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2013
James Doom Obituary
Black Mountain - James Lanier Doom, who passed away October 24, 2013, was born on June 29, 1914, to James Murphy Doom and Marion Sease Doom in Knoxville, Tennessee. At six months of age he moved with his family to Atlanta Georgia where he attended Atlanta schools and graduated from Georgia Institute of Technology with a BS in Architecture in 1936. While at Georgia Tech he was elected to Phi Kappa Phi and was awarded the A.I.A. medal. Upon graduation he was awarded a year's fellowship to study architecture at Harvard University under Dr. Walter Gropius.
After returning to Atlanta and working for Robert & Company, Architects and Engineers for three years, he enrolled in Columbia Seminary to study for the ministry and became an ordained Presbyterian Minister in 1943. He served churches in Jacksonville, Alabama, Hartsville, South Carolina, and Hamlet, North Carolina, before being called to serve as a consultant in Church Architecture for the Board of National Ministries of the Presbyterian Church, US. While in this position he received the Conover Award from the American Institute of Architects for his contribution to religious architecture nationwide. His educational background made him uniquely qualified to carry out this work encompassing two fields, and he served for a time as interim minister to the Jackson, Georgia, Presbyterian Church in addition to his work as consultant.
Jim met Emma Moffett McMullen at youth Fellowship at the First Presbyterian Church of Atlanta while they were in college. They were married July 9, 1942 in that church. Emma passed away November 21, 2012, after seventy years of marriage. Jim missed her every day of this last year. They have four children, Martha, David, Bill, and Nancy, nine grandchildren, and six great grandchildren.
After a lifetime as an Atlantan, in 1994 Jim and his wife Emma moved to Highland Farms, Black Mountain, NC to retire among the mountains they both loved. The family is very grateful to all the staff at Highland Farms for the loving care provided to their parents during almost 20 years there.
For those who would like to leave words of comfort for the family may do so at www.wilsonfamilyfuneralservice.com http://www.wilsonfamilyfuneralservice.com
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2 Corth. 1:3 , 4 ~ Kim
October 29, 2013
My thoughts and prayers are with you in your time of grief. May your memories bring you comfort.
Eg
October 28, 2013
May God bless you and your family in this time of sorrow.
Elane
October 28, 2013
I am deeply sorry for your loss. May you please find comfort in God through prayer.
Jack and Kelly Oates
October 28, 2013
Jim was a wonderful asset to the church. His wife Emma was a classmate of Jack's mother at Agnes Scott College, and both were wonderful friends during Jack's years as pastor of Clairmont Presbyterian in Decatur! We are thankful for their friendship and blessed by their lives.
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Rev. 21:4 KJ
October 28, 2013
Death, be not proud
Death, be not proud, though some have called thee
Mighty and dreadful, for thou art not so;
For those whom thou think'st thou dost overthrow
Die not, poor Death, nor yet canst thou kill me.
From rest and sleep, which but thy pictures be,
Much pleasure; then from thee much more must flow,
And soonest our best men with thee do go,
Rest of their bones, and soul's delivery.
Thou art slave to fate, chance, kings, and desperate men,
And dost with poison, war, and sickness dwell,
And poppy or charms can make us sleep as well
And better than thy stroke; why swell'st thou then?
One short sleep past, we wake eternally
And death shall be no more; Death, thou shalt die.
By John Donne
The Poetry Foundation
October 28, 2013
Please accept our deepest Condolences in this time of sorrow. (Isa25:8). ~Egj~
P Sharpe ( Isaiah 12:2 )
October 28, 2013
May your hearts soon be filled with wonderful memories of joyful times together as you celebrate a life well lived.
V Austin [ Rev. 21: 4 ]
October 28, 2013
May your hearts soon be filled with wonderful memories of joyful times together as you celebrate a life well lived.
Anita
October 28, 2013
Please allow the God of all comfort to be with your family during these difficult times. Isaiah 61:2
Betsy Baker-Rall
October 27, 2013
Thanks be to God for a long life well-lived in the service of God. He and Emma were outstanding examples for us all of how to live a good life with grace and humor. I'm sure their reunion was joyous! Prayers are with everyone. Love to all, Betsy
MINISTER JAMES GRANT
October 27, 2013
MAY GOD BLESS THIS FAMILY AND WE PRAISE THE MASTER FOR SUCH GREAT WORK COMPLETED ON EARTH. KIND REGARDS
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