Bertie L. Butler

Bertie Louise (Smart) Butler of Humansville, Missouri died Thursday, October 21,20 10 at St. John's Hospital in Springfield, Missouri after a short illness at the age of 85 years and 5 days. She was born on October 16, 1925 in Hickory County Missouri the oldest child of Ona and Gladys (Cooper) Smart. She grew up in the Hickory and St. Clair counties. She was united in marriage to Ivan Wesley Butler on December 25, 1943. They were married for 56 years. Bertie and Ivan farmed in Hickory County for the first several years of their marriage. They left the farm in the late fifties and moved to Nevada, Missouri where Bertie worked for the Nellie Don Dress Factory for about 4 years. They returned to Humansville, Missouri and Bertie started work at the Shady Nook Cafe for John and Louise Hornbeck and Ivan drove a milk truck for them for 30 years. Bertie then worked at Witt Printing Company in EI Dorado Springs, Missouri for 20 years until she retired in 1988. After retirement Bertie and Ivan always had a big garden and Bertie would can lots of vegetables and fruits. You could always see them at the Humansville drawing on Saturdays and the Fall Festival in September enjoying the festivities and visiting. Bertie received Christ and became a member of the Humansville Christian Church where she remained a member until her death. After Ivan's death Bertie moved to the Circle Drive Apartments where her good friend Louise Hornbeck lived. The two of them would go to the Humansville Senior Center every day for lunch. They enjoyed visiting, having coffee and volunteered to roll the silverware and napkins for lunch. Some days they would stay in the afternoon for crafts and bingo. Bertie had quite a collection of angels and had won many of them at the bingo games. Bertie was a happy and friendly person and loved all of her friends at the center. She especially enjoyed her family. Bertie's health failed her this past year and it became necessary for her to enter Northwood Hills Healthcare Facility in February. She remained a resident there until her death. She was preceded in death by her husband Ivan, her parents Ona and Gladys Smart, a sister Violet Westerman, two brothers Lowell Smart and Curtis Smart and a half-brother Billie Smart. She is survived by two sisters, Patsy Smith and her husband Donald and Doris Bergman both of Weaubleau, Missouri. A niece Crystal Vaughn and her husband Steve and son David of Willard, Missouri nephews Jimmy Smith and wife Brandi of Springfield, Missouri; Clifford Vest and wife Angie of Marshfield, Missouri; a niece Debbie Witt of Osceola, Missouri; a nephew Mike Cox and wife Aleta of Oak Grove, Missouri and niece Betty Wagoner and husband Robert of Belton, Missouri and several nieces and nephews of Ivan and a host of other family and friends. Funeral services will be at 2:00 PM Sunday, October 24, 2010 at Murray Funeral Home, Humansville with Rev. Rick Eichelberger officiating. Interment will be in Robinson Cemetery, east of Collins. Visitation will be preceding the service on Sunday from 1:00 to 2:00 P M. PDF Printable Version

Bertie L. Butler

October 16, 1925 - October 21, 2010