OBITUARY NAME: Roosevelt Butler Jr. age 87, a longtime Atoka area resident. BORN: He was born on September 14, 1923, to Roosevelt Butler Sr. and Marie (Brown) Butler, at Dallas, TX. PASSED AWAY: Roosevelt passed away on February 8, 2011, at Atoka, OK. AGE 87 YEARS 4 MONTHS AND 24 DAYS EDUCATION: He attended school Dunbar in Atoka, OK. OCCUPATION: Roosevelt worked as ranch hand. MILITARY: He served in the Navy during WWII. MARRIED: Roosevelt married Neree Butler on September 5, 1947, at Texarkana, AR. CHURCH AFFILIATION, HOBBIES, AND OTHER AFFILIATIONS: He was a member of the 4th Ward Church of Christ. SURVIVED BY DAUGHTERS: Diane McGee and husband Lewis of Atoka, OK. Beatrice Lowery and husband Ravern of Oklahoma City, OK. GRANDDAUGHTERS: Chyrale Butler of Atoka, OK. Ashaunte McGee of Durant, OK. Champale Butler of Atoka, OK. Alayna McGee of Atoka, OK. GREAT GRANDCHILDREN: Alayziah Washington, Chy'Derrian Washington, Te'zean Bates, and Saray-al Butler BROTHERS: Mack Burton of Maryland Claude and Bobby Burton of California Along with numerous nieces, nephew and other relatives and friends. PRECEDED IN DEATH BY WIFE: Neree Butler PARENTS: Roosevelt Butler Sr. and Marie (Brown) Butler SISTER: Christina Moseley BROTHER: Tommie Burton GRANDDAUGHTER: Latoya Butler ****************************************************************************** DATE OF SERVICES: Monday, February 14, 2011 at 2pm PLACE OF SERVICES: Brown's Funeral Chapel INTERMENT: Greenhill Cemetery OFFICIATING: Bro. Willard Harrison & Bro. Pete Jones CASKETBEARERS: Jimmy Vinson, Mckinley Cheadle, Wayne Dean, Louie Nichols, Ray Brooks, Johnny Colbert, Jerry Abbott HONORARY CASKETBEARERS: Jessie Harrison, Snake Norman, Charles Coulter, Clifford Brown, Dean Jackson, Joe Harrison, Edgar Vinson CONDOLENCES MAY BE SENT TO THE FAMILY BY EMAIL TO: BROWNS@ATOKA.NET. PLEASE REFERENCE THE NAME OF THE DECEASED IN YOUR CORRESPONDENCE FAMILY NIGHT SUNDAY 6-8 SERVICES UNDER THE DIRECTION OF BROWN'S FUNERAL SERVICE - ATOKA, OK