- Collection:
- Atlanta Funeral Programs Collection
- Title:
- Homegoing Services for Mrs. Bessie Travis, Wednesday, June 5, 1996, 1:00 P.M., Mallalieu United Methodist Church, 2941 Randall Street, East Point, Georgia 30344, Rev. Minnie T. Robinson, Pastor & Officiating
- Contributor to Resource:
- African-American Historical and Genealogical Society (Washington, D.C.). Metro Atlanta Chapter
Wesley Chapel Genealogy Group - Date of Original:
- 1996-06-05
- 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 Bessie Travis. Birth date: March 2, 1968. Death date: October 15, 2001. Funeral date: October 27, 2001. Church: Greater Love Ministries (Southaven, Ms.). 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: 750
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:aarl_afpc_travisbessie19960605
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:aarl_afpc_travisbessie19960605
- Language:
- eng
- Extent:
- 3 pages
- Holding Institution:
- Auburn Avenue Research Library on African-American Culture and History
- Rights:
-
Alfreda Harris Mable Rivers Gloria Scott
Ida K. Bussey
Nettie Ruth Eason Gladys Jackson Margie Dyer
Jerry Underwood Randolph Flagg Carlton Arnold
James Roy Dyer Clifford Dyer Larry Few
The family of Mrs. Bessie Travis acknowledges with appreciation your prayers, visitations, telephone calls, cards, flowers, and many other expressions of sytnpathy ~;hared with us du..ring our bereavement. May God richly bless each of you iu His :)wn ~pecial wuy.
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Wednesday, June 5, 1996 -- 1:00 P. M. --
2941 Randall Street East Point, Georgia 30344
Pastor & Officiating
Mrs. Bessie Travis was born March 20, 1896 to the late Sanford and Lillie Blalock in Fayette County, Georgia.
She joined Mallalieu United Methodist Church at an early age and was active until she became ill. She was active in the Women' s Society of Christian Service and a charter member of Union Society Lodge of East Point, Georgia.
She married James Travis, to their union, were eight children. She lived to be one hundred (1 00) years old.
On June 1, 1996, she departed this life to be with our Heavenly Father. She leaves to cherish her memory: three (3) daughters, Mrs. Emora James, Mrs. Emnia Pearl Jackson and Family, and Mrs. Betty Maddox and Family; one (1) son, Mr. Frank I. Travis and family (Gwendolyn); one (1) son-in-law, orman Tigner; thirteen (13) grandchildren, Virgil, Melanie, Stephanie Maddox, Katrina Wilson, Doiche Travis, Nicole Adams~ Nunally Tigner, Teresa Reid, Vivian Jewel, Victor Fielder, Morris Gary II, Toni Travis, Carmen Kemp, and the Seabrook children; twenty-two (22) great grandchildren, seven (7) great-great grandchildren.
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I may be young but wise enough to understand That you 're in a better place now... In the Lord's hands.
I cherish the memories ofall that we 've been through And !feel blessed to have had someone like you, To be concerned and caringfrom the start. I hope you know that you 're still in my heart.
PRELUDE
PROCESSIONAL
SONG .............................................................. Mrs. Jackie McMichael SCRIPTURE ..................................... ....................... Rev. Hulon Kemp
The Old Testament The New Testament PRAYER ........................ ........................................... Rev. H. C. Fisher SELECTION
REMARKS: Eddie McMichael -- Floyd Crawford -- Mary Davis Teresa Reid -- James L . Jackson
OBITUARY .................................................................. (Read Silently) EULOGY ..................................................... Rev. Minnie T. Robinson ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
RECESSIONAL
POSTLUDE
Interment:
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College Park, Georgia