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Obituary For Mrs.Gloria Ann Driskell

Funeral services will be held on Saturday, September 01, 2018, 11:00 AM New Piney Grove Missionary Baptist Church. Interment will follow Westview Cemetery.

“To everything, there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven” Ecclesiastes 3:1

A Time to be Born Gloria Ann Driskell-Mack was born Monday, December 9, 1957 in Atlanta, Georgia. Her birth was a blessing to her mother, Mattie Kendrick-Driskell, and her father the late Harvey Driskell. She was the youngest of her three siblings.

A Time to Build As a child, Gloria attended Allen Temple A.M.E. Church in southwest Atlanta with her family. At Allen Temple A.M.E. she was baptized by Reverend John A. Middleton at an early age. As an adult she joined St. Phillip A.M.E. Church. In 2008 she transferred her membership to New Piney Grove Missionary Baptist Church alongside her mother. At New Piney Grove Missionary Baptist Church she was an active member of the adult Bible study class and later the Senior Ministry.

Gloria’s education began at Atlanta’s historic Wheat Street Baptist Church School on Auburn Avenue. While enrolled at Wheat Street, she enjoyed taking part in school plays and other productions that allowed her to showcase her singing and acting talents. She was later educated in the Atlanta Public School system, first attending Thomas Heath Slater Elementary School. She was a member of 1975 class of Southwest Atlanta High School (skipping to 10th grade). Gloria enjoyed sports. In elementary school she was a member of the track team and in high school was member of the softball and tennis teams. After graduating from high school, she enrolled in DeKalb Junior College, now known as Georgia Perimeter College. It was there that she realized her calling and focused her studies on nursing.

A Time to Heal Her first job after college was at Shallowford Hospital. She later served on the nursing staff of the Spelman College Infirmary for three years under the supervision of her aunt, Amelia Kendrick, the Infirmary’s lead nurse. In 1990 she began her journey of employment with Emory University working in medical intake at its Wesley Woods Rehabilitation facility. After a brief stint in Hawaii working for Kaiser Permanente, she returned to the Atlanta area and resumed employment at Wesley Woods where she cared for those making their transitions from hospital to home. In 1999, she began to work at Emory University Hospital. Her work there centered on kidney and liver transplant patients. Throughout her career, patients and their families frequently commented on the level of care that Gloria provided, which was beyond reproach. She prided herself in providing each person she cared for with an extraordinary level of dignity and respect regardless of their social status, their illness or life circumstances. Her caring spirit extended into a new realm in 2011 when she enrolled in the Gupton-Jones School of Mortuary Science. While a student there she trained at the Gregory B. Levett Funeral Home in Decatur. Gloria was excited about this new calling on her life. She saw being able to help families celebrate the life of their loved ones during their times of need as an honor. Her plans included starting a funeral home with her niece upon graduation; however, her health began to decline prior to the completion of her training.

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I offer my deepest condolences to the Driskell family on the passing of your loved one. Please take hope in Jehovah god’s promise of a resurrection, located at Revelations 21:3,4. I pray that this scripture brings a measure of comfort to you during your time of bereavement.

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Dear Family, I am so very sorry for your loss. Jehovah God has a longing to undo all that death has caused. In the very near future he will resurrect all who have died. (Acts 9:36-41)

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My sincere condolences to your family. May you find comfort found in the words of Isaiah 25:8

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I am so sorry for the loss of your dear loved one. There is a very comforting scripture found at Isaiah 25:8. It says that soon Jehovah will swallow up death forever and that he will wipe away all of the tears. So we can look forward to a time when death will be done away with forever. I hope that this scripture can bring some comfort during this time.

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My condolences in the loss of your dear loved one, we should be comforted in knowing that Jehovah understands our distresses and that he cares about us. As stated in First Peter 5:7 “Throw all your anxiety upon him, because he cares for you.” And in First Corinthians 15:26 And the last enemy, death, is to be brought to nothing. A promise Jehovah had made us this wonderful hope is sure to come.

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My heartfelt condolences to the family. I am so sorry for your loss. May you find comfort through the loving and happy memories of your dear loved one, Gloria. May you also look to our loving Heavenly Father, the GOD of all comfort, to provide what you need at this very sad time. (2 Corinthians 1:3,4, Psalms 83:18). He promises us that very soon, "He will wipe every tear from our eyes and death will be no more, neither will mourning nor outcry nor pain be anymore. The former things have passed away." Revelation 21:3,4, Isaiah 33:24. He also promises us that there will be a resurrection of our loved ones that we have lost in death, and they will have the opportunity to live forever in perfect health in Paradise right here on earth. (John 5:28,29, Psalms 37:10,11). What wonderful promises! Can you imagine a time on earth when there will be no more sickness, pain or death? May all of God's promises give you a measure of comfort, peace, hope and strength. I have personally found very comforting information on jw.org.

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