- Collection:
- Atlanta Funeral Programs Collection
- Title:
- Sunrise: 1928 - Sunset: 1995, Homegoing Celebration for Mr. James W. Scott, Sr., Saturday, June 26, 1995, 1:00 P.M., Turner Monumental A.M.E. Church, 66 Howard Street, Northeast, Atlanta, Georgia, The Reverend Doctor J.C. Reynolds, Pastor, The Reverend Jerry D. Black, Officiating
- Date of Original:
- 1995-06-26
- 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 James W. Scott, Sr. Birth date: April 12, 1928. Death date: June 20, 1995. Funeral date: June 26, 1995. Church: Turner Monumental 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_scottjameswsr19950626
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:aarl_afpc_scottjameswsr19950626
- Language:
- eng
- Extent:
- 1 page
- Holding Institution:
- Auburn Avenue Research Library on African-American Culture and History
- Rights:
-
~allhearer~ Honorary - Stewards and Trustees
Turner Monumental A.M.E.
Mr. Charles Nichols
Mr. Clarence Nichols
Mr. Benny Evans
Mr. Marion Gaither
Mr. Samuel Strickland
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Honorary - Stewardess Boards 1 & 2 Turner Monumental A.M.E.
Mrs. Willie Mae Brown Mrs. Lois Davis Mrs. Helen Greeson
Mrs. Juanita Little Miss Mamie Sanders Mrs. Mildred Turner
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The family sincerely wishes to extend their heartfelt thanks to all who shared in our loss. We are grateful for your love, prayers, words of comfort and other acts of kindness during the illness and passing of our dear loved one. No expression of friendship and caring will go unnoticed. May God continue to bless each of you.
Sunrise 1928
Sunset 1995
Saturday, June 26, 1995 --1:00 P.M. --
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66 I-Ioward Street, Northeast' Atlanta, Georgia
The Reverend Doctor J.C. Reynolds, Pastor The Reverend Jerry D. Black, Officiating
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Bro. James W. Scott, Sr., was born April 12, 1928 in Atlanta, Georgia to the late Dock, Sr. and Nancy Scott.
He attended the Atlanta Public Schools, served as a paratrooper with the U.S. Army. Bro. Scott was joined in Holy rnatrimony to Catherine Thomas Scott and to this union was born four children; Carol Scott-Harrell, James W. Scott, Jr., Stephen A. Scott and the late Kimberly L Scott.
Bro. Scott was a loyal member of Turner Monumental A.M.E. Church and a faithful servant as a member of Steward Board #2, Male Chorus~ the Lay Organization, and the Finance Committee.
Prior to his illness Bro. James Scott Sr. was a long-time employee of the Fulton County Daily Report Company.
As the Creator plants in His garden, He picked from it, Bro. James W. Scott, Sr. on June 20, 1995. He leaves to cherish his loving memory, a devoted wife, Mrs. Catherine Scott; daughter, Mrs. Carol Scott Harrell; two sons, Mr. James W. Scott, Jr. , and Mr. Stephen A. Scott, daughter, Kimberly L. Scott who preceded him in transition; three grandsons, Kennis "Rashad" Harrell, Terrison Taylor and Jeremy Daniels; sisters, Mrs. Rosetta Smith and Mr. & Mrs. Ainsley (Beulah) Stewart, Springfield,Mass.; brothers and sisters-in-law, Mr. & Mrs. William T.(Gloria) Jackson, Mrs. Maxine Stovall, Drs. Willie & Jean Manning, Mr. & Mrs. Thomas (Dorothy) Sheffield and Mrs. Vera Goolsby; and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, other relatives and friends.
So proud, so strong, so private, so gallant, so determined, so daring, so fearless, so confident was this man as he traveled his unpaved road of life.
So beautiful and exquisite is the road he paved. So indelible the mark of family unity he left So magnificent to his family, was this man named Scott. He always shared a smile, a handshake or a nod of kindness. He deserves recognitiion for the foundation he laid for his family. He created a family bond that will remain forever.
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PRELUDE
PROCESSIONAL HYMN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E.K.Thomas/L.W. Evans Choir
"There's A Sweet, Sweet Spirit"
PRAYER. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Reverend Duane A. Jackson
Pastor, Mt. Zion Baptist Church, Carrollton, Georgia
SCRIPTURE
The Old Testament .... Rev. Linda Kahn
The New Testament. Rev. Valrie Perry
SELECTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . E.K.Thomas/L.W.Evans Choir
SPECIAL TRIBUTES
(two minutes each)
SILENT READING OF THE OBITUARY
SOLO
EULOGY
The Reverend Jerry D. Black
Pastor , Beulah Baptist Church, Decatur, Georgia
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT . . . . . Mrs . Barbara D. Price BENEDICTION RECESSIONAL
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SouthView Cemetery Atlanta, Georgia
Services Entrusted To:
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3346 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive Atlanta, Georgia