SYLVIA BUTCHER
1929 - 2017
Obituary
Sylvia Mae Butcher, 87, died May 13,
2017, at her home in Newton.
She was born on Aug. 20, 1929, in
Kiowa, the daughter of Royal I. and Daissie M. Brown Johnson. Sylvia
attended Washington Grade School and graduated from Newton High
School.
She married Gerald R. "Jerry"
Butcher on Nov. 8, 1953, in Newton. He died on Oct. 8, 2003.
Sylvia worked for the Santa Fe Railroad
as a telephone operator-messenger. She had also worked for the
federal government in the GSA and IRS agencies.
She was a longtime member of the First
Christian Church, Order of The Eastern Star, Social Order of the
Beauceant and the American Legion Auxiliary, all in Newton. Sylvia
loved to travel, as well as spending time with the Red Hat Ladies.
Survivors include her nieces, Sharon
Hamilton and husband Keith of Seattle and Jamie Malone and husband
James of Russell; nephew, Dale Butcher and wife Renne of Amarillo,
Texas; along with great-nieces and nephews and great-great-nieces and
nephews.
Funeral services will be held at 10
a.m. Saturday (May 20, 2017) at the First Christian Church in Newton.
Interment will be in the Greenwood Cemetery.
Friends may call at the funeral home
from 1 to 8 p.m. Friday (May 19, 2017), where the family will receive
friends from 7 to 8.
A memorial has been established with
Caring Hands Humane Society, the Salvation Army and Newton Masonic
Lodge. Contributions may be sent to Broadway Colonial Funeral Home,
120 E. Broadway, Newton, KS 67114.
Condolences may be left at
www.broadwaycolonialfh.com.
Arrangements are by Broadway Colonial
Funeral Home, Newton.
1929 - 2017 (87 years)