F I N AL VERSION CELEBRATION OF LIFE Bishop Charles H. Ellis Ellis III, III, Officiant Rev. Rev. Robert Smith Jr., Co-Offic Co-Offic iant
9:30-9:50am Mus ic al Prelu de ................. .......................... .................. ................... ................... .................. .................. .................. .................. ............. .... Ar eth a Frankl in Or ch est ra 9:50-10:00am Lighting of Candles .................................................................................. Swanson Funeral Home, Inc. (The seven seven candles at the head represent represent the seven stars, which are the angles. The seven seven candle stick s at the foot represent the seven church es. We feel feel that we are are living i n the days of Revelation. Revelation. Rev. 1:20) 1:20)
10:00-10:20am Proces si on al .................. ........................... .................. ................... ................... .................. .................. .................. ................. ........ Clerg y, Mini st ers and Famil y 10:20-10:25am Prayer of Com fo rt .................. ........................... .................. .................. ............. .... Dr. E.L. Br anch , Past Past or , Thi rd New Hope Chur ch 10:2510:25-10:4 10:40a 0am m Scriptur e of Comfort: 10:25am Old Testam ent : .................... ............................. .................. ................. ........Bishop T.D. Jakes, Potter’s House, Dallas, TX 10:30am 10:30am New Testament: ....... ........... ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ .... Pasto Pasto r Solom on Kin loc h, Trium ph Churc h 10:35am 10:35am The Psalm: .......... .............. ........ ........ ........ ...... Bis hop P.A. Bro oks , Pastor , New St. Paul Tabernacl e Chur ch 10:40-10:45am Musi cal Tri bu te ................. .......................... .................. ................... ................... .................. .................. ............... ......Ar eth a Frank li n Celebr ati on Cho ir 10:45-10:49am Mus ic al Tri bu te ................. .......................... .................. ................... ................... .................. .................. .................. .................. ................... ................... .................. ........... .. Faith Hil l 10:49-11:03am Remark s: ................. .......................... ................... ................... .................. .................. .................. ................... ................... .................. .................. .................. .................. .................. .................. ........... .. 10:49a 10:49am m Br enda Jones, City Council President 10:51a 10:51am m Jo Ann Watson, Detroi Detroi t City Coun cil 10:53am Mike Duggan, Mayor, City of Detroit 10:57a 10:57am m Governor Rick Snyder, State of Michigan 11:03-11:08am Mus ic al Tri bu te .................. ........................... .................. ................... ................... .................. .................. .................. .................. ................... ................... ........... .. Ar iana Grand e 1108-11:13am 1108-11:13am Mus ic al Tri bu te...................... te............................... .................. .................. .................. .................. ................... ................... .................. .................. .............. ..... The Clark Sist ers 11:13am-11:18am Ac kno wl edgem ents an d Cond ol ences ..................... ............................... ................... .................. .................. ............. ....Barb ara Samps on 11:18-11:23am Musical Tribute… ........ ............ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ...... The Will iams Bro thers & Vanessa Bell Arm str ong 11:23-11:40 11:23-11:40am am Family Reflecti ons .......... .............. ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ .... Vaughn, Crist al, Victo rie & Jor dan Frankl in 11:40-11:45am Fami ly Musi cal Tri bu te .................. ............................ ................... .................. .................. .................. .................. .................. .................. .............. ..... Edwar d Fr ankl in 11:45-11:50am Obi tu ary .................. ........................... .................. .................. ................... ................... .................. .................. .................. .................. ................... ................... ............ ... Sabri na Owens 11:50-11:55am Mus ic al Tr ib ut e ........... .................... .................. .................. .................. .................. .................. ................... ................... .................. ............ ... Al ic e McAl li st er Ti ll man 11:55-12:00pm Mus ic al Tr ib ut e .................. ........................... .................. ................... ................... .................. .................. .................. .................. ................. ........ Aud rey DuB oi s Har ri s 12:00-12:15 12:00-12:15pm pm Pers onal Remarks : 12:00pm Eric Holder, Former U.S. Attorney General 12:05pm Senator Gary Peters, State of Michigan 12:10pm 12:10pm Former President, William (Bill) Jefferson Clinton
12:15-12:19pm Musical Tribute .................................................... Pastor Shirley Caesar and Tasha Cobbs-Leonard 12:19-12:36pm Personal Reflections : 12:19pm 12:19pm Greg Mathis, Retired Retired Ju dge, 36th 36th Dist rict Court, Detroit, MI 12:23pm 12:23pm Brenda L awrence, State State Representative, 14th 14th Congressional Distric t 12:27pm 12:27pm Rev. Rev. Donald L. Parsons, Log os Assembly Church, Chicago, IL 12:31pm 12:31pm Rev. Rev. Al Sharpto Sharpto n, Founder, National National Action Networ Networ k 12:36-12:41pm Mus ic al Tri bu te .................. ........................... .................. ................... ................... .................. .................. .................. .................. ................... ................... ............... ......Chaka Kh an 12:41-12:51pm Mus ic al Tri bu te ........................ ................................. ................... ................... .................. .................. .................. .................. ................... ................... .................. ............. .... Ron Isl ey 12:51pm Rev. Jesse Jackson, Founder/President Rainbow P.U.S.H. Coalition 1:00pm 1:00pm Dr. Will iam J. Barber, II, Pastor, Pastor, Greenleaf Greenleaf Christi an Church, Goldsb oroug h N.C 1:05pm 1:05pm Rev. James Holley, Holley, Retired Pastor, Pastor, New Light Missionary B aptist Chur ch 1:10-1:15pm Mus ic al Tr ib ut e .......... ................... .................. .................. ................... ................... .................. .................. .................. .................. ................. ........ Fantas ia B arr in o-Tayl or 1:15-1:30pm Personal Reflections : 1:15pm 1:15pm Tyler Perry 1:17pm 1:17pm Cicely Tyson, Actr ess 1:20pm 1:20pm Clive Davis, Chief Creative Creative Offi cer, Sony Music 1:25pm 1:25pm Smokey Robinson, Recording Ar tist 1:30-1:34pm Mu si cal Tri bu te ................. ........................... ................... .................. .................. .................. ................. ........ Bi sh op Paul M or to n and Yol anda Ad ams 1:34-1:53pm Personal Reflections : 1:34pm 1:34pm Mil dred Gaddis, Radio Personality 1:38pm 1:38pm Isaiah Isaiah Thom as, Former NBA Player, Detroit Pistons 1:42pm Ron Moten, Personal Friend, Franchise Owner, McDonald’s Restaurants 1:48pm 1:48pm Michael Eric Dyson, Professor of Sociolog y, Georgetown Georgetown University 1:53-2:00pm 1:53-2:00pm Mu sic al Trib ute ...... .......... ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ....... ... Bis hop Marvin Sapp and t he Aret ha Frankl in Celebr ation Choir 2:00-2:05pm Sermo ni c Select io n .................. ........................... ................... ................... .................. .................. .................. .................. .................. ................... .............. .... Jenn if er Huds on 2:05-2:35pm 2:05-2:35pm Eulog y ........ ............ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ....... ... Rev. Rev. Jasper Will iams, Jr., Pastor, Salem Bapt ist Chur ch, Atlant a GA 2:35-2:45pm Mu si cal Tri bu te ................. ........................... ................... .................. .................. .................. ................. ........ Stevi e Wonder j oi ned b y Natio nal Ar ti st s 2:45-3:00pm 2:45-3:00pm Recession al ........ ............ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ .....Jennif .Jennif er Holli day and the Areth a Frankl in Celebratio n Choir