Mary Butts Spence

GOOD MORNING GRANDMA. I JUST WANTED TO WISH YOU A PEACEFUL AND WONDERFUL BIRTHDAY. KNOW THAT YOU ARE TRULY MISSED. IT'S BEEN A YEAR SINCE I SURPRISED YOU ON YOUR LAST BIRTHDAY. HAPPY BIRTHDAY "PHENOMINAL WOMAN". ENJOY THE LORD!!!!!! I LOVE YOU BABY.

GRANDMA, I TRULY, TRULY, TRULY MISS YOU BEING HERE. YOU WERE AND WILL STILL BE MY 'ROCK". EVERYTIME I GO HOME(EMPORIA), I WALK IN YOUR BEDROOM AND LOOK FOR YOU. ALTHOUGH I KNOW THAT YOU WENT HOME TO JESUS, IT'S STILL VERY HARD TO BELIEVE THAT YOU LEFT SO FAST. YOU USED TO ALWAYS SAY"TONTON, GRANDMA GON BE LEAVING SOON". I WOULD GET UPSET AND CRY. YOU WERE THE ONLY ONE WHO KNEW JUST WHEN YOU WERE GOING TO GO. I AM VERY THANKFUL TO BE WITH YOU BEFORE YOU WENT TO SEE THE SAVIOR. I WILL ALWAYS...

MOM,
THERE ARE NOT ENOUGH WORDS TO SAY, HOW MUCH I REALLY MISS YOU. IT SEEM AS THOUGH IT WAS YESTERDAY, BUR AS DAYS GO ON I STILL THINK OF YOU. IT HURTS SO MUCH. BUT I KNOW THAT YOU ARE HAVING A TIME OF SINGING AND PRAISING GOD. I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU DON WITH ME & TO ME.BECAUSE OF YOUR PRAYERS, I WOULDN'T BE WHERE I AM TODAY. I WILL ALWAYS LOVE YOU AND REMEMBER THE TIMES WE HAD CLOWNING AROUND AND LAUGHING.FROM MY HUSBAND AND MYSELF I SAY THANKS AND WE LOVE YOU...

Mom,
Time has moved swiftly, but your memories will forever be with me. Your love, advice, compassion, givining spirit, love of gospel music, godly examples, guidance, genius, and most of all your love of Jesus, Loving you forever.
Your Daughter Hazel

Mom,
It's nothing but love I feel for you. I truly miss you. I know you are forever with me in the spirit. I'ts now a new year. But a year with the Lord is but a sec. You are in HIS presence. That's where I want to be. I packed some of your things and shared them with others. You always love to give. So you are still giving after you have left this earth. With your gift of giving, you will be sharing for a very long time. Thanks for that kind spirit you have passed on. I see...

Mom,
Time has gone tooo fast. Yesterday was one month anniversary of your home goining. It's just like yesterday. I don't know why I wake up every morning at 4:00am and my mind goes to when you crossed over to take your Savior's hand. at 4:20AM. I do give God the glory because He honor you in life and He honored you in death. He did not let you suffer. Iv'e shared with many people your testimony. You took my hands as the nurse was trying to get blood; and you said; Haze, "Listen to...

What a blessing it was to know and love her. She will truly be missed. I look forward to being with her again. No tears in heaven.

MY GRANMA( SO MUCH TO SAY AND BE THANKFUL FOR) >>>>>>>>>SHE WAS ONE OF THE BEST GRANMA'S A CHILD COULD HAVE. SHE WAS NEVER, EVER SOMEONE THAT ANYONE WOULD FORGET. GRANMA YOU HAVE MADE ME SUCH A STRONGER AND BETTER WOMAN. YOU HAVE TAUGHT ME MANY THINGS ABOUT LIFE. WE HAVE TOO HAD SEVERAL CONVERSATIONS DAILY ABOUT LIFE AND WHAT I NEED TO DO TO BE PRODUCTIVE IN IT. GRANMA YOU HAVE CARRIED ME THROUGH MANY, MANY STORMS, TRIALS AND TRIBULATIONS. THERE WERE MANY TIMES THAT I WOULD SHUT DOWN AND ONLY...

To my family... "WHAT DO WE HAVE IN COMMON?">>WE HAVE TRULY BEEN BLESSED!!! IT HAS BEEN BOTH AN HONOR AND A PLEASURE, TO HAVE BEEN REALTED TO SUCH A WONDERFUL PERSON...
To MY Grandmother... I have always thought of you as a special lady. I love your heart, for it is pure..(I see that pureness in my youngest daughter..Tamia.SHE LOVES EVRYBODY, JUST LIKE YOU DID..remember.. we talked about that)....I love that you were a trend setter.....( You gave that to Aunt Connie ⁢ has rubbed off on ...