Biography of Bryon L. Butler, St Francis County, AR *********************************************************** Submitted by: Paul V Isbell Date: 19 Nov 2008 Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm *********************************************************** Butler's Caf‚ & Service Station, located on N. Washington near the Community Center, started as a small hamburger stand back in 1913, opened by Bryon L. Butler. In 1915, they sold out and moved to Widener to open the Widnener Market in the C. C. Fogg Store. After a few years, they moved back to open the Butler's Caf‚ & Service Station on the curve of Highway 70 est. In 1938, they moved to their present location. In March, 1943, when Mr. Butler passed away, his wife, the former Annie Boyett, and his daughter, Mrs. G. G. (Bell) May, continued to operate until March 1953, when Mrs. Butler retired. SOURCE: HISTORY of ST. FRANCIS COUNTY, ARKANSAS, 1954 - Robert W. Chowning Copyright, with Permission: Weston McCollum Lewey, Publisher -Times Herald Publishing-Forrest City, Arkansas Byron L. Butler