- Collection:
- Atlanta Funeral Programs Collection
- Title:
- In Loving Memory of Eldoris Smith Williams, Homegoing Celebration, Tuesday, October 14, 2008, 12 Noon, St. Stephens Missionary Baptist Church 2670 Hogan Rd. East Point, Georgia, Reverend Earl L. Calloway, Pastor
- Contributor to Resource:
- African-American Historical and Genealogical Society (Washington, D.C.). Metro Atlanta Chapter
Wesley Chapel Genealogy Group - Date of Original:
- 2008-10-14
- 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 Eldoris Smith Williams. Birth date: July 29, 1930. Death date: October 6, 2008. Funeral date: October 14, 2008. Church: St. Stephens Missionary Baptist Church (East Point, 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_williamseldorissmith20081014
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:aarl_afpc_williamseldorissmith20081014
- Language:
- eng
- Extent:
- 4 pages
- Holding Institution:
- Auburn Avenue Research Library on African-American Culture and History
- Rights:
-
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Eldoris Smith Williams was born on July 29, 1930 in Lithonia, Georgia to the late Abraham Lincoln Smith and Ollie Florence Tuggle. She joined St. Paul A.M.E. Church ..-!!1....-.....-lll!l!l!llfllll~.....llllll!!lllll at an early age where she worked in Sunday school and sang in the choir. Eldoris moved to Atlanta, Georgia where she met and married the late Willie Houston. She later married the late J.B. Williams.
She joined Cosmopolitan A.M.E. Church ~------------~ and became a tireless church worker serving as a Missionary, YPD Supervisor, Sunday School Teacher, Director li.liilllllllii.llllliiiillliiiii......__.illl of the Sunbeam Choir and member of the Lay Organization. She would make her rounds on Sunday mornings picking up members of her Sunday School Class making sure that they got to Sunday school and church on time.
In 1968, Eldoris began working for the VA Medical Center fulltime while earning her GED and an Associate Degree from DeKalb College. After several years at Cosmopolitan A.M.E. Church, Eldoris moved her membership back to St. Paul A.M.E. Church and became a chartered member of First St. Paul A.M.E. Church ~- where she continued her service to the Lord. She served
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Steward Board, Director of Children's Church and as a faithful Director of the Food Pantry, giving that up only after her health began to fail. Because of her health, it became necessary for Eldoris to move in with her daughters. She associated under watch care with St. Stephens Missionary Baptist Church in East Point, Georgia under the pastorship of Reverend Earl L. Calloway.
Eldoris Smith Williams departed this earth on Monday morning October 6, 2008 and she leaves to mourn her passing and rejoice in her homegoing, daughters, Patricia Houston and special daughters, Sandra Smith Glover, Huronda Smith, Demetra Abraham and LaKenya Wright and son Gary L. Smith; grandchildren, Gary, Jr., Eric and Brian Smith, John and Daniel Darden; great grandchildren Tiaria Houston, J.T. Darden, Erica, Justice, Kaelun and Jaden Smith. Eldoris is also survived by brothers, James A. (Dorothy) Smith, Albert L. Smith and LaSalle (Evelyn) Smith and sisters, Mary Hughey and Jeralene Gaither as well as a host of nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.
Musical Prelude Processional Hymn Scripture:
Prayer Selection Words of Comfort Reading Selection Essence of Life Solo Reflections
Read of Obituary Tribute to Mother Eulogy Acknowledgement Recessional
Charles Bennett
St. Stephens and FSP Reverend M.L. Crawford, Sr.
Patrice Fanning, Niece Combined Choirs of St. Stephens and FSP
Evangelist Ernestine Harris
Family Representative: James Smith VA Medical Center Representative
DeKalb County Transportation Representative Dr. D.
Chaplain Harold Harris, A Home Hospice Reverend Earle Ifill
Women's Missionary Society Representative Choir Sings "Anytime"
Pat Houston and Family
Reverend Kenneth Simpson, Godson Tri-Cities Funeral Home, Inc.
Darrell Mason
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