- Collection:
- Atlanta Funeral Programs Collection
- Title:
- Home Going Celebration for Dianna White, Beginning of Life, November 29, 1947, Eternal Rest, February 20, 2006, Service of Love, Friday, February 24, 2006, Viewing, 12:30 P.M. - 1:30 P.M., Service, 1:30 P.M., Savin Funeral Home, Inc., 802 North 12th Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19123, Reverend Lynette P. McMillan, Officiating
- Date of Original:
- 2006-02-24
- Subject:
- African American women--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--History--20th century
African Americans--Funeral customs and rites--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--History--20th century
Funeral rites and ceremonies--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia---History--20th century
Funeral service--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--History--20th century
Mourning customs--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--History--20th century
African Americans--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--Genealogy - Location:
- United States, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia County, Philadelphia, 39.95233, -75.16379
- Medium:
- church records
programs (documents)
records (documents) - Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
- Description:
- Funeral program for Dianna White. Birth date: November 29, 1947. Death date: February 20, 2006. Funeral date: February 24, 2006. Church: Savin Funeral Home, Inc. (Philadelphia, Pa.). 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: 172
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:aarl_afpc_whitedianna20060224
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:aarl_afpc_whitedianna20060224
- Language:
- eng
- Extent:
- 1 page
- Holding Institution:
- Auburn Avenue Research Library on African-American Culture and History
- Rights:
-
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Family and Friends
You can shed tears because I am gone, Or you can smile because I lived,
You can close your eyes and pray that I will come back, Or you can open your eyes and thank God for all that I left.
Your heart can be empty because you cannot see me Or your mind can be full of the laughter and good times that we shared,
You can turn your back on the tomorrows and live the yesterdays, Or you can be happy for the tomorrows because of the yesterdays.
You can remember me and only that I am gone Or you can cherish my memory and let it live on,
You can cry, close your mind, and be empty, Or you can do what I would want you to do: smile, open your eyes,
praise the Lord, and go on with your life.
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We, the family of Dianna White would like to take this opportunity
to our extend sincere appreciation for the many kind expressions
of sympathy extended to us during our hours of bereavement.
May God Forever Bless You.
The Family
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"God is our refuge and strength,
a v ery present help in trouble. " Psalm 46:1
Dianna White was born on December 11, 1947, to George L. White and the late Mary Op helia White in P hiladelp hia, Pennsylvania. She was ushered into her Eternal Rest on Monday, February 20, 2006, at her Home.
Dianna accepted Christ as her Personal Savior at an early age, and was baptized and became a member of Zion Baptist Church under the leadership of the late Rev. Leon Sullivan.
D ianna received her formal edu~ation in the Philadelphia Public School System. In 1965, she graduated from Simon Gratz High School, majoring in Home Economics.
Dianna's hobby was sewing, and she loved shopping for materials. She was a fun loving person, with a very friendly personality. To know her was to love her.
D ianna was employed as a Data Entry Computer Operator on several jobs. Her last 11 years of employment was an IBM Computer Operator for the Stock Exchange of Philadelphia until 2003.
Dianna suffered with a seizure disorder for several years until her demise, yet her desire was to remain independent and she trusted God for His Will in her life. She was especially loyal to her two nieces and her three great-nieces.
Dianna leaves to cherish her memory: her father, George L. White; one sister, Oveda Hightower; 2 god brothers, Kenny Crumby and Charles Butler; 2 nieces, Mrs. Dawn Perminter and Ms. Devonda Hightower; 3 great-nieces, Bria Lyles, Taylor and Paige Perminter; 1 nephew, Samuel Perminter; aunts and uncles, Wallace & Margaret Hurdle, Ruth Rankins Ward, Willie Percy & Catherine White; Fred & Cora Wiggins, Oliver & Vanilla Parks, Anthony & Carlton Griffin, James & Mary White, Lawrence & Bibi White, Lewis White, Doris Overton and Julius Hall; her cousin, Doris Allen; and a host of nephews, nieces, other relatives and friends.
Organ Prelude
Processional Of Clergy and Family
Opening Hymn ........... . .... . ....... ... .... . .. . . . .. .. "Blessed Assurance"
Reading of S criptures Old Testament: Psalms 23 New Testament: John 14:1 -6
P rayer of Comfort .................................... Willie P. White, Sr.
Selection .................................... "When We All Get To Heaven"
Acknow le dgement of Cards and R esolutio ns . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . Mrs. Doris Scott Allen
Remarks
Reading of the Obituary .......................... Mrs. Doris Scott Allen
Selection ....................................... "The Last Mile Of The Way"
The Eulogy ................................. ..Reverend Lynette P. McMillan
Selection .................... ............................. ...... " I 'll Fly Away"
Final Viewing ............................................ Savin Funeral Staff
R ecessional
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