Charles EA Butler
May 14, 1921 ~ August 10, 2013
Resided in:
Arden, NC
Asheville Butterfly Trail
Arden – Charles EA Butler, 92, went home to be with the Lord Monday, August 5, 2013 at the Elizabeth House.
A native of Buncombe County, Charles was son of the late Charles Bee and Sadie Gasperson Butler. He was a Navy veteran of WWII and retired from Sayles Bleacheries with many years of service. Charles was a member of Mount Zion Baptist Church where he served as trustee, teacher of the Men's Adult Sunday School and served on the building committee. He was preceded in death by a daughter, Linda Butler Cooke , by three sisters, Viola Moody, Lilly Brown Moody and Louise Taylor and two brothers, Van and Tom Butler.
He is survived by his wife, Evelyn Smith Butler, a son, Robert Dale Butler of Asheville, a step-son, Tony Barnett of Hawaii and two step-daughters, Debbie Case of Mountain Home and Vicky Henderson of Pryor, Montana. Charles is also survived by a sister, Hazel Lance of Skyland and by thirteen grandchildren and sixteen great-grandchildren.
Services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, August 10, 2013 at Mt. Zion Baptist Church with the Rev. Cecil Robinson and Dale Butler officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.
The family will receive friends from 7-8:30pm Friday at Groce Funeral Home at Lake Julian.
Memorials may be made to Mt. Zion Baptist Church 270 Overlook Road Asheville, NC 28803 or to Four Seasons Hospice 571 South Allen Road Flat Rock, N.C. 28731.
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We will be praying that God will give the family comfort and peace.
May God grant you peace and comfort in each other as you share memories during this difficult time.
Heaven has gained a dear man. What a great witness for the Lord and a blessing to all around him. My prayers are with the family and all who are missing him.
May you be comforted by the assurance that Papaw is in the presence of the Lord he loved and served. We’re praying for you all.
May you be comforted by the assurance that Papaw is in the presence of the Lord he loved and served. We’re praying for you all.
Mr. Butler was a kind gentleman, and a wonderful neighbor. I loved to listen to his old tractor when he would mow, I would just take a break, sit on the deck, and listen to the sound of his tractor! He was an inspiration to all that had the pleasure to know him, He will be missed. We know he is in Heaven. Our thoughts and prayers are with the family. God Bless you all.
We would like to send our condolences to the Butler family in the loss of a great man. We have only great memories of Mr. Butler at the little church in Biltmore. He always had a smile, one that no one could ever forget. You will be in our thoughts and prayers in the days ahead. The Moss Family
We would like to send our condolences to the Butler family in the loss of a great man. We have only great memories of Mr. Butler at the little church in Biltmore. He always had a smile, one that no one could ever forget. You will be in our thoughts and prayers in the days ahead. The Moss Family
We would like to send our condolences to the Butler family in the loss of a great man. We have only great memories of Mr. Butler at the little church in Biltmore. He always had a smile, one that no one could ever forget. You will be in our thoughts and prayers in the days ahead. The Moss Family
We would like to send our condolences to the Butler family in the loss of a great man. We have only great memories of Mr. Butler at the little church in Biltmore. He always had a smile, one that no one could ever forget. You will be in our thoughts and prayers in the days ahead. The Moss Family
I am so sorry to hear of the passing of Mr. Butler. I remember him from the little church in Biltmore. It brings back so many memories. He was such a kind and faithful Christian and loved his Lord and his family. God bless you as you go through this difficult time. Just remember, you will see him again one day.
Ronnie & Vicky- You are in our prayers.
Dale and Family-sorry to hear of your fathers passing. I pray that God will richly comfort each of you during this time.
In His service
Mike Randall
Dear Butler family,
We have been inspired by Mr Butler just by hearing Dale and Linda tell us about him and then how he faced this last battle. God bless you all for sticking with him through this. We have been and will continue to pray for you. Because HE lives we can face tomorrow. In HIM,
Frank and Martha Farmer
Dale and Family – We are very sorry for the loss of your loved one. You are in our thoughts and prayers. With love – your friends from Alan H. Shaw Co., Inc.
I pray that God will wrap each of you in his loving arms and give you strength and comfort. Thinking of you at this difficult time. With all my love.
Dear Butler Family,
I am so sorry for your loss but your loss is Heaven’s gain. E A has gone to be with the Lord and what a reunion so many people from Mt Zion are having? Many have gone to heaven, which include my dad and mom (Lawrence and Ruth Barnwell). E A was always the sam, so kind and friendly. I would come up to visit and go to Mt Zion when I lived in Tennessee, he had that wonderful smile and always a warm handshake or hug. Please know my love and prayers are with you.
Linda Barnwell Jankowski