L.W. ‘Bud’ Butler, 89, of Henderson passed away July 19, 2024, at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital. Funeral services were 11 a.m. Wednesday, July 24, at Shackelford Funeral Directors – Crook Avenue with Charlie Smith, Tyler Butler and Mike McCutchen speaking. Burial with Military Honors followed at Unity Cemetery.
He was born in Mifflin on May 10, 1935. His parents were James William and Celden Faucett Butler. He graduated from Chester County High School on May 14, 1953.
He worked for the State of Tennessee survey crew from 1953 until 1958. He entered the U.S. Navy from July 28, 1956, until June 28, 1958. He served aboard the USS Randolph CVA-15 Aircraft Carrier. He was in the US Naval Reserve from 1953 until 1958 when he received an Honorable Discharge.
He worked for the State again from June 1958 until July 1960 when he bought the Queen’s Cup. His mom, Mrs. Celden Butler, and sisters, Faye Butler and Sue Butler Leath, worked for him.
He sold the Queen’s Cup in 1965 and went to work for CIT Finance Company until 1969. He worked for Farm Bureau Insurance as a claim’s adjuster until 1972; then, he opened a shoe store, Magic Valley Shoes, and ran it until 1981.
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He worked for the State of Tennessee survey crew from 1953 until 1958. He entered the U.S. Navy from July 28, 1956, until June 28, 1958. He served aboard the USS Randolph CVA-15 Aircraft Carrier. He was in the US Naval Reserve from 1953 until 1958 when he received an Honorable Discharge.
He worked for the State again from June 1958 until July 1960 when he bought the Queen’s Cup. His mom, Mrs. Celden Butler, and sisters, Faye Butler and Sue Butler Leath, worked for him.
He sold the Queen’s Cup in 1965 and went to work for CIT Finance Company until 1969. He worked for Farm Bureau Insurance as a claim’s adjuster until 1972; then, he opened a shoe store, Magic Valley Shoes, and ran it until 1981.
He got back in the restaurant business until 1988 then went to work for Random House Books Distribution Center in Jackson, retiring in 1998. For two years he drove all over the United States then went to work for Manpower having to retire in 2003 for health problems.
He is survived by sons, Jason (Kathy) of Henderson and Justin (Cybele) Butler Los Angeles, Calif.; grandson, Tyler (Dana Leigh) Butler of Jackson; granddaughter, Brooklyn Butler of Henderson; and great-granddaughter, Briar Butler.
