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Don Poole Obituary
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Funeral Services for Don C. Poole, age 55, of East Point, will be held Thursday, April 28, 2005, 1 p.m. at Dodd Sterling United Methodist Church, 3272 Browns Mill Rd. S.E., with remains placed instate at 11 a.m. Pastor Robert Melson officiating. Interment Lincoln Cemetery. Don is survived by his wife, Betty K. Poole; sons, Donovon and Calvin; daughter, Tiffany; granddaughters, Quenitra and Jaila; brothers and sisters, Fannie Gearing, Solomon "Doc" Poole, Ivey Joe (Fannie) Poole, Marvin (Mary Ann) Poole, Minnie (Charles) Simmons, Geraldine (Reginald) Collins and Patty Mobley. The cortege will assemble at the residence at 11:30. Herschel Thornton Mortuary, 3346 M.L. King Jr. Dr. (404) 691-4685.
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Memories and Condolences
for Don Poole
Ruth Puckett
April 24, 2006
may you find peace in knowing that our loss on earth is the lord's gain in heaven.
betty, we love you.
Ruth & Micheal Puckett
Vernon Kimbro
April 21, 2006
My Big Sistser, be strong and be encouraged. Remember the good times and laugh and remember the bad times for then and now they come to make you strong. Most of all be faithful knowing that God has made a promise to us all. And that promise is that if we are faithful to him he will be faithful to us and allow us to join Him and our family members in heaven. I love you and I cherish you and I continue to pray for you.
Leslie Kimbro
April 21, 2006
Don Poole was a man of God who was gifted with his hands to create and build whatever a person could imagine. As I look around my house and see the many projects he assisted in, it gives me great joy to have known such a gifted man of God.
Curtis and Leslie Kimbro
May 3, 2005
Betty, it is hard to believe that Don has gone home to be with the Lord. Everytime I use the beautiful trash can he made me, I think of him. Draw near to God, he knows your heart and HE WILL comfort you. We love you and are praying every day for you. Remember, Don is in Heaven with his Creator, the Almighty God!
Cathy Willingham
May 1, 2005
Betty
I know this is a very sad,emotional & lonely time for you. Just know you have friends & family that love you & are here for you. You are a special, kind person.
I love you
Cathy Willingham
Emanel and Pam Payton
April 29, 2005
Betty, may God continue to keep you strong. We love you and feel such joy everytime we think of Don and how special he always was to our family. Remember God loves you and we are always here for you.
VIVIAN BROWN GAMBLE
April 28, 2005
DEAR BETTY & FAMILY,MY SYMPATHY & SUPPORT ARE WITH YOU TODAY & EVERYDAY WHEN YOU NEED IT.BELIEVE THAT GOD WILL SUSTAIN YOU IN THIS TIME OF NEED.ASK FOR WHAT YOU NEED,LEAN ON THOSE WHO LOVE YOU.AND TRUST ME WHEN I SAY THAT YOU'LL COME OUT THE OTHER SIDE.
Mary Jordan
April 28, 2005
Betty Jo, words can't make your sorrow any easier to bear, but they can show how others sympathize and care, with the loss of Don. Remember God's words, I will not leave you comfortless: I will come to you.
May it be a source of inner strength to know that their is a loving God watching over you and throughout this time of need, He'll stay close to your side.
God Bless You and Family.
Mary, Deno, Gene and Marquizs
Mary Strozier
April 28, 2005
My prayers go out to the Poole family. Betty, you all had a beautiful and loving bond which cannot be broken May God continue to sustain you now and through the days, weeks, and months ahead.
Janet Butler
April 27, 2005
Betty,
I'm so sorry to here that Don has passed. Know that he is in a better place. He will always be with you in your heart. Take care of your self. Love, Janet
Mildred Hood
April 27, 2005
To The Poole Family:
Betty, we were deeply saddened to hear of Don's death. Please know that you and the children are in our thoughts and prayers.
May the love of your family and many friends comfort and strengthen you in the difficult days ahead.
