- Collection:
- Atlanta Funeral Programs Collection
- Title:
- Funeral Services for Brother Calvin Wright, Tuesday, July 25, 1995, 11:00 A.M., Thornton Mortuary, Gordon Forrest Chapel, 3346 M.L. King Jr. Dr., Atlanta, Georgia, Cardinal Aminifu, Officiating
- Contributor to Resource:
- African-American Historical and Genealogical Society (Washington, D.C.). Metro Atlanta Chapter
Wesley Chapel Genealogy Group - Date of Original:
- 1995-07-25
- Subject:
- African American men--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 Calvin Wright. Birth date: January 14, 1965. Death date: (not recorded). Funeral date: July 25, 1995. Church: Thornton 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.
- Local Identifier:
- Folder number: 379
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:aarl_afpc_wrightcalvin19950725
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:aarl_afpc_wrightcalvin19950725
- Language:
- eng
- Extent:
- 1 page
- Holding Institution:
- Auburn Avenue Research Library on African-American Culture and History
- Rights:
-
FUNERAL SERV1CES FOR
BROTHER CALVIN WRIGHT
Tue~da~, Jul~ 25, 7995
-11:00 A.M.-
Tho~nton Mo~tua~~
Go~don Fo~~e~t Chapel
3346 M. L. King J~. V~.
Atlanta, Geo~gia Ca~dinal Amini6u,
-066-ic.iating-
OBITUARY B~othe.~ Calvin W~ight wa~ bo~n on Janua~y 14, 7965 in Mille.dge.v~lle., Ga. to B~e.nda Joy~e. W~ight. Calvin attended Cente.~ Hill Ele.me.nta~y and Ha~pe.~ High S~hool.
In Ve ~em be.~ , 19 75 , he j oin ed S h~in e o6
the Bla~k Madonna whe~e. he wa~ baptized with li6e.. Vu~ing th u.-t time he Jte~eived a new name, Late.e.6, whieh mean~ Humble and Gentle. Calvin 6ound joy with hi~ new identity. He wa~ ve~y pJtoud o6 hi~ new name.
Calvin leave~ 6amiiy who ~he.~i~h in me.moJty o6 hi~ time w~th u~, mothe.Jt, BJte.nda; g~andmothe.~, Ma~joJtiE; g~and6athe~, John Lee; aunt (Gail) Jani~e. Po!t~he'; un~le.~, Johnny, Mi~he.al and Ga~ty; 6i~~t ~ou~in, AndJte.', . and a ho~t o6 othe.~ Jte.lative~ and
6~tie.nd~.
-AC KN OWLEDGEMENT The 6amily o~ the late BJtothe!t Calvin W~i ght a~knowledge.~ with app!te~iation all a~t~ o6 kindne.~~, ~ympathy and eoneeJtn ~hown them du~ing thei~ beJteavement.
ORVER OF SERVICE
PJte.lude. ............................. .
PJtoc.e~~ional ............................... . P~taye~t o6 Invo~ation; . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Vev oti onal Song . . . . . : . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Se~tiptu~te Reading . .............. Fd. Mayimuna RemaJtk~ (Cele&Jtation o6 Li6el .. . Si~. Nege.~ti Choi~t Song ....... Fd . ..Maia, Familoya, Ai~ha Poem~ ........................... LeJtoy Po!tehe'
...................... . .... Maia Po~ehe.' Obitua~ty . ..... (Read Silently) ..... So 6t Mu~i~ Aeknowledg e.ment~ . .......................... . Eulogy ...................... CaJtdinal Amini6u
Reee~~ional ........................
- INTERMENT -
Lineoln Memo ~ial Cemete~ty 2275 Simp~on Road