- Collection:
- Atlanta Funeral Programs Collection
- Title:
- Celebration of Life for Ms. Minnie Lee Smith, Saturday, March 21, 2015, 1:00 P.M., Gus Thornhill's Chapel, 1315 Gus Thornhill, Jr. Drive, East Point, Georgia, 30344, Minister Elizabeth Cochran, Officiating
- Contributor to Resource:
- African-American Historical and Genealogical Society (Washington, D.C.). Metro Atlanta Chapter
Wesley Chapel Genealogy Group - Date of Original:
- 2015-03-21
- Subject:
- African American women--Georgia--East Point--History--20th century
African Americans--Funeral customs and rites--Georgia--East Point--History--20th century
Funeral rites and ceremonies--Georgia--East Point--History--20th century
Funeral service--Georgia--East Point--History--20th century
Mourning customs--Georgia--East Point--History--20th century
African Americans--Georgia--East Point--Genealogy - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Fulton County, East Point, 33.67955, -84.43937
- Medium:
- church records
programs (documents)
records (documents) - Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
- Description:
- Funeral program for Minnie Lee Smith. Birth date: April 4, 1904. Death date: February 5, 2002. Funeral date: February 7, 2002. Church: St. Paul A.M.E. Church (Macon, 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_smithminnielee20150321
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:aarl_afpc_smithminnielee20150321
- Language:
- eng
- Extent:
- 1 page
- Holding Institution:
- Auburn Avenue Research Library on African-American Culture and History
- Rights:
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Plower (Bearers
Pami{y ana Priencfs
Pa[[6earers
Pami[y and Priends
.Jlcftnow [edgement
We are grateju[ to ourfrienas wlio liave 6een so Rjndand tliouglitju[ to us during our 6erea'vement. rtour various acts ofRjncfness, 6otli seen and unseen liave given us strengtli andinspirationfor tlie facing of tliis liour. ?rtay CJodsliower liis many wondrous 6[essings upon eacli ofyou.
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~mem6er Our Love
I was cfiosen today I'm Cearning to f[y . rJfie angeCs tooftme away, (]3ut pCease don 't you cry. }lndI cfiose you today rJo try and 6e strong So pCease don 't you cry }lnddon't say tfiat I'm gone. Wfien you're feefing afone Just remem6er our [ave, I'm up near tfie stars LooR]ng down from a6ove. ~mem6er our [ave In a moment you'[[see 7liat I 'm sti[[ fiere 6eside you
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Ce[e6ration ofLife
for
9vts. 9vtinnie Lee Smitli
Saturday, :Jvtarcli 21, 2015 1:00 P.:Jvl.
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Officiating
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:Ms. :Minnie Lee Smitft was 6orn Ju[y 29, 1932 to tfie fate :Mr. qeorge qoawin ana:Mrs. Susie :Mae C]oawin-(}oofs6y in 'Troup County, (}eorgia. Slie graauatea from W. rJ. JfowaraJfigli Scfioo[
Slie was marriea to tlie fate CJ(o6ert Smitli, Jr. 'To tliis union tliree cliiUren were 6orn. One cliiU, :Ms. Veronica Carte0 preceaea lier in aeatli.
Slie accepteaClirist at an ear[y age. Slie was afaitliju[ emp[oyee at CBronner CBros. unti[slie retired'.
:Minnie was a Coving, caring andgiving person wlio fauna eterna[peace on :Monaay, :Marcli 16, 2015.
:Ms. :Minnie Smitli [ea'ves to clierisli lier sweet memory, two cliiUren: :Mrs. Vernessa (:Me{) :Mitcfie([ana:Mr. CR..p6ert (CJ(fgenia)Smitli III; si:(granacfii[c{ren: Tywana, ~'ve(yn, Jl_ntwan, Josliua (Sopliia), Sliaronaa, Jo/inatlian (CBrittany); one aaopteagranaaaugliter: CBrenaa ((])arne[{); two step sisters: seventeen greatgranas, ana a fiost offami(y anafrienas .
Please don't be sad, I miss you so much too. It's beautiful here where I am But I worry a lot about you I sleep with angels watching me There ' s only love up here .... I'm never lonely or afraid cause God's so very near. I see Jesus everyday, He ' s very kind and true. I never have any pain. I laugh and dance a lots to, I hear you when you pray. Please don't be mad at God You see, He loves me to And even though you're not with me I '1n, really still with you.
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Interment: South View Cemetery 1990 Jones6oro r]?sJaaS. CE. }ltCanta, qJl30315