Charlie Edward "Eddie" Butler Jr. Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

Funeral services for Charlie “Eddie” Butler Jr., 82 of Dime Box, Texas, will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, August 6, 2022 at St. John Lutheran Church in Dime Box with Rev. Terry Bage officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Military honors will be provided by Giddings American Legion York Post 276. Charlie Edward Butler Jr. was born on July 29, 1939 in Houston, Texas to Charlie Edward Butler Sr. and Mary Frances (Ramey) Butler. He was raised and was baptized in the Baptist church. After graduating from high school, Eddie served in the U.S. Navy. On September 8, 1962, he was united in marriage to Mildred Teinert at Messiah Lutheran Church in Houston. He worked many years hanging sheetrock and retired from Home Depot where he worked in receiving. After his retirement, he continued to work at the lumber yard in Dime Box. Eddie enjoyed watching old westerns, hunting, and going fishing. He could usually be found working in the yard and tending to his roses and honeysuckle. Eddie was a prankster and enjoyed picking on people. He cherished being a Pappaw to his grandchildren and looked forward to spending time with his family. Eddie passed away the evening of Wednesday, July 20, 2022 in Cypress, Texas. He was preceded in death by his parents, Charlie Sr. & Mary Butler; three brothers, Billy Ray & Mary Jo Butler, Elton & Gerry Butler, and James Butler; sister, Mary Butler; parents-in-law, Traugott & Ruby Teinert; brother-in-law, James Teinert, and sister-in-law, Linda Teinert. Eddie is survived by his wife, Mildred Butler of Dime Box; three children, Michael & Jacqueline Butler of Spring, Russell Butler of Hockley, and Kimberley & Jon Cantrell of Cypress; six grandchildren, Amanda & Bret Simmons of Brenham, Cheyenne & Garret Sechelski of Navasota, Chelsea Butler of Anderson, Halen & Lauren Butler of Georgetown, Blaine Gest of La Grange, and Caroline Butler & Armon Ferrari of Austin; four great grandchildren, Carsyn Busse, Cannon Wright, Hayden Simmons, and Grayson Simmons; sister, Mattie Mae Butler of Pasadena; sister-in-laws, Cathy Butler of Houston, and Mary Teinert of Houston; two brothers-in-law, Traugott Teinert Jr. of Paige and Charles Teinert of Dime Box, and numerous nieces, nephews, family members, and friends. Memorials may be made to St. John Lutheran Church, Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society (nmcrs.org/donate), or to the charity of one’s choice.

Charlie Edward "Eddie" Butler Jr.

July 29, 1939 - July 20, 2022

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