Forest Powers Butler (Grandpa)
Forest Powers Butler (Grandpa)
June 4th 1918 - June 18th, 2005
Forest Powers Butler was born on June 4th, 1918, the youngest of three children born to James and Trina (Jensen) Butler. He departed this life, after 87 years on June 18th 2005 from the Tri-County Manor Living Center in Horton, Kansas.
Forest married Mildred Edwards on July 29th, 1950; she preceded him in death in 1963. God blessed Forest and Mildred with two daughters -- Penny Butler, Pittsburgh, Kansas and Nancy Hill, Elk Point, South Dakota. There were also two boys in the home -- Robert Gardner, who resides in Saint Joseph, Missouri and Bill Gardner, who lives in Sabetha, Kansas. They came to Forest and Mildred as nephews, but quickly became their beloved sons and true brothers to Penny and Nancy.
Forest was a mechanic for many years in Horton where he owned and operated his own auto mechanic shop. He served honorably in the United States Army in World War II. In his younger days he regularly attended the First Christian Church in Horton.
In addition to those already mentioned, Forest is survived by three grandchildren: Tracy Barton, Stacie Vande Weerd and Christina Day, seven great-grandchildren; a nephew William Watson, two nieces, Gertrude Hayes and Mable Long and a host of friends and relatives.
He was preceded in death by his parents and as I have mentioned, his beloved wife, Mildred, in 1963, his brother James Butler and sister Ollie Clayton.
In addition to his family, Forest enjoyed gardening, fishing and especially hunting.
June 4th 1918 - June 18th, 2005
Forest Powers Butler was born on June 4th, 1918, the youngest of three children born to James and Trina (Jensen) Butler. He departed this life, after 87 years on June 18th 2005 from the Tri-County Manor Living Center in Horton, Kansas.
Forest married Mildred Edwards on July 29th, 1950; she preceded him in death in 1963. God blessed Forest and Mildred with two daughters -- Penny Butler, Pittsburgh, Kansas and Nancy Hill, Elk Point, South Dakota. There were also two boys in the home -- Robert Gardner, who resides in Saint Joseph, Missouri and Bill Gardner, who lives in Sabetha, Kansas. They came to Forest and Mildred as nephews, but quickly became their beloved sons and true brothers to Penny and Nancy.
Forest was a mechanic for many years in Horton where he owned and operated his own auto mechanic shop. He served honorably in the United States Army in World War II. In his younger days he regularly attended the First Christian Church in Horton.
In addition to those already mentioned, Forest is survived by three grandchildren: Tracy Barton, Stacie Vande Weerd and Christina Day, seven great-grandchildren; a nephew William Watson, two nieces, Gertrude Hayes and Mable Long and a host of friends and relatives.
He was preceded in death by his parents and as I have mentioned, his beloved wife, Mildred, in 1963, his brother James Butler and sister Ollie Clayton.
In addition to his family, Forest enjoyed gardening, fishing and especially hunting.
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