A Celebration of Life Service was attended last week for Jon Wesley Butler. Mr. Butler passed from this life Monday, March 11, 2013 at the age of 43. [it-exchange-member-content membership_ids=”485,313″]
Born October 10, 1969 in Garden City, he was the son of Rita Martin and Vernon Butler.
Jon graduated from Taloga High School in 1988 and then continued his education at Oklahoma Panhandle State University in Goodwell, Ok. where he achieved a Bachelor of Science Degree in Education and then received his Masters in Education from Southwestern Oklahoma State University in Weatherford.
July 31, 1993, Jon and Karlese Swinney were united in marriage in Hugoton. Jon taught and coached in Calumet, Watonga, Guymon and in 2004 moved to Elk City where he taught seventh grade science and coached girls softball and basketball before becoming the Elk City High School Assistant Principal.
Jon refereed many basketball games including two years of refereeing at the State Tournament. He was a member of the State Referees Association, 3rd Degree Knight in the Knights of Columbus and a member of the St. Matthew Catholic Church of Elk City. He always had a smile on his face and never hesitated to lend his time, energy and love to many students over the years.
Jon was a loving husband to his soul mate Karlese and would do anything to see her smile. His biggest legacy is his two children, Tristen and Kyler, whom he loved deeply.
Survivors include his wife Karlese Butler of the Elk City home; daughter Tristen Butler of the home; son Kyler Butler of the home; his parents, Rita Martin Clark of Mooreland, Ok. and Vernon Butler of Guthrie, Ok.; brothers and sisters, Link Butler of Elk City, Casey Clark of Mooreland, Kristyn Davis of Edmond, Ok., Kahle Goff of Ponca City, Ok., Kasey Goff of Choctaw, Ok., Melissa Stewart of Woodward, Ok. and Kim Clark of Vici, Ok.; maternal grandmother Mary Anita Martin of Mooreland; and mother and father-in-law, Don and Connie Swinney of Hugoton.
A Celebration of Life Service was attended Thursday evening, March 14, 2013 from the United Methodist Church of Elk City. Mass of Christian Burial followed Friday morning, March 15, 2013 from the St. Matthew Catholic Church. Interment followed that afternoon at the St. Joseph Cemetery in Mooreland, Ok. under the direction of the Martin Funeral Home of Elk City.
Memorials in Jon’s name may be made to the “Benefit Fund for Jon Butler” in care of Interbank of Elk City.
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