- Collection:
- Atlanta Funeral Programs Collection
- Title:
- A Celebration of The Life of Mrs. Dorothy Lee Bolden Thompson, Tuesday, July 19, 2005, Friendship Baptist Church, 437 Mitchell Street, Southwest, Atlanta, Georgia, The Reverend Dr. William V. Guy, Pastor, Officiating
- Date of Original:
- 2005-07-19
- 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 Dorothy Lee Bolden Thompson. Birth date: (not recorded). Death date: July 14, 2005. Funeral date: July 19, 2005. Church: Friendship 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.
- Local Identifier:
- Folder number: 142
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:aarl_afpc_thompsondorothyleebolden20040719
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:aarl_afpc_thompsondorothyleebolden20040719
- Language:
- eng
- Extent:
- 1 page
- Holding Institution:
- Auburn Avenue Research Library on African-American Culture and History
- Rights:
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Frank Bolden Marcus Butts Dennis Gates Bryan R. Ingram
Charles D. Ingram , Ill Abram Thompson, Jr. Anthony Thompson, Sr. Anthony Thompson , Jr. Walter Whitehead
Church Deacon Board
Friendship Baptist Church Deaconess Board
The family of Mrs. Dorothy Lee Bol en Thompson extends sincere appreciation for the calls, cards, flowers, gifts, prayers, and words of support and comfort during the illness and homegoing of our beloved mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. The outpouring of respect for her life brought much consolation to those who will cherish her memory. We pray that God will bless and keep you always.
Carl M Williams Funeral Directors, Inc.
"The Tradition Continues "
Carl M Williams
Licensed Funeral Director & Embalmer
492 Larkin Street, S.W . Atlanta , Georgia 303 13
(404) 522-84 54
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437 Mitchell Street, Southwest Atlanta , Georgia
The Reverend Dr. William V. Guy, Pastor Officiating
Mrs. Dorothy Lee Bolden Thompson, the second and youngest child of the late Raymond Bolden and Georgia Mae Patterson, was born on October 13, 1924 in Atlanta, Georgia. She attended E. P. Johnson Elementary School and David T. Howard High School in Atlanta, Georgia.
She was married to the late Abram Thompson, Sr. and was the mother of six children, Frank, Avon, Dorothy, Altermiece, Anthony, and Abram, Jr.
Mrs. Bolden Thompson worked as a domestic worker for forty-one years. In the 1960's, she was involved in the Civil Rights Movement with her then neighbor, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. In 1964, she organized a boycott and protest against The Atlanta School Board which resulted in the board building a new modern school in her community, John F. Kennedy Middle School. Due to her extensive community involvement, Mrs. Bolden Thompson became well-known to many Atlantans. In 1968, armed with the knowledge from her years as a domestic worker, and her experiences as a community activist, she founded The National Domestic Workers Union of America, Inc. Under her leadership as its President, the group received a charter, and an increase in membership. As a result of the union's efforts, working conditions improved and wages increased dramatically for maids and other domestic workers. She later developed a Job Counseling and Placement Service for domestic workers, as well as, several training programs.
Again, due to her extensive knowledge, experience, and activism, Presidents Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford, and Jimmy Carter consulted Mrs. Bolden Thompson on various issues concerning domestic workers. She served as a member of the advisory committee in the Department of Health, Education and Welfare to Secretary Elliot L. Richardson from 1972-1976. In 1975, Governor George Busbee appointed her to the Georgia Commission on the Status of Women. A few of Mrs. Bolden Thompson 's other accomplishments include: Vice-President of Vine City NDP Housing, VicePresident of Black Women 's Coalition of Atlanta , member of the Executive Board of the State Democratic Party and Board of Governors, member of OIC Board of Directors , and member of the Board of Directors of Legal A id and Executive Board of Atlanta, Georgia.
Mrs. Bolden Thompson departed this life on Thursday, July 14, 2005. She will be missed by her loving family and the lives of those she positively impacted . She is survived by three daughters, Ms. Avon Thompson (Walter Whitehead) , Mrs. Dorothy T. Ingram (Charles) , and Mrs. Altermiece Gates (Dennis); three sons, Mr. Frank Bolden (Mari) , Charleston, South Carolina, Mr. Anthony Thompson , Sr. (Aibonita) , and Mr. Abram Thompson, Jr.; grandchildren, Marcus, A. Butts , Bryan R. Ingram, lngra and Tiffany Sumblin, Cabella Gates, Anthony Thompson, Jr. , and Joclyn Thompson; greatgrandchildren, Inman A. Cumminbs Ingram and Antonio M. Ingram, Jr.; granddaughter-in-law, Anna Thomas-Ingram; brother-in-law, Robert Thompson. She was preceded in death by one brother, Clarence Bolden and one grandchild, Antonio M. Ingram, Sr.
"Her legacy is that you can't trust government. You must be forever watchful. You have to bring pressue to bear on the system to see that the homeless and poor and locked out get justice. She was a warrior!"
ORGAN PRELUDE ...... ....... ...... ...... ........ ............... ........ Mr. Kenneth Wynn
PROCESSIONAL AND SENTENCES FROM THE HOLY SCRIPTURE
INVOCATION
HYMN .. ........... ...... "Just a closer Walk With Thee" ........................... #356 Friendship Choir & Congregation
READING FROM THE OLD TESTAMENT
READING FROM THE NEW TESTAMENT
SELECTION ............. .. ........ "Precious Lord" ...................... ............. ... #339
Friendship Choir & Congregation
REFLECTIONS: The Honorable Judge Clarence Cooper
U.S. District Court Judge, Northern District of Georgia Mr. Ivory Young, Council Memb er, District 3, Atlanta City Co uncil Ms. Debora Starr, Family Friend
Family Member
SELECTION .................................................................... "Open My Heart" Miss Cabella Gates & Mr. Robert L. Sm ith , II
MEDITATION ... .... ...................... ..... ............. ... ..... .. ... Pastor W illiam V. Guy
ORGAN MEDLEY .. ... .. ... .... .......... ............... ...................... Mr. David Jones
PRAYER
RECESSIONAL
Lincoln Memorial Cemetery 2275 Simpson Road, Northwest
Atlanta, Georgia