Mr. James R. Green III

May 5, 1974 - August 26, 2016

**********IN LIEU OF FLOWERS*****The Family of Mr. James R. Green, III requests sending monetary donations to the funeral home in behalf of an educational fund that is being set-up for his children. Mr. James R. Green, III passed away unexpectedly on Friday August 26, 2016. He was born May 5th, 1974 in Plainwell, MI, the first child of Charlotte Green (Butcher) and the late James Green Jr. James loved his fiance', children, family and friends. He touched so many lives and will be greatly missed. James was known to strike up a conversation with a stranger who would then become a friend. He enjoyed the many years of being employed with Gull Lake Public Schools. James was very involved with any activities his children were interested in, including his daughter Makenzie's love for singing and his son Jordan's love for football. He loved the Detroit Lions, Alabama football, stock car racing and going for rides on his motorcycle. He was also a part of many fundraiser bike runs. James was preceded in death by his father, James R. Green Jr.; his uncle Richard Butcher Jr.; his son, Brennan Green; and his grandfather, Richard Butcher Sr. Surviving are his mother Charlotte Green; his daughter Makenzie Green; his son, Jordan Green; his grandmother Marilyn Butcher; his sister, Melissa (Homero) Gonzalez; his brother, Mark (Lacey) Green; his fiancee' Lela Dunn; her children, Melissa and Scott Marshall; nieces, Kaylin, Allison, Kyndalin, Kaylee and Brooklyn; nephews, Khristian and Bentley. Also, a large and loving extended host of family and friends.