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Tlie Cefe6ration Service 
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Mr. James Farontina Butfer 
 
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January 30, 1976:to.AugUst 12,2000 
'1\vo .o:.~ck p.m. Rainbow cOVenant Ministries 
~Gwr9ia 
Rev. Mi!toii"iiofston., Eu!o9ist 
Rev. CUir~ idt, Pastor 
 
 0 n.Aug.m 12, 2000 Gocf sent dOwn one of fiis fiea.ven!y eu19efs to 
 
6rin9 my lius6am! fwme to rest. Mr. James Fa.rontina Bu-tfer was 
 
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6om ]anua.ry 30, 1976 to Janus Me!vin Butfer and tlie Cate Sfiirfey 
 
Ann Hurst. James was edlrcatec! in tlie Newton Coun-fy scfwoC sys- 
 
tems wliere fie 9rcufua.w!]une of 1995. Soon after tfiat fie en!iste4 
 
into tJie U.S. Nary on Se_f;terrwer 10, 1995, wliere fie 
 
servetffour years inNoifoCkVir9i.nia. Wfiife fie was in 
tJie Nary, lie receivec! many mdafs, pins, am! certifi 
cates for ajo6 we(( tfone. On SeptemOer 261 1996 Goc! 
 
6CessecC fiim witli a 6eautifu! Cittfe 9ir~ ]CUj_uila. E'fexus 
 
 Bufler. He was Cater unitdin Hory Matrimony to 
 
Equa!Ca Tavviette ]ofmson on Septemher 261 1998. 
James was a kiru! am!~ lius6aruf, fatlWJ 
 
6rotlier, uncfe, nep~ son..in-Cal\j6rotlier-in-Caw, 
am! a. dear~ am!just fiRe a. 9randSon to many 
otfiers. James fia.s 9one to five witli fiis motlier SfiirCey am!9rawfmotlier Louise wfio prececfed fiim. in deatli. 
]a.tn5 tfa.ves to dierisfi fiis nwrwry, a Covi119 aru! devotecfwife Equaf!a Johnson But!erj one ~liter, 
 
9]9aorcedkamstoo9ntvrliai!eCrrueaf,nr]FHauwLq!et,aualirauiu!c.Cn9sftaon,MufBDurCuesfo.tjf!aoveRtrir1nlojsWgstRewujmrLoMye,ne~ roa.WfndBo4SeoA,nd.oR{sSnsir.seyoStenf6arAorsrfoat,d!talAlSii.nBe{osttuj.afJPt,Cfoeeaforrricvunoii!!nBfVfAgauetttorf!aanen,rtoaf, RrynofdS of Covington, motlier an4fatliu-~Cal\1 Mr. cuu!Mrs. 
CCinton (Vir9inia) Ross aru!Mr. ant! Mrs. Lewis (Tina) BarRfey, 
aU of C~ 9rcuuf parents in-Ca~ Mr. & Mrs. :Mack (GWria) 
Ba.rR!ey, Ms. Bo66y Gaither, aru!Ms..Ann.ie Gfi9gs, tliree 6rotlierin-Caws, Mr. 'l)n'onneJofmson, MauriceAvery and'A1ufrea Ross, 
ali of Covifl9Um., tliree sister-in-Caws, A.{s. MeCissa GCovetj Ms. Sfimnette cuu! Ms. Afida. Bosewef1 af! ofCovington, four Aunts, 
Mr. aru!Mrs. Wayne (Mary) Gooc!rum, Mr. an4Mrs. Cfutrfie 
0ofumie) Jofmson, af! ofCovingum, Mr. andMrs. Ja.tnS O'Nea.C (EarCie) Jenkins ofTexas, a frost ofaunt ~Caws, four undes, Mr. 
James Grletj Mr. Horace Hear~ Mr. Ben RrynofdS m, ~Mr. 
Wiffie R.eynofdS, two nepliewsj Antonio andJennicftad Hearc!. His  
aevotdfriendS, incUufe Midiae! Brown, MicftadWiiite, Derrick 
 
Avery, Tony Faison 1 Kevin Jofmson, Quitu)' Sims aruf many nwre .frienis cuu! relatives. He Covec!you Tio, Rio andTravis. 
 
