BUTLER, Dorothy May 1925-2014

BUTLER, EDGE

Posted By: County Coordinator
Date: 7/3/2014 at 23:23:04

BORN IN OSAGE

Dorothy May Butler

(May 9, 1925 - June 29, 2014)

Dorothy May Butler, age 89, of Batavia, Illinois, and formerly of Austin, Minnesota, died Sunday, June 29, 2014 at Michealsen Health Center in Batavia.

Dorothy was born in Osage, Iowa, on May 9, 1925 to William and Esther (Edge) Butler. Dorothy came from a family of eleven children. She attended country schools and graduated from high school in Osage, Iowa. In her teens, she became a follower of Jesus Christ her Lord and Savior, and was a member of 1st Baptist Church in Austin, Minnesota.

After high school, she attended Normal Teachers Training School to receive a certificate that would allow her to teach school. She taught at several country and small town schools in Iowa and Minnesota. She worked at many jobs and put herself through college at Taylor University in Indiana. She had a strong desire to teach and also be a missionary. She went to the West Indies Mission in Jamaica for approximately 15 years. Dorothy returned to the U.S. and began teaching at a christian school outside Chicago. She continued her education and received a Masters Degree. She then became the principal of a christian high school in Illinois

Dorothy gave of herself all her life. She was the rock the family could always turn to. No one ever cared for others more than her. She will truly be missed, but her gift of love will remain.

She was preceded in death by her parents: William and Esther; brothers: Arbor Butler; William L. Butler, Jr.; Leonard Butler; sisters: Lorraine Nelson and Virginia Butler.

Dorothy is survived by her sisters: Garnet Butler, Austin, Minnesota; Margaret Bretz, Bloomington, Minnesota; Maureece Butler, Rochester, Minnesota; brothers: Jim D. (Mary Ann) Butler, Austin, Minnesota; Russell (Nancy) Butler, Phoenix, Arizona; and many nieces and nephews.

Funeral services will be held at 1:30 PM on Tuesday, July 8, 2014 at Clasen-Jordan Mortuary with Pastor Amanda Schultz Officiating. Interment will be in Oakwood Cemetery. Visitation will be for one hour before the service at Clasen-Jordan Mortuary.

Memorials may be directed to the donor's choice.

Source: Clasen-Jordan Funeral Home, Austin, Minnesota