- Collection:
- Atlanta Funeral Programs Collection
- Title:
- Home Going Celebration For Minnie Williams, Sunrise 01/11/1949, Sunset 09/04/2011, Friday, September 9, 2011, 12:00 p.m., Berean Christian Church, 2201 Young Road, Stone Mountain, Georgia 30088, Pastor Lionel Stewart, Officiating
- Contributor to Resource:
- African-American Historical and Genealogical Society (Washington, D.C.). Metro Atlanta Chapter
Wesley Chapel Genealogy Group - Date of Original:
- 2011-09-09
- Subject:
- African American women--Georgia--Stone Mountain--History--20th century
African Americans--Funeral customs and rites--Georgia--Stone Mountain--History--20th century
Funeral rites and ceremonies--Georgia--Stone Mountain--History--20th century
Funeral service--Georgia--Stone Mountain--History--20th century
Mourning customs--Georgia--Stone Mountain--History--20th century
African Americans--Georgia--Stone Mountain--Genealogy - Location:
- United States, Georgia, DeKalb County, Stone Mountain, 33.80816, -84.1702
- Medium:
- church records
programs (documents)
records (documents) - Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
- Description:
- Funeral program for Minnie Williams. Birth date: January 11, 1949. Death date: September 4, 2011. Funeral date: September 9, 2011. Church: Berean Christian Church (Stone Mountain, 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_williamsminnie20110909
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:aarl_afpc_williamsminnie20110909
- Language:
- eng
- Extent:
- 1 page
- Holding Institution:
- Auburn Avenue Research Library on African-American Culture and History
- Rights:
-
Ladies of LNO
Berean Deacons
The family of Minnie Frances Williams acknowledges with grateful appreciation your many acts of kindness during the home..-going of our love one. Your prayers, visits, telephone calls, and other courtesies will always be cherished.
May God richly bless each of you.
tda ~ ptember 9'J) 2011 200pm
Deacon Minnie Frances Williams (Fran), born January 11, 1949 to the late J annie Williams Nelson and the late Herbert Youman in Hampton County, SC. She was reared in the home of her Grandmother and Aunt, the late Minnie Williams Harris, and the late Lois Morris.
She was a 1967 graduate of the former North District training school in Varnvillie SC. At an early age she joined the Second Baptist Church in Brunson SC where she served faithfully. For several years she made Washington DC her home; later she relocated to Atlanta, GA. She united with the New Beginning Full Gospel Church, and later she united with Berean Christian Church in Stone Mountain, GA under the leadership of Pastor Kerwin B. Lee. She served faithfully as a consecrated deacon, Tender Mercies member and a member of the Gospel Choir.
For several years Minnie Frances worked at Georgia Pacific, after which she decided to join the real estate team and became a certified commercial broker for Metro Broker Real Estate Agency.
Minnie Frances Williams leaves to cherish loving memories: her son, Christopher Davis of Atlanta GA; God Daughter, Lamonica Gross of Washington DC; stepfather, T. Nelson of Ne,ark NJ; four grandchildren, DeAonte, MeKaila, Christopher (CJ), and Christian; one God Granddaughter, Ashley; eleven sisters, four brothers, two aunts, one uncle and a host of loving nieces, nephews, cousins and friends; and a special lifelong friend, Rodney Jackson of Danville Virginia.
Prelude.......................................................................Ma.I1:lla Hurse
Processional
Selection......................................................................Bereail Choir
Scripture Readings
Old Testament.........................Reverend Harold Hamilton New Testament. ..................................Minister Carla Moore Prayer of Comfort...............................................Elder Paula Burch Solo.....................................................................Elder Phlllip Nash Reflections from a Friend.........................................Brenda Moore Remarks (3 minutes please) ..............................Family aild Friends
0 bituary Read Silently
Selection......................................................................Bereail Choir Message of Christian Hope...................................Pastor Kevin Lee
Berean Christian Church, Gwinnett
Acknowledgements.....................................Gregory B. Levett Staff
Benediction Recessional
Repast
Downstairs, immediately following service