Pastor Eula

Mae Tyler-Richmond

Pastor Eula Mae Tyler Richmond was born on April 6, 1945, to the late Ulysses Tyler and the late Georgia Mae Tyler in Griffin, Georgia. As a toddler, her parents left Georgia and moved to Miami, FL. In Florida she received her formal education at Mays High School in Goulds, FL.

Pastor Eula received her call to ministry while serving under the leadership of Mother Gibbons, (COGIC) in Goulds, FL.

In 1980, along with her two children, Jackie and Darien, she moved to Griffin, Georgia. She later founded and Pastored Zion Church of God in Christ. Pastor Eula later established Zion Outreach program to support the needs of men and women suffering from addiction. Through her ministry at Zion, she impacted countless lives, brought hope to the weary and brokenhearted and guided many to a relationship with Christ.

On December 31, 2024, Pastor Eula Mae Tyler Richmond answered the Master's call to rest from labor to reward. She was preceded in death by her parents, Ulysses Tyler and Georgia Mae Tyler; her daughter, Jackie; two brothers, Jimmy Tyler and Ulysses Tyler, Jr., and her sister, Jeanette Tyler.

Pastor Eula Mae Tyler Richmond leaves to celebrate he life, four sons, Darien (Felicia), Jakeevins, Emmanuel, and Curtis (Sarah); one daughter, Shenadiya; four granddaughters, Darkeitha, Jasmine, Alicia, and Brianna; two grandsons, Darius, and Jalen; 23 great grandchildren; siblings, Milton (Stephanie) Tyler, Margaret (Jimmy) Tyler, Michael (Cathy) Tyler, Gloria Tyler, Linda (Jaz) Brinkley, and Wanda Tyler; one aunt, Lonvenia Stafford Joiner, and uncle, Jessie Joiner. She also leaves a host of nieces, nephews, and cousins and friends that will miss her dearly.

Visitation will be held on Saturday, January 11, 2025, from 4PM - 6PM at Burden's Funeral Home. Service will be held on Sunday, January 12, 2025 at 2:00 PM in the Chapel at Burden's Funeral Home. The body will lie in state one hour prior to the service hour. Interment will follow on Monday, January 13, 2025, at 10:00 AM in Griffin Memorial Gardens. Elder Larry Palmore is the Eulogist.