Mrs. Frances Reid-Butler is a native of Greensboro, North Carolina where she was born and raised.
She is the oldest of four sisters, and is thankful for the prayers of her mother, the late Ruth Belle Reid,
who laid a Christian foundation and inspired her to go further in her education. She is a graduate of
North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University in Greensboro, where she earned a Master of
Science Degree in Health and Physical Education in 1976. After two years of teaching at private schools,
she was hired in the Atlanta Public School System as a Health and Physical Education Teacher and
moved to Atlanta, Georgia in 1978. In 2001, she completed certification in Library Science from Georgia
State University.

After 31 years of service as an educator, she retired in 2009 from the Atlanta Public Schools as a Media
Specialist.

One of the most memorable highlights of her teaching career was when she was selected “Teacher of
the Year” in 1991 at one of the elementary schools where she taught. She praises God and gives Him all
the Glory for giving her the opportunity to have had such a rewarding teaching experience, touching the
lives of so many students and making a difference.
In 1967 at the invitation of her aunt, Willie Mae Norman, she and other family members were baptized
by Pastor L.G. Rahming and Pastor D.M. Jones into the East Market Street Seventh-day Adventist Church
in Greensboro.

After moving to Atlanta, she became a member of Berean Seventh-day Adventist Church where she
serves as an usher, a deaconess, a choir member, a community service volunteer, a Master Guide, a
memorial committee member and many other former positions. On December 16, 2001, she married
Eddie Arthur Butler at Atlanta Berean Seventh-day Adventist Church and they have been blessed with 20
years of marriage.

Since she retired, Mrs. Butler has been involved in multiple missionary endeavors, which include
community service by distributing food to people in need from various communities and serving the
Clarkston Community of Refugees by providing clothing and food donations from various donors. She
has also participated at the “Our House” Women’s Shelter assisting classroom teachers with the children
and providing meals for the families residing there. Additionally, she participates in the annual African
American Read in Day, at the Imhotep Academy in Atlanta, by reading a book to the students. Like
Martin Luther King, and Mahalia Jackson, Mrs. Butler too embraces and practices his motto, and her
message in song, “If I can help somebody as I pass along, then my living will not be in vain”. She is
grateful for the African Americans who have made contributions through their struggles, sacrifices and
commitments, paving the way for civil rights and equality for all humanity.