- Collection:
- Atlanta Funeral Programs Collection
- Title:
- Homegoing Service for Nellie Mae Williams Turner, October 28, 1917- March 9, 1999, Saturday, March 13, 1999, 2:30 PM, Turner Monumental AME Church, 66 Howard St., NE, Atlanta, GA 30317, Reverend Dr. J.C. Reynolds, Officiating
- Date of Original:
- 1999-03-13
- 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 Nellie Mae Williams Turner. Birth date: October 28, 1917. Death date: March 9, 1999. Funeral date: March 13, 1999. Church: Turner Monumental A.M.E. 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_turnernelliemaewilliams19990313
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:aarl_afpc_turnernelliemaewilliams19990313
- Language:
- eng
- Extent:
- 1 page
- Holding Institution:
- Auburn Avenue Research Library on African-American Culture and History
- Rights:
-
Safely Home
I am home in Heaven, dear ones; Oh, so happy and so bright!
There is perfect joy and beauty In this everlasting light.
All the pain and grief is over. Every restless tossing passed;
I am now at peace forever, Safely home in Heaven at last.
Didyou wonder why I so calmly Trod the valley of the shade? Oh! but Jesus' love illumined Ever dark andfearful glade.
And He came Himself to meet me In that way so hard to tread;
And with Jesus' arm to lean on Could I have one doubt or dread?
Then you must not grieve so sorely, For I love you dearly still;
Try to look beyond earth's shadows, Pray to trust our Father's will.
There is work still waitingfor you, So you must not idly stand;
Do it now, while life remainethYou shall rest in Jesus' land.
When that work is all completed, He will gently call you Home; Oh, the rapture of that meeting, Oh, the joy to see you come!
Author Unknown
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Stewards and Trustees of Turner MonumentalA.M.E.
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Stewardess Board ofTurner MonumentalA.M.E.
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Perhaps you sent a lovely card, Or sat quietly in a chair
Perhaps you sent beautiful flowers If so, we saw them there.
Perhaps you spoke the kindest words, As any friend could say;
Perhaps you were not there at all, Just thought of us that day.
Whatever you did to console our hearts, We thank you so much whatever the part.
The Family
Goolsby Mortuary 1375 Jonesboro Road, S.E.
Atlanta, Georgia 30315 (404) 588-0128
www.goolsbymortuary.com
"Service by Professionals"
Burn ey Enterprises 404 -766-3736
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Reverend Dr. J.C. Reynolds
--Officiating-
Obiluary
On October 28, 1917, a baby girl, Nellie Mae Williams, was born to James and Carrie GlennWilliams in South Carolina. She was the youngest of seven children.
Nellie was educated in the Atlanta Public School System. She met and married Otis Clifford Turner. Four children were born to their union. Nellie worked doing what she loved most (cooking) and took much pride in her labor. Over the years she was employeed with the Atlanta Board of Education and a number of restuarants.
At an early age Nellie became a member of Turner Monumental A.M.E . Church where she was an active member with over 70 years of service. Her membership was marked with service to Stewardess Board #2, the Trustee Board, the Steward Board, Finance Room, Missionary Society, The 50 Year Club, the Downhome Club and many other church clubs and organizations.
Nellie leaves to cherish her memory Otis Clifford Turner, her husband of almost 60 years; a brother, WH. Williams; three daughters Carrie Turner, Patricia Turner, and Dorothy Thompson; a son and daughter-in-law, Ronnie and Virginia Turner; 12 grandchildren Victor Turner, Tracy (Cheree) Turner, Stephanie (Michael), Mari, Eric (Phyllis) Thompson, Tyrone Jones, Ronnetta (Coker) Babatunde, Deloris Turner, Shanyon Storey, Tara (Kirby) Carswell, Nathaniel McBride, III, Ronetta Turner, Ronnie Turner, Jr. ; 11 great-grand children' and a host of other relatives and friends .
Order of c5eruice
PRELUDE
PROCESSIONAL
PRAYER
SELECTION
SCRIPTURE Old Testament New Testament
Rev. Charles Smith Combined Choir Minister
SOLO TRIBUTE REMARKS
Jeffrey Jackson Presiding Elder L.J. Jones Three Minutes Please
OBITUARY
(Read Silently)
Soft Music
SOLO
Pastor Benjamin Davis, Jr.
EULOGY
Reverend Dr. J. C. Reynolds
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
RECESSIONAL
The Story of You
We only have one life to live and each day of our life we are writing our life's story. The story that will be talked about and reported by others.
In the book of Matthew the 11 th Chapter, John sent his disciples to ask Jesus was he the one or should they look for another. Jesus replied, "Go back and tell John what you hear and see. The blind received their sight, the lame walked, the sick were healed, the deaf could hear, the dead were raised and the good news was preached to the poor." The life of Jesus spoke for him.
Do you want the life you are living to speak for you when you are dead and in your grave? You can change the way your story reads and the way it will be told. By repenting ofyour sins and asking Jesus to come in to your life and allowing him to rewrite your life's story. Ifyou confess with your mouth and believe it in your heart thatjesus is the Son of God and diedforyour sins and
was raisedfrom the dead thy shall be saved. For with the heart man
believes unto righteounessand with the mouth confession is made unto salvation. Romans I 0: .9-10
As the Scripture says, "Anyone who trusts in him will never be put to shame."
D rivers in the funeral processional, please turn
on your headlights for safety.
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Washington Memorial Park Cementery
Decatur, Georgia