- Collection:
- Atlanta Funeral Programs Collection
- Title:
- A Celebration of Life for Ms. Lucy Mae Smith, Sunrise April 14, 1926, Sunset January 11, 2011, Sunday, January 16, 2011, 2:00 p.m., Little Bethel Baptist Church, Alcovy Road, Covington, Georgia, Rev. Tracy Gaither, Pastor, Eulogist, Assisted by others
- Contributor to Resource:
- African-American Historical and Genealogical Society (Washington, D.C.). Metro Atlanta Chapter
Wesley Chapel Genealogy Group - Date of Original:
- 2011-01-16
- Subject:
- African American women--Georgia--Covington--History--20th century
African Americans--Funeral customs and rites--Georgia--Covington--History--20th century
Funeral rites and ceremonies--Georgia--Covington--History--20th century
Funeral service--Georgia--Covington--History--20th century
Mourning customs--Georgia--Covington--History--20th century
African Americans--Georgia--Covington--Genealogy - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Newton County, Covington, 33.59678, -83.86018
- Medium:
- church records
programs (documents)
records (documents) - Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
- Description:
- Funeral program for Lucy Mae Smith. Birth date: April 21, 1922. Death date: November 18, 1995. Funeral date: November 25, 1995. Church: Malone Memorial Institutional (Orlando, Fla.). 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.
- Local Identifier:
- Folder number: 458
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:aarl_afpc_smithlucymae20110116
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:aarl_afpc_smithlucymae20110116
- Language:
- eng
- Extent:
- 1 page
- Holding Institution:
- Auburn Avenue Research Library on African-American Culture and History
- Rights:
-
(]Ja{{6earers C}rancfsons
P{ower Ladies qrancfcfaug liters
Sunrise )Ipri{14, 1926
.Jl CeCe6ration OfLife Por
1vts. Lucy :Jvtae Smitli
Sunset January 11, 2011
WordS Ojrrfian~
rrfiefamiEy oftlie fate ~s. Lucy ~ae Smitli wislies to e~ress tlieir sincere
aLoyspsroecfioauttronlOfvoercfyoonuer.
many acts of Rjnaness
WordS cannot ezyress
sliown aunng tlie i{{ness ana just fiow firdtefu{ we are, to
ofiafvseorbroewen.
6fessea 6y your_presence anatliouglitfo[ aeea~ rrfian~you and may qoa6fess you ana!flay tne
dUring tliis time ord7i.gep you.
Stncere[y,
rrlie Pami{y
1 Remains ntrusted to
~e&Wrt~~ & .SOfi8/CJutU?Aa.t%me;, 'OtiC/. 1163 Reynolds Street P.O. Box 629 Covington, Georgia 3001 ~ Phone (770) 786-6177
This note is to express sympathy and our appreciation for your trust in us. It is our purpose to give thoughtful service, and if in doing so we have helped to lightened your burden, our aim has been accomplished.
We sincerely hope that our services has been deserving of your confidence .
Sunaay, January 16, 2011 2.00 p.m.
LittCe CBetlie{CBaptist Cliurcli .Jl{covy (Rpaa
Covington, qeorgia (Rgv. rr'racy (}aitlier, (J>astor, P.uwgist
}lssisteaCBy Otliers
06ituary 9vls. Lucy 9vlae Smitli was 6orn }lpri{ 14, 1926 in :Newton County, (}eorgia to tfie fate CJ1r. Wefimiafi Smitfi andCJ1rs. o/iofd (Bassett.
Sfie was united in marriage to tfie fate CJ1r. Lee W.
Simmons. Lucy was ca(fed liome on January 11, 2011 after a (ong iilness.
Lucy retiredfrom rte:{fi(e ~anufacturing
after twenty seven years Ofservzce.
Industries,
Sfie (eaves to clierisli fier memories, two daugfiters,
CJ1r. e.l CJ1rs. Jferman (Sarafi) rtugg(e andCJ1s. Louise Jfi{~ two sons, CJ1r. Jfenry Car(Smitfi and9vlr. e.l CJ1rs. Jerome
Smitli ten IJ.randcliiUren, twent] seven great grandcliiUren, three 11reat-great grandchiUren and a liost ofotfier refatives anafrienas.
IfWe CouU(]3ring ry'ou (]3ack)lgain
Ifwe couU6ring JOU 6ack_again,
Por one more hour or day,
We'cf e5[Jress a{( ourunspok.Jn (ove,
WI few'ce[
fiave count(ess tfizngs to say, couU 6ring you 6ac~again,
We'dsay we treasuredyou,
}lndtfiat your p_resence in our fives
9rleant more than we ever ftnew.
(}'re{ude
Order OfService
(}'rocessiona{
Scripture ~acfing:
rtfie OUrtestament..................... ~v. rtracy qaitfier
rtfie :New rtestament...................(}'astor Ceci{(j@zier
(}'rayer. ....................................... (}'astor Ceci{ C]@zier
So(o ...................................... CJ1s. CFam Cunningham
06ituary............................................. ~adSi{ent{y
Song.............................................Sims Cliape(Cfioir
CEu(ogist..................................... ~v. rtracy qaitfier
}lcftnow{ecfgements..... .Lester Lacftey ctl Sons Staff
~cessiona{
In tennent Cfiurcfi Cemetery .
~p_ast wi((6e lieUat Sims Cfiape((]3aptist Cfiurcfi Pei{owsliip Jfa{{fo{{owing tlie Committa{Service.