ST. TAMMANY PARISH, LA. 

Obituary for: BUTLER, JOSEPH, JR

Submitted by: Louis Lavedan. 

Source: The St. Tammany News, St. Tammany, La.

Published on Sunday, May 22, 2011 

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Joseph Butler Jr., 81, of Slidell, passed away Tuesday, May 17, 2011, at Ochsner 
Foundation Hospital in Jefferson. 

He was the beloved father of Crystal Butler Bell and Spring Butler-Keller and 
husband John; son of the late Joseph Butler and Ethel Stewart Butler and brother 
of Mary Louise Owens of Chicago, Ill.

He is also survived by two grandchildren, Dana Bell and Brett Keller; one great-
grandson, Corey Jackson Jr.; sister-in-law, Mardell Delahoussaye; niece, Zona 
Marchand and a host of nieces, nephews and friends. 

He is preceded in death by his former wife Brenda Delahoussaye Butler Knox.

He was born in Harlan, Ky., and was a lifelong resident of the metro New Orleans 
area. Mr. Butler owned and operated Butler's Cleaners of New Orleans, and he 
served his country in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. He was an 
enthusiastic fisherman.

A memorial barbecue will be held at 1 p.m. Sunday, May 29, 2011. Please contact 
the family for location of the service.

Arrangements by Honaker Funeral Home, Inc., Slidell

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