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 THE PLAN OF THE 
.MAsTER WEAVER 
 
My Cife is 6ut a weavifl9 
 
Betweentlie Lon{ aru! me, 
 
I may not dioose tJie cofors, . 
 
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 He knows wfia.t tJiey sfwuU! 6ej 
 
For He can view tJie pattern 
upon tJie upper suu 
 
Wlii!e I can see it ~y 
 
On tJiis, tJie urufer side 
 
Sometimes He weavetli. sorr(mj 
1-Vfii.di. seemctfi strctt19e to mej 
But I wi1I trust His jud9ement .AJu{ work onfaitlifu!!yj 
'Tis He wfW fi!Cs tfie sliutt!e, 
Aru! He knows wfiat is 6est1 So I sfia!! weave in ea~1 
Iavifl9 to Him tlie rest. 
 
Not 'ti! tJie Coom is si!ent 
.A1U{tJie sliuttfes cease to fly 
Sfia[( Got! unroU tJie canvas 
A1u! expCa.in t1ie reason wliy Tlie dark tlireadS a.re as nud"d 
In tlie Weaver's ski!lfu! fuuu! 
As tlie tlireadS of90!4 aru! sifver In tiU. pattern He lias pCamw! 
 
 To flo/.frieruf.:(~ lius6and) 
of a!!tlie peopCe in flo/ Cife, 
From 6C9inni119 to tlie em(, You've 6een. a. specla! 6Cessi119. 
My dear atU!fa.itlifuCfriau!  
You'vefi!Cd flo/ Cife with ~liter 
Sfut.rea sorrows, joys atU!tears. 
You've stool! 6y me atU! fidd flo/ fut.~ wa!JWCwith me tliroll9fi tlie years, Wfim I 11eedet! someone to Cisten. I knew you would a!w~s fie tfiere 
Wfim I wea.tlieredtlie stol111S of Cife. 
You were a!~ay~ tlie one wlio card 
So in tliis circle we ca!C Cife 
From 6C9inni119 to tlie end I was 6Cesse4 to fia.ve you 6eside me, 
flo/ dealj fa.itllfu!.frien4. 
 
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ORDER OF SERVICE 
 
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Pref:ucfe 
 
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ProcessionaL SoCo ........................................IJ~~rscnt 
 
Scripture .................OCd Test:anwl-t: Rev. Cyntliia. Marks New Testament: Min.. Patricia.Wliite 
 
Prayer ........................................Rev. Cfara Lett 
 
Sofo ............................................Nec.e. Martin 
 
PoetJt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ................... ~ . ; ......Tawa.tUla Mif.Cs 
 
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WordS of Comfort .............................Rev. Cfara Lett 
 
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o6ituary .......................................Read sifentfy 
R.emarks ................................ .open three minutes 
 
Sofo ...................................... .Sy(vester Stanford' 
 
Eufogy ..................................Rev. Mifton. Hofston 
 
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Adinow~ements 
 
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ProcessionaL 
 
lNTERl\.fENT 
Lawnwood Menioria! Garden 
Dinner wiCC 6e served' at 
258 WoodLuuf Circle Covingto\.n , GA 30116 
 
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PALL BEARERS 
CCass of 19.95 and Friends 
 
FLOWER LADIES 
CCass of 1995 and FriendS 
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AcKNOWLEDGEMENTS  
 
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Mr~. _Eq11aCfa Butfet:, ]aqui!a andf~iCy would Cih to express 
their lieartfeCt Cove and appreciation to eacli and every onefor 
your continud expression of support, Cove, prayers, ancC kincC 
deeds. May God continUe to Cove, 6Cess and keep you aCC. 
 
I 29 W Washington Streel Monroe, Georgia 306.5.5 
(770) 267-2642 
 
FWleral A"angtJJilenu EnlrwJed to: 
Young Funeral Home, Inc. 
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3 I 06 West Street Covington, Georgia 300U 
(770) 786-2944