Mr. Bobby Jackson Butler, 81, of Florence passed away on April 10, 2016 at his residence. He retired from Ford Motor Company and Saginaw. He was a member of Chisholm Hills Church of Christ and a veteran of the United States Army. He was affiliated with Underwood Dixie Youth for 20 years where he served as a board member along with coaching baseball and softball. He was a loving husband and father who always put others first. He will be dearly missed.
Visitation will be on Wednesday, April 13, 2016 at Greenview Funeral Home from Noon – 2:00 p.m. The funeral service will follow at 2:00 p.m. in Greenview Memorial Chapel with Charles Abernathy officiating. Burial will follow in Greenview Memorial Park.
He was preceded in death by his parents Zenas Jim Butler and Mattie Crews Butler and his brother, Billy Crews Butler.
Survivors include his loving wife of 56 years, Della Stanfield Butler; sons, Robert Douglas Butler (Lisa) of Madison, AL, Michael Aubrey Butler of Killen, AL and James Scott Butler of Florence, AL; daughter, Trudy Butler-Turney (Steve) of Elkmont, AL; sister, Mattie Connie Pope of Waynesboro, TN., sisters-in-law, Shirley Butler of Waynesboro, TN, Billie Jo Jones of Fayetteville, TN and Mollie Davidson of Huntsville, AL; brothers-in-law, Patrick M. Stanfield of Waynesboro, TN., and James T. Stanfield of Bon Aqua, TN; grandchildren, Madison Grace Butler and William Grant Haire and several nieces and nephews.
Randy Butler, Alfred Kelley, Ricky Davidson, Preston Castell, Troy Wylie and Paul Haralson will serve as pallbearers.
The family would like to extend a special thank you to Southern Care Hospice, especially Jamie, Stephanie, Felicia, and the 5th floor ECM nurses and Dr. Ricky Irons for the outstanding care and services they provided.
