~~Psalm 23~~
The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.
He maketh me to lie down in green pastures:
he leadeth me beside the still waters.
He restoreth my soul: He leadeth me in the paths of
righteousness for his name's sake.
Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of
death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me:
thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.
Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine
enemies: thou anointest my head with oil,my cup runneth
over. Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all
the days of my life: and I will dwell in the
house of the Lord for ever.
The writings below are Mary Anns tribute
To her Beloved Jim
Jim was born on March 18,1933, and went to be with the
Lord on September 5, 1997.
The cause of his death was cancer
of the liver.
I miss him so very much.
We were married on
September 18,1970.
We would be celebrating
our 30th anniversary this September.
He was very thoughful, kind,
and considerate of everyone.
I could not have had a better husband.
I realize that
the good Lord called him home
because Jim had finished his
work here on earth.
Jim, for a long time,
owned his own used
truck business. He loved it so much.
However, the economy became bad and he
was fortunate enough to sell
out at just the right time
Later he started substituting
in the public schools and was
very successful. He could always do
anything that he wished to accomplish.
He never got upset with the students, but
he had the "knack" of dealing
with them in the proper way.
After substituting for 2 years,
he was offered the position of
being the head of the in-school suspension
students at a junior high.
He just loved that and
was a great success at it.
He never ask, "how can we do this", but rather, he took
the attitude of "Let's get started and get this done".
He left behind myself,(His wife) his mother, my father,
four sisters and one brother.
When he found out that he was dying, he faced it so very bravely.
September 5 will make 3 years
since he left this earthly world and
went to be with Jesus.
I know that Jim is here,
very deep in my heart,
and always will be.
He served in the Korean Conflict
and was very patriotic.
He also loved, Trains,trucks,sailing ships.
He loved auctioneering, and anything western:
I sometimes called Jim
My "Marlboro Cowboy"
I miss him more than I can say,
but I take solace knowing
that he is in a much better place and
is not hurting.
I also believe firmly that he is watching over me;
before he passed away,
I asked him if he would ask God
to let him be my guardian angel
and Jim replied that he would.
I believe that he is "My Guardian Angel"
and that he is constantly
watching over me along,
with being in my heart.
I thank the Lord for
giving us the 27 wonderful years of marriage.
Thank you for taking the time to read this.
Love and Hugs, Mary Ann
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Thank you dear Dawn
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This page was done in
Loving Memory
Of James Reuben Butts
Mary Ann, God Bless You
This page Created Aug.24, 2000
~~By Jan..Redbird~~
Update May10,2002
