Tim Butler

Tim Butler Obituary

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Age - 67

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September 11, 2023

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Gadsden, AL

"Funeral services will be held at 2 p. m. Tuesday, September 12, 2023 at Pleasant Hill Church for Tim Butler, 67, of Gadsden, who died Saturday September 9, 2023. Rev. Roy Daugherty will officiate. Burial will follow at Crestwood Cemetery. Tim was employed with Heckett multi serve as a mechanic and equipment operator for his time at the Steel Plant. At the closure of the Steel Plant, he went to Georgia Pacific Sawmill as a millwright until retirement. He made many friends over the years. Tim was a lifelong member of Pleasant Hill Church. He enjoyed spending time with family, especially the grandkids. He loved being outdoors, sitting on the porch and working with old trucks. Tim is preceded in death by his parents, George and Bettie Butler and sister Amy Butler. He is survived by his wife LouAnn Butler, sons, Barrett (Kelley) Butler and Ross Butler; grandchildren Jayce, Grady, Kloey and Tucker; sister-in-law Lisa (Brent) Foreman and other extended family and friends. Pallbearers will be Scott Nelson, Andrew Freeman, Lee Hicks, Evan Foreman, Easton Foreman, Ethan Foreman, Tyler White and Darin Long. Honorary pallbearers are Larry Hicks, Gary Daniels, Danny Day, Irran Butler and David Smith. Special thanks to the Critical Care staff of Riverview Regional Medical Center, the flight team and CCU staff of Baroness Erlanger Hospital, Chattanooga, TN. The family will receive friends from 12 p. m. until 2 p. m. Tuesday September 12, 2023 at Pleasant Hill Church. "

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