- Collection:
- Atlanta Funeral Programs Collection
- Title:
- Gladys Sims, Sunrise: November 27, 1931, Sunset: August 19, 2014
- Contributor to Resource:
- African-American Historical and Genealogical Society (Washington, D.C.). Metro Atlanta Chapter
Wesley Chapel Genealogy Group - Date of Original:
- 2014-08-25
- Subject:
- African American women--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 Gladys Sims. Birth date: October 30, 1912. Death date: (not recorded). Funeral date: May 3, 2014. Church: First Congregational Church UCC (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_simsgladys20140825
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:aarl_afpc_simsgladys20140825
- Language:
- eng
- Extent:
- 2 pages
- Holding Institution:
- Auburn Avenue Research Library on African-American Culture and History
- Rights:
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by Isla Pasc~al Richardson Grieve :not, nor speak of me with tears, But laugh and talk of me as if I were beside you. I loved you so - 'twas heaven here with you.
I Monday, August 25th, 20 14 I :00 p.m.
Murray Brother's Funeral Home
I 1199 Utoy Springs Road Atlanta, GA 30331
- Reverend john Williams, Officiating
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An excellent_caregiver,_GlaCiys totik c~re of h~r rllother-(Mabeh, hefcsister"
a (Annie), her niece (MiChelle), great-riiece (Ashlee), a~d god-grandson
A (Eden). Whenever there' was- .need, you could ~ways'- couht--on "her _to
help. Her spitit was incorrrparable. She was extremely gene~ous, kind, .
and loving. She loved to entertain guests and ~riyohe wa5 always welcome _
to her home for a hot meci.l, good music, and gooa conversation. We will -
always remember her wohderfl;JJ. sense of humor."To _know -her \yas to
truly love"'"her.
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Gladys Sims was preceded iri-~~ath by her parent_s,:~Mabel and Walter Sims, ._ .
and two sisters, Walter Ruth Ragsdale and Jessie Lee''Sims~ She leaves loving
-memories to her devoted sister; Annie L. Jenkins,- brother; Elbert Sims, a
a devoted and loving niece, Midl'elle Rouse (Lee), vety speCial great niec~, .
Ashlee M. Rouse, nieces, .Phyllis Reynolds,-Traci Sims, nephews, Larry
Sims, Kenneth Sims, g9ddaughters, Eunice Stephens, Quin Whatley, and .
a god-grandson, Eden Whatley; many dear friends .from_childhood, and a
host of loving family members and friends.
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.................~ennifer Hendricks Eulogy ............~..................~..~......~......:...:..,...... Rev. John Williams
MOsic~l Selection ~- ~Tak~- Me To The -king" ~ccompanied by_ Jarviswilson
A~ knowledgement Recessional - "I'm .Going Up Yonder" -..........;Accompanied by Jarvis Wilson
: SouthviewCemetery
1990 Jonesboro - ~d SE 1 Atlanta, Georgia 30315