- Collection:
- Atlanta Funeral Programs Collection
- Title:
- Celebration of Life for Gloria Smith, Saturday, September 8, 2012, 11:00 A.M., Ben Hill United Methodist Church, 2099 Fairburn Road, Atlanta, Georgia 30331, Reverend Richard D. Winn, Sr., Senior Pastor, Officiating
- Contributor to Resource:
- African-American Historical and Genealogical Society (Washington, D.C.). Metro Atlanta Chapter
Wesley Chapel Genealogy Group - Date of Original:
- 2012-09-08
- 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 Gloria Diane Smith. Birth date: May 17, 1934. Death date: December 23, 2012. Funeral date: December 29, 2012. Church: Donald Trimble Mortuary Chapel (Decatur, 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_smithgloriadiane20120908
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:aarl_afpc_smithgloriadiane20120908
- Language:
- eng
- Extent:
- 1 page
- Holding Institution:
- Auburn Avenue Research Library on African-American Culture and History
- Rights:
-
The Smith and Paige family would like to express our sincerest gratitude to all of you who have loved and supported us during this time of bereavement. Your calls, visits, cards, thoughts and prayers are greatly appreciated. Please know they have not gone unnoticed.
We thank God for each and every one of you. We ask God for his continued blessings of strength and peace over us all.
The Smith/Paige Family
Pallbearers
Roderick Paige, Jr.
Almicah Phillips Kerry Smith
Gregory Smith Anthony Smith, Sr. Anthony Smith, Jr.
Honorary Pallbearers
Charles Colbert Ronnie Jackson
Ricky Mason Quincy Reed Darrell Jones
Flower Ladies
Jewels & Partners
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Ben Hill United Methodist Church
2099 Fairburn Road, S.W. Atlanta, Georgia 30331
Reverend Richard D. Winn, Sr., Senior Pastor Officiating
ffj~ &~ (jl/'17'1ifAt was born January 7, 1932 to the late Hattie Powell
and the late Chester Rogers. Gloria was raised in the St. Peters AME Church. She graduated from David T. Howard High School in 1949, Atlanta, Georgia. On April 7, 1951 she married Odell Smith, Jr. To this union five children were born. A virtuous woman best describes Gloria's character. She was a loving wife and a very devoted mother to her five children.
Gloria joined Ben Hill United Methodist Church in the mid 70's. She was very active in the Couples in Christ Sunday School Class and the Jewels and Partners. Gloria loved to travel, work on jigsaw puzzles and spent time socializing with family and friends.
She embarked upon a retail career in the mid 70's, starting with J.P. Allen, Casual Corners and Macy's Department Store where she retired in 1992. Gloria always stayed busy. She went back to work for Gibson Greeting Cards and for Capitol City Bank Financial Department until her illness. She was a dedicated charter member and treasurer of the Continental Society Incorporated for many years.
Gloria is survived by her devoted husband of 61 years, Odell Smith, Jr.; three sons, Kerry Smith, Gregory Smith and Anthony Smith, Sr.; two dau ghters, Audrey Smith-Paige and Angela Smith; daughter-in-law, Sharron Smith; former son-in-law, Roderick (Bobby) Paige, Sr.; six grandchildren, Amy Gray, Otavia Paige, Roderick Paige, Jr., Anthony Smith, Jr., Jenee Smith and Shacole Smith; five great-grandchild ren, Destiny Gray, John Gray, Aliyah Smith, Robert Anthony, Jr., Makai Paige and a host of relatives and friends.
PRELUDE PROCESSIONAL HYMN OF CELEBRATION SCRIPTURE
PRAYER OF COMFORT
CELEBRATION IN SONG REFLECTIONS
"Wbst 11 Friend We Have in Jesus''
UMH#526
Old Testament Psalm27
Minister Sam Townsend
New Testament I Corinthians 13
Reverend Belinda McCasde Associate Pastor
Ben HiD United Methodist Church
Reverend Lavell Sanders .Associ11te Pastor
Ben Hill United Methodist Church
"His Eyes is on the Sparrow''
Angela Smith, Daughter Tatina Brooks, Capital City Bllllk, CFO
Joy Ponder-Bates, Fsmily Friend
Helen Carithen Couples in Christ andjeweU & Partners
CELEBRATION IN SONG
"Center of My Joy''
WORDS OF COMFORT
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS RECESSIONAL
Reverend Richatd D. Wino, Sr.
Senior P118tor
Ben Hill United Methodist Church
''When We All Get to H eaven"
INTERMENT South- View Cemetery, 1990Jonesbom lttl., AdltJta, Georgia Final Arrangements Entrusted to Murray Brothen Funeral H ome, Inc.