Daphne Butler

Daphne Butler, age 97 of Elizabethtown, died Wednesday, July 23, 2014 at home. She is preceded in death by parents, Mallie Herbert and Loyie Hammonds Holt; husband, Charles Vernon Butler; two children, Tommy and Mike Butler; two sisters, Grace Salyer and Betty Jane Robertson; four brothers, Eldridge, Herbert, Wetzel, and Warren Holt. She is survived by a son, Pat Butler of Elizabethtown; a sister, Miriam Davis of Jacksonville, FL; six grandchildren, Sean Butler, Mike Butler, Greg Butler, Anita Hatfield, Doug Butler, and Troy Butler; six step grandchildren and seven great grandchildren. The family will receive friends on Sunday, July 27, 2014 from 4:00 to 5:00 p.m. at Bladen-Gaskins Funeral Home. A graveside service will be held on Monday, July 28, 2014 at 10:00 a.m. at Old Trinity United Methodist Church Cemetery officiated by Rev. Jay Winston.