- Collection:
- Atlanta Funeral Programs Collection
- Title:
- Homegoing Services for Mrs. Eula Mae Venson, Saturday, may 31, 2014 1:00 P.M., Virgie's Chapel Goolsby Mortuary 1375 Jonesboro Road South East, Atlanta, Georgia, Chaplain Edward Kaianja, Eulogist
- Contributor to Resource:
- African-American Historical and Genealogical Society (Washington, D.C.). Metro Atlanta Chapter
Wesley Chapel Genealogy Group - Date of Original:
- 2014-05-31
- 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 Eula Mae Venson. Birth date: February 28, 1931. Death date: May 26, 2014. Funeral date: May 31, 2014. Church: Virgie's Chapel Goolsby Mortuary (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_vensoneulamae20140531
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:aarl_afpc_vensoneulamae20140531
- Language:
- eng
- Extent:
- 1 page
- Holding Institution:
- Auburn Avenue Research Library on African-American Culture and History
- Rights:
-
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T he family of IVIrs. E ula M. Venson expresses our sincere gratitude for your prayers, cards, flowers, and all acts of kindness
sho\vn during this celebration of her life. :N1ay God continue bless and keep you is our prayer.
Goolsby Mortuary 404.588.0128 Darryl Allen's PLUS 404.755.0965
Saturday, Nlay 31, 2014
1:00 P.M.
Virgie's Chap el
Goolsby Mortuary
1375 Jonesboro Road South East
.Atlanta, Georgia
Chaplain Edward l(aianja, Eulogist
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Mrs. Eula Mae Jefferson Venson the second of five children, was born February 28, 1931 in Atlanta, Georgia to the late Mr. Eulis Jefferson and Mrs. Florine Finney Jefferson.
She attended school in the .A.tlanta Public School System. Mrs. Eula had a friend named Daisy, who introduced her to her brother, Charlie. They fell in love and married in 1951 and later started their family.
A loving caring wife and mother, Eula had a strong nurturing sp1r1t. Though she suffered many struggles, with God's help each time she overcame them.
She loved to se\.v and piece quilts. When the girls "\vere young, they could count on momma to make their school dresses. Eula Mae was a pillar of strength and courage, and believed studying the Word of God. One of her favorite pastimes was to go to yard sales. She \vould find many treasures there and \vas quite a bargain shopper.
On 1v1onday, May 26, 2014 Eula Mae \vent home to be with the Lord. She will be missed by every life she touched.
Preceding her in death is her husband, Charlie; siblings, Mattie :Nfae Tompkins, Catherine Blanton, Edna Walton and Eulis Jefferson.
She leaves to cherish her memory: children, Barbara Sterling, Charlie Venson, Jr. Gacquita), Charlene Venson and Cathy Venson; sister-in-la"\v, Daisy J\skew; eight grandchildren, nu1nerous great-grandchildren, and
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