- Collection:
- Atlanta Funeral Programs Collection
- Title:
- A Celebration and Love of Life for Forrest Bernard West III, A.K.A. "Dee Bug" "Cowboy", Sunrise: March 14, 1991 - Sunset: June 26, 2011, Saturday, July 2, 2011, 12:00 Noon, Gregory B. Levett & Sons Funeral Home, South DeKalb Chapel, 4347 Flat Shoals Parkway, Decatur, Georgia 30034, Pastor Fred Dudley, Officiating Minister
- Contributor to Resource:
- African-American Historical and Genealogical Society (Washington, D.C.). Metro Atlanta Chapter
Wesley Chapel Genealogy Group - Date of Original:
- 2011-07-02
- Subject:
- African American men--Georgia--Decatur--History--20th century
African Americans--Funeral customs and rites--Georgia--Decatur--History--20th century
Funeral rites and ceremonies--Georgia--Decatur---History--20th century
Funeral service--Georgia--Decatur--History--20th century
Mourning customs--Georgia--Decatur--History--20th century
African Americans--Georgia--Decatur--Genealogy - Location:
- United States, Georgia, DeKalb County, Decatur, 33.77483, -84.29631
- Medium:
- church records
programs (documents)
records (documents) - Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
- Description:
- Funeral program for Forrest Bernard West, III. Birth date: March 14, 1991. Death date: June 26, 2011. Funeral date: July 2, 2011. Church: Gregory B. Levett & Sons Funeral Home (Decatur, Ga.). The Atlanta Funeral Programs Collection is a project of the Digital Library of Georgia in association with the Auburn Avenue Research Library on African-American Culture and History as part of Georgia HomePLACE. The project is supported with federal LSTA funds administered by the Institute of Museum and Library Services through the Georgia Public Library Service, a unit of the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia.
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:aarl_afpc_westforrestbernardiii20110702
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:aarl_afpc_westforrestbernardiii20110702
- Language:
- eng
- Extent:
- 2 pages
- Holding Institution:
- Auburn Avenue Research Library on African-American Culture and History
- Rights:
-
A Celebration and Love of Life
For
GJj!MJteU flf~~ III
"Dee
Sunrise
March 14, 1991
A.K.A.
Sunset
June 26, 2011
Saturday,July 2, 2011 12:00 Noon
Gregory B. Levett & Sons Funeral Home South Dekalb Chapel
4347 Flat Shoals Parkway Decatur, Georgia 30034
Pastor Fred Dudley, Officiating Minister
God ga e rrest Bernard est) Jr. and . Trac e HuffWest a precious ton March 14) 1991. The accep ed their gift fro God and named him F t Dern W stIll
ard confessed his lov for ] sus Christ as hi Lord and SaVI ur vecy ar in li As a young m of great faith)he ins ired so many in his d;1 y walk. ernard attended arview em ntary~ Austin Road iddle School~ and gradu ted from aith Academy in 2009.
a young child, Dee Bu_g started playin basket , but that was a phase. The pas on and focus for animals soon surfaced as he tried st to his pa ts house into a mm zoo. His love for h es outweighed all other animal y f . A the ender a e of 14, Cowboy was idely recogntzed a th'e , est bull-rider in th stat If eorgia. Cowboy as a member of man Rooeo A: OCJa.,
ti ns such as: GHS : , PRCA, RCA, I and PIRA.
Sunday\ Jun 26, 20ll, God called hi chil to s art his new career in li . The Lo terminated
ernard"s e thly duti t n
r th his eavenly host; Dernard leaves to cher1sh his
precious m ory: are ts
Tracele (Huff) West; sister, 1 akia Owens (Darunda
d s); nep ew, Xaivier A ; dparents,, r otman "'Pit Stop" Huff, Olivia Smith (late Robert
S th) and Joann West (Ia~ orre t West Sr.); aunts, onna Shevon Huff, ormandy Huff~
o monica Patrick, and _ 1kki Carter (Donta)~ uncles, Dexte W est (Marion)~ Orlando West
(Shawaga) and Jason est fri d, Uoroan Goodman His
a host of cousins an e top~'_ the list of
afnriheinsdws.oDnedrenrfaurdl
also lea~ traits.
s be
nard's
d hi smile
s w as
one in a hundred J;nilli n ~ ard we Will love and ss you. SMILE!
