Champaign County OhArchives Obituaries.....Butler, William April 2, 2001
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The Urbana Daily Citizen-abstract
William "Bill" A. Butler, 82, died Monday, April 2, 2001, at Heartland of 
Urbana, in Ohio. He was born June 25, 1918, in Urbana, Ohio, the son of Fuller 
and Bernice (Ambrose) Butler. He was employed at Champaign Residential 
Services in Urbana, Ohio, and started the Bill Butler Champaign Open Golf 
Tournament in Urbana, Ohio, which will enjoy its 19th year this August. He 
graduated from Urabna High in 1936 and attended Wittenberg University. He was 
an avid golfer, outdoorsman and particularly enjoyed hunting mushrooms. He was 
a member of Masonic Harmony Lodge, Moose Lodge, past president of the Urbana 
Country Club, Pearce Kerns Post 120 American Legion and served in the Army in 
World War II. He was associated with his father for many years, operating 
Butler's Rexall Drug Store and Appliances, in Urbana, Ohio. He currently held 
a position on the Board of Directors of Lawnview Industries and was a former 
member of the Lions Club. He was also instrumental in the Big Band Dinner held 
in Urbana on March 31 at the Outback Station. He was preceded in death by his 
parents and his wife, Jeanne (Brant), who died in 1973. A gathering of family 
and friends will be held on Friday, April 6, 2001, from 2 to 4 and from 6 to 8 
p.m. at the Littleton & Rue Funeral Home, in Urbana. A funeral ceremony will 
be held on Saturday, April 7, 2001, at 2 p.m. at LITTLETON & RUE FUNERAL HOME, 
Urbana, with the Rev. William Turner officiating. Burial will be in Oak Dale 
Cemetery.

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