- Collection:
- African American Funeral Programs from the Augusta-Richmond County Public Library System
- Title:
- Funeral services for Mrs. Rosa M. Eden, "For everything there is an appointed time," Monday, October 24, 1983, 2:00 p.m., Williams Funeral Home Chapel, Rev. Floyd Heard, officiating
- Date of Original:
- 1983-10-24
- Subject:
- African American women--Georgia--Augusta--History--20th century
African Americans--Funeral customs and rites--Georgia--Augusta--History--20th century
Funeral rites and ceremonies--Georgia--Augusta--History--20th century
Funeral service--Georgia--Augusta--History--20th century
Mourning customs--Georgia--Augusta--History--20th century
African Americans--Georgia--Augusta--Genealogy - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Richmond County, Augusta, 33.47097, -81.97484
- Medium:
- church records
programs (documents) - Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
image/jpeg - Description:
- Program for the October 24, 1983 funeral of Rosa M. Eden.
Original program scanned by OCLC for the Augusta-Richmond County Public Library System and described and presented by the Digital Library of Georgia as a part of Georgia HomePLACE: an initiative of the Georgia Public Library Service and GALILEO. - External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/funeral/id:eden19831024
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_fpro_eden19831024
- Bibliographic Citation (Cite As):
- Cite as: [title of program], Eula M. Ramsey Johnson Memorial Funeral Program Collection, Augusta-Richmond County Public Library System System, as presented in the Digital Library of Georgia.
- Original Collection:
- Eula M. Ramsey Johnson Memorial Funeral Program Collection, Augusta-Richmond County Public Library System, Augusta, Georgia
- Holding Institution:
- Augusta-Richmond County Public Library
- Rights:
-
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MRS. ROSA M. EDEN
"For everything there is an appointed time" Monday, October 24, 1983 - 2:00 P. M. WILLIAMS FUNERAL HOME CHAPEL
Rev. Floyd Heard, Officiating
** OBITUARY **
Rosa M. Eden was born in Knoxville, Tenn., on May 4, 1930. She departed this world October 18, 1983 in Nashville, Tenn. She went to New York City at an early age, finished high school there and graduated from Delaney Institute of Technology where she studied nursing. Rosa believed in helping the sick. She worked at various Veterans Hospitals including Ft. Gordon and the V. A. Hospital at Forest Hill here in Augusta.
She wanted to help the sick. She asked and got her wish. Six months is all she wanted. Rosa passed away when her wishes were fulfilled. She studied the Bible from front to back. When she passed away, the Bible was in her hands. She was reading the books of Acts and James I.
Survivors are her husband, Mr. Cleveland L. Eden, Hephzibah, Ga.; three sons, Cleveland L. Eden, III, Abilene, Texas, Vernard Eden, Huntsville, Texas, Lloyd Eden, Augusta, Ga.; three daugh ters, Mrs. Louise Valentine, Mrs. Cecelia Davis, Mrs. Denise Wil son, California; mother, Mrs. Louise Willis, New York; eight grandchildren, Gerald, Gerelle, Howard, Olivia, Micha, Verna, Tracia, Susie; one daughter-in-law, Mrs. Karen Eden, Abilene, Texas; three sons-in-law, adopted sister, Mrs. Louise Smyre, Heph zibah, Ga.; nephew, Richard Eden, New York, N. Y., cousin, Henry Smithers, Knoxville, Tenn., and a host of other relatives and friends.
In all things we are more than conquerors through Him that loved us. For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor
.....Romans 8:37-39
** ORDER OF SERVICE ** PROCESSIONAL
SELECTION ................. Ill Fly Away ....................... Organist
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SCRIPTURE ................................................. Rev. Floyd Heard
PRAYER ........................................................ Rev. Floyd Heard
REMARKS .............................................. Cleveland J. Eden
POEM ................... Moment of Love ............. Cecelia Davis
SOLO ..................................................... Mrs. Denise Wilson
OBITUARY AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS .............................. Mrs. Cheryl Reed
EULOGY
VIEWING OF REMAINS
RECESSIONAL
INTERMENT .................................... Mt. Olive Memorial Garden
MOMENT OF LOVE Days I talked with her Nights I woke her from a deep sleep.
A Mothers love, could never be A special something deep inside of me.
Eternal Love, Eternal Life My God has given to a Rose
My Mother whom I care so much for
Eternal Life My God has given to a Special Rose.
** PALLBEARERS **
Mr. Cleveland Eden
Mr. Lloyd Eden
Tyrone Smyre
Alien Smyre
Jerry Lewis
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** ACKNOWLEDGEMENT ** The family of the late Rosa Mae Eden wishes to express their sincere gratitude for all your acts of love and prayers during this most precious and memorable time.
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WILLIAMS FUNERAL HOME. INC.