My thoughts and prayers are with the Bethune family. Jimmy and I were both friends and classmates at Norwood Elementary and Phillips High.
Don Secord

Please accept my heartfelt condolences on the loss of your loved one may God give you strength and comfort during this difficult time Ps 46 : 1

My condolences to the family.God give us a wonderful promise to look forward to at 1 Corinthians 15:26.

Today I started my morning as usual with a cup of coffee and the newspaper.  As I worked my way through the paper my eyes fell on an obituary with a name that took me back 40 years.  Surely this could not be the Jimmy Bethune that I knew so long ago in Alabama, but yes it was.  It saddens me that I had no idea he was living here in Marietta. 

 But I can't remember Jimmy with sadness.  I can only remember him as a mentor, role model and an exceptional man.  I met him when he was with the public accounting firm for the first company I worked for after graduating with my degree in Accounting.  It was a very difficult company audit but Jimmy handled it with poise, professionalism, honesty and uncompromising ethics.

When he came to Montgomery for our audit there were always a couple of new accounting grads who came with him.  I watched as he would patiently work with them as they transitioned to the "real world of accounting".  It always was very clear to me that he was a man of God who loved his family and would not comprise what he knew was right.  

As we go through life, especially as we get older, we tend to look back with a special remembrance on those who have had an impact on our lives.  I have been very blessed with wonderful parents and many people who have made me a better person - Jimmy Bethune was one of those special people in my life.  He took me under his wing and I learned so much from him. 

I changed jobs and lost touch with Jimmy, but I always thought the next time I was in Birmingham I would look him up.  He now has the last laugh on me - he always told me I needed to go into public accounting - after working in private accounting, staying at home to raise a family,  working in student ministry at my church, I have spent the last 7 years in public accounting.

I hope all of you can find comfort as you celebrate his life and hold your memories close.   I thank God that He let our paths cross. 
Charlotte Skinner Thompson

With deepest sympathy to the Bethune family.

The love and memories you share will be a true comfort for you during the challeging days ahead. Jeremiah 29 : 11

May God bless you and your family in this time of sorrow.

I am sorry for your loss. May prayer comfort you.

1 Thessalonians 5:17 "Pray constantly."

May God's word comfort and sustain you at this difficult time.  Take comfort in his word at John 6:40 and John 17:3.

May your memories honor his life and ease your pain at his passing.

Tom, Molly and family. 
Sharing comfort prayers of the Holy Spirit and hugs to you in your loss of Jimmy. May his spirit live forever with the glory of the Lord. Richp.

May the God of all comfort be with you during this difficult time

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James Jackson Bethune Jr.

25 June, 1930 – 18 May, 2015

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