- Collection:
- Atlanta Funeral Programs Collection
- Title:
- Home Going Celebration of Mother Willie Ruth Walker Tyler, Sunrise February 12, 1928, Sunset September 19, 2014, September 26, 2014, 11:00 A.M., Donald Trimble Mortuary, Inc., 1876 Second Ave. Decatur, GA 30032, Rev. Sharon Starkes, Officiant
- Contributor to Resource:
- African-American Historical and Genealogical Society (Washington, D.C.). Metro Atlanta Chapter
Wesley Chapel Genealogy Group - Date of Original:
- 2014-09-26
- 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 Willie Ruth Walker Tyler. Birth date: February 12, 1928. Death date: September 19, 2014. Funeral date: September 26, 2014. Church: Donald Trimble Mortuary Chapel (Decatur, 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_tylerwillieruthwalker20140926
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:aarl_afpc_tylerwillieruthwalker20140926
- Language:
- eng
- Extent:
- 1 page
- Holding Institution:
- Auburn Avenue Research Library on African-American Culture and History
- Rights:
-
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Dea. Bobby Dye Mr. Brian England My. Steven Hardaway
Mr. Lewis Little Mr. Willie Henry Little Mr. Michael Wilkerson
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Deaconess Audrey Dye
Ms. Nita Smith
Min. Terri Moore
Ms. Terria Smith
Sis. Arlene Rowe
Deaconess Henrietta White
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Sunrise Pe6ruary 12, 1928
Obituary
Mother Willie Ruth Walker Tyler was born, February 12, 1928, to the late Mr. Will and Mrs. Donnie Hardaway, in Atlanta Georgia, the ninth of twelve children. She was educated in the Atlanta Public School System, where she graduated from Booker T. Washington High School. It was her deep compassion of caring for others that drew her to Grady Memorial Hospital School of Nursing. Upon graduating; she entered the United States Army Nurses Corp., excelling to the position of First Lieutenant. During her career, she was stationed in Virginia, Japan, Korea and many other locations. Mother Tyler retired after 42 years of nursing, in which 24 years were at Grady Memorial Hospital, as a Pediatric Emergency Clinic Head Nurse. With that love and compassion, an attribute shown throughout her life, she later joined in matrimony to Mr. J.T. Tyler of Memphis, TN. To this union was born a daughter, Elaine, and a son, Paul Tyler. Mother Tyler joined the Move Of God Church where she worshiped for 28 years, accepting Jesus as her Lord and Savior. Welcoming the honored position of Head Mother of the Mother Board under the leadership of the late Pastor Edward Harris, and now Senior Pastor Francis Harris. Mother Tyler later became a member of the Kingdom of Christ Church Ministries, under the guidance of Pastor Anthony M. (Tony) and Lady LaGail Walker, where she also joined the Mother Board, giving guidance, words of inspiration and prayer to many in their time of need. This Virtuous Woman leaves to cherish her memories, her children, Rev. Elaine H. Tyler, and Mr. Paul A. Tyler; one brother, Mr. Norman Hardaway; a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, other relatives, friends, the Move Of God Church, and Kingdom Of Christ Church families.
Order ofService
Processional ..................................................Rev. Jessie Bailey Kingdom of Christ Church Ministries, Inc.
Old Testament.............................................Elder Eddie Little Move of God Church, Inc.
New Testament.........................................Rev. Josephine Coats Kingdom of Christ Church Ministries, Inc.
Prayer .........................................................Rev. Diane Lewis Kingdom of Christ Ministries, Inc.
Solo......................................................Evang. Castena Kelley Kingdom of Christ Church Ministries, Inc. Take Me to the King
Reflections (two minutes please) Pastor Emanuel Spear, Move Of God Church, Inc. D ea. Bobby Dye, Kingdom of Christ Church Ministries, Inc.
Family & Friends
Obituary (read silently)
Solo.................................................Prophetess Carolyn Wells Kingdom of Christ Church Ministries, Inc.
Eulogy..................................Pastor Anthony M. (Tony) Walker Pastor ofKingdom of Christ Church Ministries, Inc.
Acknowledgements .................Donald Trimble Mortuary, Inc. Staff
Recessional ........................................Prophetess Carolyn Wells
Going Up Yonder
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Interment
Georgia National Cemetery 1080 Scott Hudgens Drive
Canton, GA .301 14
(At the family's request, neither repast nor receiving of guests after interment. Thank you for your consideration.)