Martin Luther King Jr.'s funeral notice from 1968
Apr 12, 2018Atlanta.The anniversary will be marked with the March for Humanity through the streets of downtown Atlanta.The march is scheduled for noon, starting from Historic Ebenezer Baptist Church at the Martin Luther King Jr. National Historic Park on Auburn Avenue and ending at Liberty Plaza near the Georgia State Capitol.RELATED: Road closings and traffic information for the marchRecalling the 1968 funeral and march in AtlantaEditor's note: Martin Luther King Jr. was killed by an assassin's bullet on April 4, 1968. His funeral notice from The Atlanta Constitution was published on April 8, 1968 and is reprinted here.KING -- Services for Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. will be held for the immediate family and members of the Ebenezer Baptist Church at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, April 9, 1968 from Ebenezer Baptist Church, Rev. Ralph David Abernathy officiating. The procession will leave Ebenezer at 11 o'clock and proceed to the Morehouse College Campus for the service which is open to all at 1 p.m. The funeral announcment for Martin Luther King Jr. from the April 8, 1968 Atlanta Constitution. (AJC archives)Dr. King is survived by his wife, Mrs. Coretta Scott King; children, Yolanda Denise (12), Martin Luther III (10), Dexter Scott (7), Bernice Albertine (5); parents Rev. and Mrs. Martin Luther King Sr.; sister and brother-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Farris Sr. and children, Isaac Jr., Angela Christine, brother and sister-in-law, Rev. and Mrs. A.D. Williams King, and children, Alveda Celeste, A.D. Williams II, Derek Barber, Esther Darlene, Vernon Christopher; three uncles, four aunts, a large number of relatives and countless thousands of admiring and loving friends and followers the world over. For those who would like to express their appreciation to Dr. King and his family by sending flowers it is suggested that contributions be made to the Martin Luther King Memorial Fund. This fund will be used to perpetrate and perpetuate the ideas of Dr. King. The remains will be viewed at the church until 9 a.m. Tuesday. Entombment at South View Cemet... (AJC.com - Atlanta Journal Constitution)
