Surry-Sussex County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Burton, Frederick W., 2007 

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FREDERICK "FRED" WAYNE BUTLER 

  Frederick "Fred" Wayne Butler, 70, passed away at his home on Monday, 
February 19, 2007, with his family by his side.  Born in Surry County, VA 
he was the son of the late Robert Henry Butler, Sr. and Violet Munford Butler 
Goodrich.  Fred was a member of Rocky Hock United Methodist Church, a member 
of the Loyal Order of Moose, Portsmouth Lodge #898, and a former member of 
Beaverdam Sportsman’s Club.  He was a farmer until 1982 and then worked for 
Spurlock Adhesives until he retired in 1998.  Fred owned and operated 
Butler’s Towing since that time.

  Mr. Butler is survived by his wife, Margaret Freeman Butler; three 
daughters, Pamela Butler Boykin and husband, Charles C. Boykin, Jr., of 
Wakefield, Lisa Butler Edwards of Chesterfield, and Ginger Butler Tempest and 
husband, Christopher A. Tempest, of Roanoke Rapids, NC; three grandchildren, 
Charles Wayne Boykin, Brian Wayne Edwards, and Carrie Amanda Tempest; one 
sister, Esther Wood of Holland, VA; two brothers, Robert Butler of FL, and 
Thomas Butler and wife, Lillian, of Chesapeake, VA; one half-brother, Ronnie 
Goodrich and wife, Alice, of Wakefield; three step-sisters, Margaret G. Doss 
of Newsoms, Charlotte G. Darden of Grandy, NC, Agnes Goodrich of Wakefield, 
Mabel G. Johnson of Wakefield; one step-brother, Herbert Goodrich and wife, 
Yvonne of TN and a number of nieces and nephews and great nieces and nephews. 
He was predeceased by a son, Frederick Wayne Butler, Jr., and a sister, Rose 
Logan.

  Funeral services will be held Thursday, February 22, 2007 at 2:00 p.m. at 
the Purviance Chapel of J.T. Morris & Son Funeral Homes, Wakefield, Virginia, 
with the Rev. Roy Drake and Father Jon Jackson officiating.  Interment will 
follow at Rocky Hock United Methodist Church Cemetery, Wakefield, Virginia. 
The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Wednesday evening from 
6:00 to 8:00 p.m. and at other times at the residence of Pam Boykin.  Memorial 
donations may be made to the Waverly vol. Rescue Squad, P.O. Box 583, Waverly, 
VA 23890 or to the American Cancer Society, c/o Kathy Worrell, 717 Fairview 
Drive, Franklin, VA 23851.

  The Purviance Chapel of J.T. Morriss & Son Funeral Home and Cremation 
Service, Wakefield, is in charge of arrangements.  Condolences may be posted at 
www.jtmorriss.com. 


Frederick "Fred" Wayne BUTLER, towing service owner/operator, former farmer, 
b. 29 Aug 1936, Surry Co., d. 19 Feb 2007, at home, 
interred in Rocky Hock Methodist Church Cemetery*, near Wakefield, 22 Feb 2007, 
"Virginian-Pilot" (Norfolk, VA), Feb. 20, 2007 

Additional information: 

*His 1955 M.Cert. (Elizabeth City, Perquimans Co., NC) is posted with 
   Find a Grave Mem. #20638144. 

His mother is also buried there. 

His father is buried interred in Beaver Dam Baptist Church Cemetery, near 
   Carrsville.  Beaver Dam list (BD-15) - an extension of the 
   Southampton County Historical Society {SCHS} Cemetery Project: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/isleofwight/cemeteries/bvrdam.txt 

His father's (donated, 1937) obit is posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/isleofwight/obits/b346r6ob.txt 


Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by 
Mrs. Bruce Saunders (bs4403@verizon.net), 
and re-formatted by File Manager Matt Harris. 

file at: 
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