Obit of Butler, Kenneth A. - Oklahoma County, Oklahoma Submitted by: Wanda Purcell 4 Nov 2005 Return to Oklahoma County Archives: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ok/oklahoma/oklahoma.html ========================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm ========================================================================== :Elk City Cemetery--Elk City OK Surnames: Butler, Barker, Ballard, Cullins, Hughes Originally posted at: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/5YB.2ACE/6576 Shawnee resident Kenneth A. Butler, 78, died Tuesday, October 11, 2005 at Unity Health Center in Shawnee. He was born December 14, 1926, in Roberts County, Texas, to Alva and Mildred Barker Butler. He was reared in western Oklahoma during the "Dust Bowl" and "The Depression". He graduated from Reydon High School in 1944. He worked in the wheat harvest and attended college at Weatherford. He served during World War II in the U.S. Navy. After his discharge from the Navy, he returned to western Oklahoma and worked various jobs in Sayre and Elk City. In 1950, he married Estaleen Ballard. As a member of the Naval Reserve, he was called back into service during the Korean War. After being released from the Navy in 1952, he moved to Oklahoma City and worked at Tinker Air Force Base where he worked for 29 years before retiring. After retiring he began an antique restoration shop. In 1987, his wife, Estaleen, passed away and he moved on from the antique business. He then marrfied Maurinew Cullins. He pursued an interest in "old west outlaws and lawmen", resulting in a book he wrote and titled "Oklahoma renegades". He was a life member of the National Association for Outlaw and Lawman History, a charter member of the Association for the Preservation of Lawman and Outlaw History of Oklahoma, and life member of the VFW and AMVETS. He was preceded in death by his parents; a wife, Estaleen; and a brother, Gerald Butler. Survivors include his wife, Maurine Butler of the home; one daughter Doris Butler of Oklahoma City; one aunt, Ruth Hughes of Reydon; and several nieces, nephews, and other family and friends. Graveside services will be 2 p.m. Friday at Elk City Cemetery. He may be viewed at Resthaven Funeral Home in Shawnee until 5 p.m. today. Arrangements are under the direction of Resthaven Funeral Home in Shawnee. Cheyenne Star, Cheyenne, OK 10-Nov-2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Return to Oklahoma County Archives: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ok/oklahoma/oklahoma.html