- Collection:
- Atlanta Funeral Programs Collection
- Title:
- Edward Smith Jr., December 28, 1942 - August 14, 2014
- Contributor to Resource:
- African-American Historical and Genealogical Society (Washington, D.C.). Metro Atlanta Chapter
Wesley Chapel Genealogy Group - Date of Original:
- 2014-08-23
- Subject:
- African American men--Georgia--Decatur--History--20th century
African Americans--Funeral customs and rites--Georgia--Decatur--History--20th century
Funeral rites and ceremonies--Georgia--Decatur---History--20th century
Funeral service--Georgia--Decatur--History--20th century
Mourning customs--Georgia--Decatur--History--20th century
African Americans--Georgia--Decatur--Genealogy - Location:
- United States, Georgia, DeKalb County, Decatur, 33.77483, -84.29631
- Medium:
- church records
programs (documents)
records (documents) - Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
- Description:
- Funeral program for Edward Smith, Jr. Birth date: October 11, 1968. Death date: October 17, 1995. Funeral date: October 21, 1995. Church: Tabernacle Baptist 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_smithedwardjr20140823
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:aarl_afpc_smithedwardjr20140823
- Language:
- eng
- Extent:
- 1 page
- Holding Institution:
- Auburn Avenue Research Library on African-American Culture and History
- Rights:
-
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
The family of Edward Smith, Jr. wishes to express our sincere thanks for the flowers and other expressions
of love during our time of bereavement. Food and Refreshments will be served at Eastlake United
Methodist Church 2500 Hosea Williams Dr. Atlanta, Ga. 30317 after the burial at Rest Haven on Candler
Rd.
Prayer
0 God, you do not willingly grieve or afl1ict Your children.
Look with pity on the suffering ofthis family in their loss.
Sustain them in their anguish; and into the darkness oftheir grief
bring the light ofyour love; through jesus we pray. Amen.
FUNERAL SERVICE
Saturday, August 23, 2014 2:30pm
Donald Trimble Mortuary
1876 Second Ave, Decatur, GA 30032 Larry Collins - Officiating
EDWARD SMITH JR.
December 28, 1942- August 14, 2014
Obituary
Edward Stnith, Jr. departed this life on Aug. 14, 2014 surrounded by family at Embracing Hope Hospice in Snellville, Ga. He was born to the late Mr. & Mrs. Edward Smith Sr. (S allye Gladys) in Villa Rica, Ga. His family relocated to Henry County, Ga. where Edward attended school and joined Big Spring Baptist church at an early age and later worshiped at other churches throughout his life. After moving to Atlanta, Ga. he was well known as "Uncle Bro" and was a father figure to everyone .
Edward was employed at GA. Tech for over 30 years where he retired as a nurse aid. He leaves to mourn (4) Brothers - Mr. Henry Smith, Mr. Wyman Hammonds, Mr. & .Mrs. Larry Collins (Vickie) and Mr. Richard Smith. (3) Sisters - Mrs. Mamie Lois Clark, Mr. & Mrs. James Dixon (Carrie), and Ms. Patricia Collins also, a devoted niece Catricia Collins (Cocoa) and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins and friends. Thank you to his nurse Mrs. Karen Sims for your hard work. We will truly miss him for his unconditional love for us all.
2 Corinthians 5:6-10
6 So we are always confident, even though we know that as long as we live in these bodies we are not at home with the Lord. 7 For we live by believing and not by seeing. 8 Yes, we are fully confident, and we would rather be away from these earthly bodies, for then we will be at home with the Lord. 9 So whether we are here in this body or away from this body, our goal is to please him. 10 For we must all stand before Christ to be judged. We will each receive whatever we deserve for the good or evil we have done in this earthly body.
Order of Service
Processional. ....................................................Soft music Prelude......................."Well Done" by Deitrick Haddon Song..................................................Ruby Mae Watkins Scripture....................................Edward Collins Prayer.........................................Jordyn Collins Poem................ . .........................Calyia Collins Acknowledgements & Resolutions Obituary: Read Silently Remarks - (3 minute limit) Song ................................................................ soloist Eulogy.........................................Pastor Larry Brown, Jr. Viewing of Remains Recessional