Born into Time ​Born into Eternity

May 16, 1929 October 27, 2019

Celebration of Life for the Honorable

John James Conyers, Jr 
Former United States Representative (1965 – 2017)
Chairman of the House Oversight Committee (1989 – 1995)
Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee (2007 – 2011)
Dean of the United States House of Representatives (2015 – 2017)

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Monday, November 4, 2019

11:00AM

Greater Grace Temple

(City of David)
23500 West Seven Mile Rd.
Detroit, Michigan 48219

Bishop Charles H. Ellis III, Senior Pastor / Officiant

Dr. Michael Eric Dyson, Eulogist
 The Obituary
John James Conyers, Jr was born….

On Sunday afternoon October 27, 2019 Congressman Conyers slept away into the
arms of his Heavenly Father and took his earthly flight to glory with the testimony,
“I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course and I have kept the faith.”

He leaves to cherish his most loving memories his devoted wife… of other extended
family and friends.
 The Order of Service for the
Honorable John James Conyers, Jr.

Bishop Charles H. Ellis III, Officiating

The Prelude & Processional Elder Deerico Loyd

Minister of Music, Greater Grace Temple

The Sealing of the Bier

Conyers immediate Family assisted by Bishop Ellis & the Swanson Funeral Home

The Greetings & Occasion Bishop Charles H. Ellis III

The Invocation Bishop P.A. Brooks

​Senior Pastor, New St. Paul COGIC
The Scriptures
Old Testament ​Job 14:1-6 Dr. Nathan Johnson
​Senior Pastor, Tabernacle MBC
New Testament ​John 14:1-6 Bishop John Sheard
Senior Pastor, Grt. Mitchell COGIC
The Psalm ​Psalm 34:7-8 Pastor Alan Thumpkin
Lead Pastor, Life Church - Southfield

The Musical Selection Mrs. Karen Clark-Sheard

First Lady, Grt. Emmanuel Institutional COGIC

Special Remarks Mr. Isiah Thomas

Former NBA Star

Presidential Remarks President William Jefferson Clinton

42​nd​ President of the United States

The Governmental Remarks

Governor, State of Michigan Hon. Gretchen Whitmer
Lt. Governor, State of Michigan Hon. Garlin Gilchrist
Mayor, City of Detroit Hon. Mike Duggan
Wayne County Executive Hon. Warren Evans
U.S. Chief Federal Judge Hon. Denise Page-Hood
President, Wayne State University Hon. Roy Wilson
Superintendent, Detroit Public Schools Hon. Nikolai Vitti

Video Tribute Mrs. Debbie Allen

Actress

The Acknowledgments & Resolutions Ms. Yolanda Lipsey

The Obituary ‘Round Midnight (read silently)
Miles Davis

The Musical Selection Ms. Joan Belgrave

Musical Artist
The Congressional Remarks
Conyers Congressional Staff Mr. Julian Epstein
United States Senate Hon. Debbie Stabenow
United States Senate Hon. Gary Peters
United States House of Representatives Hon. Robert Goodlatte
Congressional Black Caucus Hon. Sheila Jackson-Lee
Hon. Maxine Waters

The Musical Selection Bill Ratliff

Entertainer

The Special Tributes R. Donahue Peebles

Real Estate Entrepreneur
Mr. Jimmy Settles
Former Vice President UAW-Ford
Hon. James Blanchard
Former Governor, State of Michigan
Rev. Wendell Anthony
Senior Pastor, Fellowship Chapel
Rev. Jesse Louis Jackson
Founder/President, Rainbow PUSH Coalition

The Family Remarks Mr. Carl Conyers

Son
Mr. John Conyers III
Eldest Son
Mr. Nathan Conyers
Brother
Mrs. Monica Conyers
Wife

The Sermonic Solo Mrs. Audrey DuBois-Harris

Musical Artist

The Eulogy Dr. Michael Eric Dyson

Professor, Georgetown University & Author

The Benediction Rev. Dr. Jim Holley

​The Historic Little Rock MBC

The Recessional & Postlude Elder Deerico Loyd

Minister of Music, Greater Grace Temple
 Pallbearers
John Conyers III Carl Conyers, II
Aaron Pugh, II Steven Conyers, II
Michael Ri’Chard Ervin Esters
Julian Epstein Robert Beaver, Jr

Honorary Pallbearers
United States Congress

Flower Attendants
Eta Iota Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority
Greater Queen Esther Lodge

Funeral Services Entrusted to

Swanson Funeral Home
14751 West McNichols Rd.
Detroit, Michigan 48235
313-272-9000

Internment
Detroit Memorial Park
4280 E. Thirteen​ ​Mile Rd.
Warren, Michigan 48092

Acknowledgment
The family of the Honorable John James Conyers, Jr. wishes to
acknowledge with deep appreciation, the massive outpouring of
condolences and many comforting prayers and expressions of love.
Special thanks are extended to Greater Grace Temple, the Swanson
 Funeral Homes, Detroit Police, Wayne County Sheriff and former
Congressional staffers. Additionally, we are indebted to Tiffany
Wright, Trina Wright, and Simone Nash who kept him comfortable at
home. A more personal acknowledgment will be made at a later date.