Obituary of Bill Butcher

Charles William ‘Bill’ Butcher, 75, of Lawrenceville, Georgia, passed away on Friday, October 29, 2021. He was born on November 8, 1945, in the Kelly Hill neighborhood of Clarksburg, West Virginia to Virginia W. Morrison and Gilbert F. Butcher, Sr. Following in his brother James’ footsteps, Mr. Butcher moved to Georgia in 1964 and began working at Camp Chevrolet in Chamblee. He started working at Rock-Tenn Company, now WestRock, in 1965 and spent the next 45 years in the Corrugated Division as a Warehouse Manager in Duluth. He also worked for Main Auto Parts/Auto Plus Auto Parts for 18 years in the Duluth and Lawrenceville locations. He is survived by the love of his life, his wife of almost 50 years, Connie K. Butcher, and his daughter, Mary Jo Butcher, both of Lawrenceville, Georgia. He is also survived by two sisters, Elizabeth ‘Libby’ Iaquinta of Fairmont, West Virginia, and Mary (Nathan) Rymer of Salem, West Virginia; a brother, Joe (Betty) Bartlett, of Clarksburg, West Virginia; several nieces, nephews, brothers-in-law, and sisters-in-law. He was preceded in death by his mother and father; brothers: Gilbert F. ‘Junior’ Butcher, Jr., Richard A. ‘Ric’ Butcher, James Bartlett, and Howard Bartlett; nephew, Donald ‘Donnie’ Kelly; and nieces, Stacy Golden-Aldridge and Beth Ann Blanchard. A small service will be held on Saturday, November 6, 2021, at Davis Funeral Home in Clarksburg, West Virginia, with interment at Floral Hills Memorial Gardens in Mt. Clare, West Virginia. In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorial contributions be made to help with funeral expenses. Contributions can be made via https://gofund.me/19237b33 or directly to the funeral home. The Carl R. Spear Funeral Home of Brandonville-Bruceton Mills, WV, is in charge of funeral arrangements for the family.