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Willis Norman Butler
Posted 7/10/18
ANDREWSVILLE - Willis Norman Butler passed away, Sunday, July 8, 2018, in his home surrounded by family. Willis was born Oct. 16, 1939, in Harrington to the late, Norman Franklin and Bessie (Biles) …
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Willis Norman Butler
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ANDREWSVILLE - Willis Norman Butler passed away, Sunday, July 8, 2018, in his home surrounded by family.
Willis was born Oct. 16, 1939, in Harrington to the late, Norman Franklin and Bessie (Biles) Butler. In his early years, he was employed by the family business, Butler Feed Mill. Willis also served proudly in the United States Army before venturing in his own business as an over the road truck driver. In his free time he enjoyed fishing, gardening, and flying remote control airplanes.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Thelma (Everett) Butler (2011); and two sisters, Norma Lee Jester and Margaret Hammond.
Willis is survived by his three children, Marsha Ann Kemp, Lewis Norman Butler, and Paula Jean Farrell and husband, Paul; six grandchildren, Alexa Mobley and husband, Aaron, Christina Butler, Meghan Holland and husband, Matt, Matthew Farrell, Macy Farrell and fiancé, Justin, and Mackenzie Farrell; and five great-grandsons, Kellan and Caden Mobley, Alexander Butler, and Thomas and Jack Holland.
A funeral service will be held at 12 p.m., Thursday, July 12, 2018, in Pippin Funeral Home, Inc., 119 West Camden-Wyoming Ave., Wyoming; where there will be a viewing from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. Burial will follow in Hollywood Cemetery, Harrington.
Condolences may be sent via: www.pippinfuneralhome.com
Willis was born Oct. 16, 1939, in Harrington to the late, Norman Franklin and Bessie (Biles) Butler. In his early years, he was employed by the family business, Butler Feed Mill. Willis also served proudly in the United States Army before venturing in his own business as an over the road truck driver. In his free time he enjoyed fishing, gardening, and flying remote control airplanes.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Thelma (Everett) Butler (2011); and two sisters, Norma Lee Jester and Margaret Hammond.
Willis is survived by his three children, Marsha Ann Kemp, Lewis Norman Butler, and Paula Jean Farrell and husband, Paul; six grandchildren, Alexa Mobley and husband, Aaron, Christina Butler, Meghan Holland and husband, Matt, Matthew Farrell, Macy Farrell and fiancé, Justin, and Mackenzie Farrell; and five great-grandsons, Kellan and Caden Mobley, Alexander Butler, and Thomas and Jack Holland.
A funeral service will be held at 12 p.m., Thursday, July 12, 2018, in Pippin Funeral Home, Inc., 119 West Camden-Wyoming Ave., Wyoming; where there will be a viewing from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. Burial will follow in Hollywood Cemetery, Harrington.
Condolences may be sent via: www.pippinfuneralhome.com
