p.m., New Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church, 2511 E. Columbus Dr., Tampa, Florida, Rev. Walter J. Williams, Pastor, Officiating
- Contributor to Resource:
- African-American Historical and Genealogical Society (Washington, D.C.). Metro Atlanta Chapter
Wesley Chapel Genealogy Group - Date of Original:
- 2001-03-31
- Subject:
- African American women--Florida--Tampa--History--20th century
African Americans--Funeral customs and rites--Florida--Tampa--History--20th century
Funeral rites and ceremonies--Florida--Tampa--History--20th century
Funeral service--Florida--Tampa--History--20th century
Mourning customs--Florida--Tampa--History--20th century
African Americans--Florida--Tampa--Genealogy - Location:
- United States, Florida, Hillsborough County, Tampa, 27.94752, -82.45843
- Medium:
- church records
programs (documents)
records (documents) - Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
- Description:
- Funeral program for Bessie Mae Billue Royal. Birth date: December 19, 1927. Death date: January 28, 2014. Funeral date: February 3, 2014. Church: Ben Hill United Methodist 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_royalbessiemaebillue20010331
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:aarl_afpc_royalbessiemaebillue20010331
- Language:
- eng
- Extent:
- 1 page
- Holding Institution:
- Auburn Avenue Research Library on African-American Culture and History
- Rights:
-
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Relatives and Deacons of New Mount Zion M. B. Church
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Our heartfelt thanks and appreciation is extended to each of you who gave words of prayer, encouragement and comfort during the time of the family's bereavement.
We also acknowledge the many kind expressions of love and sympathy that has been shown to our family. Your kindness and thoughtfulness has been a source of comfort to us. Thank God for each of you, and May God bless and keep you.
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Rest Haven Memorial Park Cemetery
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AIKENS FUNERAL HOME Corner of Dr. M. L. King Blvd. and 28th St.
Phone (813) 232-8725
- Program Designed & Printed by -
* Sol Davis Printing (813) 353-3609
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MRs. BESSIE MAE BILLUE RoYAL
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NEw MT. ZioN MISSIONARY BAPTisT CHURCH
2511 E.Coltll11bus Dr. Tampa, Florida
Rev. Walter]. Williams, Pastor -Officiating-
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MRS. BESSIE MAE BILLUE ROYAL
Mrs. Bessie Mae Billue Royal was a native of Atlanta, Georgia and had resided in Tampa, Florida for almost 46 years. She was called home to be with her Heavenly Father on Tuesday, March 27, 2001.
She leaves to cherish her memories, her loving and devoted husband of 33 years, Mr. Reginald Royal; 4 daughters, Pauline Ross, Brenda Brotman, Mary Graham and husband, Willie Sr., and Kathryn Merrit and husband, Johnnie; grandchildren, Katrina Kyles, Willie and Lorraine Graham; great grandchildren, Nikeya, Niandre, Donnie, Ezekiel and Dashon; and many other close relatives and friends.
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God has kept His promise, To send the rain and sun, The splendor of the seasons, The night when day is done.
Everything we treasure, Here on earth below, Is given without measure, With love, to thrive and grow.
God has promised That one day we shall see His kingdom and the glory, For all eternity.
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PROCESSIONAL AND VIEWING
HYMN . . ..... . ......................... .. .......... CHOIR
INVOCATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MINISTER EDDIE ROLLE
ScRIPTURE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . REv. FosTER GARVIN OLD TESTAMENT ~ PsALM 27 NEw TESTAMENT~ JoHN 14: l-6
SELECTION .............. . . . ..... . ..... . ...... . ..... CHOIR OBITUARY (READ SILENTLY) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MUSICAL INTERLUDE REFLECTIONS ... . .............. .. ... DEACON WALTER MERRITT ACKNOWLEDGMENTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SIS. DELORES WHEELER SELECTION ................................... . ... CHOIR EULOGY ........................... PASTOR WALTER WILLIAMS REcESSIONAL ........................... CHOIR AND AuDIENCE
"GOING UP YONDER"