A Letter To My Dearest Family
Same dungs 'd like to say but first ofall to let ou lmo that :I am wd okaJ. I'm writiug this from eaven where I
U 'th above where there'sno more tears or sadnas there isjust eternal love. Please do not be unhappy just
because I"m out ofsight remember that I'mwith you every momin& noon dniKht. That day I had toleave youwhen my life oo Ear was throug~ God picked me up and lruggcd meand Hesat 1we1come you Ifs good to haveyou back
a~at~you WCfi missed whtlcyou weregone, asfor yourdearestfamily they'll be here lateron I needY'OU here so badly
aspart ofmy bigplan~ there's so much that we haveto do to help ourmortal man. Then GOOgave me alist ofthtngs He
wishedfor me to do~ andforemost on that list ofmine is to watch andcarefor you. And I will be besideyou every day
and week andyear~ and when you're sad, I'm standing there to wipe the tear. And when you lte in bed at nigh~
an the days choresput toflight,God and 1are closest toyou in themiddle o the night. Whenyou think ofmy lifoon Earth
and those lovingy~ because you'reonly human they are bound to 6ringyou tears. But do not beafraid to cry it
docs rclieve thepa~ remember there wouldbe noflo ~unless there was some nun I wish that 1could teDyou ofall
that GOO has planned but if1were to tellyou, you wouldn'l understand. But one thmg is for certain~ 1know life on
earth meant hat is best
more. But I am
rm still not far
closer to you now away from yo~ I
than just
1 ever
retied
was be time to
o . And to my rest. There are
very manyfriend~ rocky roods ahead
trust God knows ofyo~ and memy
hiUs to dimb~ but together we can do it taking one day at a time. It was always my phtlosophy and rd like it for you
Goo too that as you give unto the World so the World will give to you. If yo c.an help somebody who is in sorrow or in
pam~ then you can say to at night my day was not in vain. And no ,
e
~life it was worthwhil~
knowing as 1pa:ssed along the way I madesomebody smile. So ifyou mEi mnc. 11 o s
ndfedmg low~ just
lend a
mmd~
hand v-pic ~m walking
him upason your way you go. When you ali walking d in yourfootsteps only halfastepbehind And when youfe
the street and you\te got me on your , . .r. eze or the wind upon your
face~ that'smegivingyou agreat btg hug or just a5oft embrace. And when ifs time oryou to go from that body to be
fre~ rememberyou~re notgoingyou ar! commg h tom~ And I will always loveyou from the heavens way up above.
P.S. GOO sends His Love.
"The Rodeo Cowboy Prayer"
Our Gracious and Heavenly Father,
We pause in the midst of this festive occasion, mindful and thoughtful of the guidance that you have given us. We would ask today, Lord, that you be with us in this rodeo arena as we pray you
will be also with us in life's arena. As cowboys, Lord, we don't ask for any special favors in this arena today. We only ask that you will let us compete in this event, and in life, as You did for us. We don't ask that we never break a barrier, draw the steer that won't lay, draw around a chute fighting horse, or a
bull that is impossible to ride. Help us to compete in life as honest as the horse we ride; in a manner as clean and pure as the wind that blows across this Texas country; so
when we make that Last Ride, that we know is inevitable, to the Country Up There. Where the grass is green and lush and stirrup-high
and the water runs clean and clear; You will tell us, as our Last Judge, that our entry fees are paid.
We ask these things in Christ's Name.
I
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Prayer....................................:.....~ ..:...........................................................Minister Pepper Brown
Song-"Let It Rain"........................................................................................Bishop J.D. Means I
Poem/Song.....................~..........................................Anthony , D'Anthony and Lestavis Huff 4
Obituary Read Silently........................................;........................................................Soft .Music
Remarks (PLEASE LIMIT TO 3MINUTES)...............:.......................................Famil~ & Friends
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qribute...............................................................................:..................Gregory B. Levett & Sons
Eulogy................................................................................................:..............Pastor Fred Dudley Recessional........................................................................................................................."Well Done"
Mark]. DevinnJ.
Craig C. RickyM.
Sheldon A. Jerome C.
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The Family wishes to acknowledge with deep appreciation the many explFessions of love, concern and kindness shown to them during this time of bereavement. May God Bless and Keep You .. The Huff and West Families..-
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