I can tell you that my father, Jack Lawrence, had great respect and love for Bob as they grew up together in Montague.Pop always said he would have never got through the high school math w/out Bob's help. Jack died in '98. Bob came to Atlanta and visited my mother, Maxyne (also 93) last year and she keeps a picture of she, Bob, me and my wife on her dining table.
Our thoughts and best wishes go to your family----David and Merrie Lawrence--Atlanta.
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October 17, 1916 - June 3, 2010
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This blog is dedicated to our father, grandfather, and uncle, Bob Buttleman. As we prepare for his memorial service in Dallas on June 12, please feel free to share thoughts, stories, and anything else that will help us celebrate his life.
Funeral Arrangements
Saturday, June 12, 2010
Visitation: 11:00 a.m - 1:00 p.m.
Service: 1:00 p.m.
Jeter & Sons Funeral Home
4830 W Illinois Ave
Dallas, TX 75211
Tel. (214) 330-4700.
Following the service, there will be the burial with military funeral honors at Laurel Land Cemeteries, 6000 South R. L. Thornton Freeway, Dallas, TX 75232
Tel. (214) 371-1336
In lieu of flowers, please consider making a donation to the Freda Lindsay Legacy Fund, Christ for the Nations Institute, Dallas TX 75244. Web link: http://www.cfni.org/.
Freda Lindsay was one of the founders of CFNI and a close friend of our parents, Alice and Bob. She passed away in late March 2010. On hearing of Freda's death, Dad commented, "Who will be next?"
Visitation: 11:00 a.m - 1:00 p.m.
Service: 1:00 p.m.
Jeter & Sons Funeral Home
4830 W Illinois Ave
Dallas, TX 75211
Tel. (214) 330-4700.
Following the service, there will be the burial with military funeral honors at Laurel Land Cemeteries, 6000 South R. L. Thornton Freeway, Dallas, TX 75232
Tel. (214) 371-1336
In lieu of flowers, please consider making a donation to the Freda Lindsay Legacy Fund, Christ for the Nations Institute, Dallas TX 75244. Web link: http://www.cfni.org/.
Freda Lindsay was one of the founders of CFNI and a close friend of our parents, Alice and Bob. She passed away in late March 2010. On hearing of Freda's death, Dad commented, "Who will be next?"
Obituary
Born on October 17, 1916 in Montague, Michigan, Bob died peacefully of natural causes on June 3, 2010 in Cincinnati, Ohio. During his long and productive life, he was a Dallas church lay leader and a shining example of gracious service to others, generosity of spirit, positive attitude, and humor.
Bob was the youngest of the five children of David Lewis and Gertrude Keyes Buttleman. He graduated as valedictorian from Montague High School in 1935 and enlisted in the United States Navy in 1937. He served first in the Caribbean (1937-1940) and later in the South Pacific (1940-1946). Early in his Navy career, while on leave in Washington D.C., he met Alice Marie Milligan. Following a long engagement, they married in Gardnerville, Nevada on July 18, 1941. Following World War II, the young couple set up residence in Berkeley, California and began their family.
In 1951, the Buttlemans moved to Dallas, Texas. For many years, Bob was employed by State Farm Insurance Company. He was also a member of the Dallas Real Estate Brokers Association and an active investor in the Hillsboro, Texas oil industry. Over the years, Bob and Alice were active members of Dallas’ First Presbyterian Church and Tyler Street Methodist Church. In the late 1970s, they became involved with Christ for the Nations Institute, where they lived on campus for over a dozen years. In 2000, after a third career working for the U.S. Bureau of the Census, Bob and Alice retired to Cordova, Tennessee. Following Alice’s death in 2002, Bob moved to West Chester, Ohio, where he has since lived with daughter Barbara Deatherage, her husband, Dennis, and son, Artyom.
A former Republican Precinct Chairman in Dallas, Bob loved to discuss politics and remained an engaged observer of world affairs well into his early 90s. He loved to play the piano and sing sacred music, and enthusiastically pursued computer technology.
He was preceded in death by his wife Alice and his four siblings, Mildred, Ellowyn, Harold, and Clayton. He is survived by his daughters Dr. Kay Forest (Mary Haddad), Barbara (Dennis) Deatherage, and Nancy (Glen) Guilbeau; grandsons Todd (Megan Cooney) Deatherage, Jonathan (Erin) Deatherage, Artyom Deatherage, and Lukas Guilbeau; as well as great-grandchildren Cara and Emmet Deatherage.
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