Saying Goodbye To Coretta Scott King
Wednesday, February 08, 2006
I saw a part of the funeral for Mrs. King yesterday while I was at the hair salon for my weekly visist.
Can you believe that it lasted for seven hours?!?!?!?!
I was in shock when my stylist told me that they had been watching the funeral since 11am. Mind you, it was about 5:00pm at this point. Nevertheless, there were ten thousand mourners (including four U.S. presidents) at the funeral to say goodbye to Coretta Scott King.
I couldn’t imagine being at a funeral for seven hours, let alone my mothers funeral. What torture that must have been for her children. Funerals are so painful, so imagine bearing that for SEVEN HOURS! There is no way. I talked to my sisters about this and we all agree that if anything ever happened to our mother, we would like the services kept as short as possible. I do not enjoy funerals in the least and I do not want to be at one any longer than necessary. I always seem to begin the healing period in my life after the funeral is over and no is no need to prolong our suffering while sitting at a funeral.
Can you believe that it lasted for seven hours?!?!?!?!
I was in shock when my stylist told me that they had been watching the funeral since 11am. Mind you, it was about 5:00pm at this point. Nevertheless, there were ten thousand mourners (including four U.S. presidents) at the funeral to say goodbye to Coretta Scott King.
I couldn’t imagine being at a funeral for seven hours, let alone my mothers funeral. What torture that must have been for her children. Funerals are so painful, so imagine bearing that for SEVEN HOURS! There is no way. I talked to my sisters about this and we all agree that if anything ever happened to our mother, we would like the services kept as short as possible. I do not enjoy funerals in the least and I do not want to be at one any longer than necessary. I always seem to begin the healing period in my life after the funeral is over and no is no need to prolong our suffering while sitting at a funeral.
In this photo, you can see how Rev. Bernice King reacts at her mother Coretta Scott King's funeral service at the New Birth Missionary Baptist Church in Lithonia, Georgia. It was VERY apparent by watching that she took her mother's death extremely hard .... So would I.I know that it took a tremendous amount of courage for her to pull herself together and perform this eulogy. Never would I want the task of performing the eulogy at my own mother’s funeral. I know that I do have the strength to do what she stood up and did today. I just couldn’t do it. She is a strong woman, but afterall, she came from strong parents didn’t she?
Somehow she managed to pull it all together and deliver a very moving and very power eulogy in honor of her beloved mother. She was truly a remarkable woman and she will be sorely missed.
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9 Comments:
It was so long, I couldn't stomach watching all of it
it was a beautiful thing...
it was beautiful. meanwhile, i started watching it at work...watched it for hours...then went home only to see it was still on. wow. that has to be the longest funeral on record.
gurl I happened to tune in right as she was giving the eulogy and I almost lost it all over again. this is the first death that has hit in a very long time!
Yeah it must me be the longest funeral I've ever heard of definitely. Its just to sad to sit through all of that sorrow for that long. They would have had to take me out on a stretcher!
It was my birthday, and I happen to take the day off... I sat there and watched the whole thing... My best friend went out there for about three hours to pay her respects... It was something to behold... But I did feel a bit sorry for the kids having to deal with that for so long... It seems like they have had no time to mourn privately...
Lee – you’re right. They didn’t have any time to mourn and show their true emotions and grief.
I watched it live and only turned at certain times. When it was nearing time for Bernice to speak I started praying for her. I remember my Mom's home coming celebration and when it came time for me to speak, I had to stop several times. I just remember wanting to scream, but I knew if I started I wouldn't be able to stop.
I am so proud of her. She not only showed she was the woman her mother raised her to be, she put aside her grief and spoke as a woman of God.
I am so proud of her. She not only showed she was the woman her mother raised her to be, she put aside her grief and spoke as a woman of God.
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