Cousins,
The Hood & Nelson Families
Detroit, MI
Angela Marcus
April 27, 2005
Below is a song (hymn) that brought me comfort and gave me strength when I suffered a great loss. I hope it comforts you as well....
There’s balsam in fair Gilead;
This from God’s Word we hear.
It comfort brings to troubled hearts and helps grief disappear.
It soothes us when we’re sorely tried or deeply are distressed,
Or we have lost some loved dear one, who in death’s sleep does rest.
Just call to mind that God is love,
Is wise, almighty, true. Whate’er his providence now sends can work out well for you.
So on this God of comfort call
In frequent, earnest pray’r.
Pour out your soul; hold nothing back; tell him your ev’ry care.
And call to mind that many things,
Which long ago occurred, were written for our comfort, hope,
In God’s own holy Word.
And humbly, too, accept the aid
That brothers, wise, mature,
Would gladly, lovingly extend
To help you to endure.
And have you thought that others, too, Depress’d like you might be?
That many more are likewise tried
As to integrity?
Seek out such ones, and comfort them, and make their hearts to glow. In all such ways, the healing pow’r of Gilead’s balm you’ll know.
Joyce Beckhom
April 27, 2005
Betty
May the Lord bless and comfort you and your family in your time of sorrow.
Charles Henry Atkinson
April 27, 2005
My deepest condolences to the Kimbro and Poole families. Don was a true and honest friend from the first time I met him. From our meeting I felt that he enjoyed any fellowship and welcomed an opportunity to be in the company of people. May the Heavenly Father send the comforter to abide with each and every one of you in this time of sorrow, be confident that we will all be united in Gods Kingdom...
Phyllis S. Richardson
April 27, 2005
To the Poole Family, Betty, at this difficult time, may the sympathy words can only begin to express and bring you and the Poole family some comfort now. When we have done our best, we should wait the result in PEACE!!!
Janice Brady
April 27, 2005
Sympathy to the whole family.May god bless and keep you all. Much love to you Betty will talk to you soon.
Gloria (Evelyn) Stanley
April 27, 2005
Betty,
God will take care of you and your family.
Stay Strong!
Michael & Helen Bowden
April 27, 2005
Mike and I offer our heartfelt condolences at this stressful time. We are praying for your understanding to the Master for this new adventure that you are now on.
Margaret Harpe
April 26, 2005
Betty
I want to express my heartfelt sympathy. Everyone that knew Don will miss him. He was such a talented man, a good father and most of all a loving husband to you. I'm sure his memories of him will be some comfort to you.
Sincerely
Margaret B. Harpe
pat davis
April 26, 2005
Sister,
I Love You very much GOD loves u too.To be absent from the body is to be present with the LORD. Keep
your strength up be strong and keep
the faith.
Love U Pat Davis
Kenneth O Hardeman
April 26, 2005
Betty,
Just to let you know that you are not alone. A mainstay in your life has been repositioned/not gone. The memory of what you have done,experienced and achieved together are constant reminders in the spirit that Don is still near you. As you make this adjustment to his physical absence-I pray your strength to endure-count it "all" joy that he(Don) had accepted Christ for himself and that is enough. Betty keep the faith and pray earnestly for direction as to where HE would have you go. This expression of sympathy is embraced the by the Hardeman,Avery family-as you and our sister Miriam have enjoyed a unique relationship over the years. You are in our prayers!!
Patricia &Charles Figures
April 25, 2005
Betty, We Have You in our Prayers,We Also Live On Palm Springs
Curtis Kimbro
April 25, 2005
To the Kimbro and Poole family. We will miss Don. A man that has lived a good life! It's still hard to believe that he is gone. Let's make sure we support one another in our time of lose and celebrate a life well lived.
Rosetta Collins
April 25, 2005
We will miss you, We Love You, Rosetta, Corey (your God Son), Brittney...
Derrick Monroe
April 25, 2005
Betty, I would like to give my condolences. Don will be truely missed.
With Love,
Derrick
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