John Roberts Butler

Funeral Services will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, July 30, at First United Methodist Church of Gilmer with graveside services at 4:00 p.m. at Humboldt Cemetery in Commerce, Texas. The Family will receive friends at Croley Funeral Home on Friday, July 29, from 6:00 until 8:00 P. M. John Roberts Butler, age 70, passed away on Tuesday, July 26, 2011 with his wife Betty at his side after a nine-month battle with liver cancer. He was born on February 4, 1941 in Memphis, Texas, to Luther and Rachael (Roberts) Butler of Lelia Lake, Texas. John attended Lelia Lake schools and Clarendon College. John married in 1959 and had two children"Janice and Robert. He was a Texas Highway Patrolman for 5 years, an insurance agency owner for 37 years and recently retired. John married the love of his life Betty Ostenson of Greenville on August 31, 2003. John was a 32nd-degree Mason and member of the Clarendon Lodge #700 AF & AM. He served on the Board of Directors of the Gilmer Country Club and his favorite activity for the last year was staying in his RV with his wife at Johnson Creek on Lake O" the Pines. John is survived by his beloved wife of 8 years, Betty Butler; daughter and son-in-law Janice and Terry Maragakis of Dallas; sons and daughter-in-law. Robert and Shari Butler of Leander, Texas and Matt Lane of Gilmer; sister and brother " in-law, Marilyn and Mike Gilger of Perryton ; brother, Jimmy Butler of Corpus Christi; 5 grandchildren, Shea, Austin, Rachael, Alex and Brian; 2 great grandchildren and many wonderful sister-in-laws and brother-in-laws, nieces and nephews.