- Collection:
- Atlanta Funeral Programs Collection
- Title:
- Homegoing Celebration For Estella Tallum Thompson, Sunrise July 25, 1939, Sunset August 21, 2014, Saturday, August 30, 2014, 11:00 A.M., St. Katherine's Church of God In Christ, 5935 Covington Highway, Decatur, Georgia 30035, Reverend Katherine Griffey, Pastor, Minister Gene Cook, Officiating
- Contributor to Resource:
- African-American Historical and Genealogical Society (Washington, D.C.). Metro Atlanta Chapter
Wesley Chapel Genealogy Group - Date of Original:
- 2014-08-30
- Subject:
- African American women--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 Estella Tallum Thompson. Birth date: December 14, 1972. Death date: (not recorded). Funeral date: November 15, 1993. Church: New Hope 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_thompsonestellatallum20140830
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:aarl_afpc_thompsonestellatallum20140830
- Language:
- eng
- Extent:
- 1 page
- Holding Institution:
- Auburn Avenue Research Library on African-American Culture and History
- Rights:
-
Lady and The Rose
Once upon a time there was this lady who set out to buy a new house. The old house she stayed in had gotten to be worn and weak. It was falling down around her, so she searched and searched until she found a new home. After moving into the house and getting settled, she decided to plant a garden in her backyard. So she got her tools, her fertilizer, and her bulbs and set out to do the job at hand. While she was working so diligently she noticed in the corner of her yard a rose, for this rose was like no other, it had many colors. She was so captured by this rose's beauty, she decided to take care of the rose. Then spring turned into fall and the rose began to wither, and then it died. The lady was so sadden by this event that she decided that next spring to plant another rose in its place. So when next spring came, she set out to do just that. She gathered up all her tools and went into her backyard. But to her surprise right before her eyes, the rose .was back. Yes, her dear friend had returned again. This process continued for many springs. But then one spring the rose didn't return, instead in its place was a note, for it read, "I haven't left you, but just moved to another home." The lady once again was so sadden by this that she decided to move again. After finding another house and finally settling in, she decided to plant a garden in that backyard. So she gathered up all her tools, her bulbs, and her fertilizer. Then she set out to do just that. But she was very amazed when she looked in the corner of her yard, for the rose she thought she had lost, had returned home with a note saying, "It comes a time when you have to leave out the house you're in for a new life to begin."
The End
P.S. A heart is a house of love given from God above, that you never have to move out of.
By Grist Andre Tallum BKA Poetic Expressions
Professional Services Entrusted To:
Donald Trimble Mortuary, Inc. 1876 Second Avenue
Decatur, Georgia 30032 404-371-0772-3
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HOMEGOING CELEBRATION FOR
Sunrise July 25, 1939
Sunset August 21, 2014
Saturday, August 30, 2014 -11:00A.M.-
ST. KATHERINE'S CHURCH OF GOD IN CHRIST
5935 Covington Highway Decatur, Georgia 30035
Reverend Katherine Griffey, Pastor Minister Gene Cook, Officiating
Ms. Estella Tallum Thompson was born July 25, 1939.
Ms. Thompson confessed Christ at an early age. She was a charter member of St. Katherine's Church of God In Christ. God called her home, saying, "Well done my good and faithful servant" on August 21, 2014 at the Andrew T. Parker Hospice House.
Ms. Thompson was preceded in death by her loving mother, Dena Tallum.
She leaves to cherish her memory, two devoted daughters, Katrina Jones of Stone Mountain, Georgia and Shirlene Cade of Atlanta, Georgia; two devoted sons, George (Anita) Tallum of Decatur, Georgia and Orist Tallum of Stone Mountain, Georgia; four grandchildren, Willie, Tony, Darius, and Stacey; eight great-grandchildren; a devoted granddaughter, MaKayla Jones; a devoted pastor, missionary, and friend, Katherine Griffey; devoted friends of the family, Meta Broadnax, Charles Lawson, Betty Newby, Dorothy Williams, Agnes Williams, and Bertha Summerville; cousin, Johnny May Simpson of Atlanta, Georgia; and a host of other relatives, and friends.
PROCESSIONAL SELECTION PRAYER SCRIPTURE:
The Old Testament The New Testament SELECTION REFLECTIONS: (Three minutes, please) ACKNOWLEDGEMENT ......... ................ Donald Trimble Staff SELECTION EULOGY PRESENTATION OF FLOWERS RECESSIONAL
The family of Estella Tallum Tnompson expresses sincere appreciation for the many acts of sympathy extended to us during the homegoing of our loved one. Special thanks to Reverend Katherine Griffey for your assistance.