Susan Butler

Susan died on November 22, 2009, following a long illness. She was born on June 2, 1946 to the late Vaudie Monroe and Alene Sanford Plunk and was married to Al Butler on May 29, 1980. She graduated with honors from Chester County High School, where she was on the Regional winning basketball team. She attended Freed-Hardeman College and received her BA and Masters degree in education at Memphis State University. After graduation she served as counselor at MSU, and later taught in South Carolina, Mississippi, and Georgia. She finished her 30 year teaching career at Alexander Elementary School in Jackson, TN. She loved teaching, conducted Sunday school classes and initiated Sunday school classes in Jackson for underprivileged children. She was a faithful member of the First United Methodist Church in Henderson, was active on a mission trip to Estonia and Russia, and was an active member of the West Tennessee Emmaus. All tax deductable memorials should be mailed to West Tennessee Emmaus, P.O. Box 10741, Jackson, TN 38308.



She is survived by her husband, Al Butler, one daughter, Sarah Finley Ellis (Joe), and two grandchildren, Benjamin and Isaac Ellis, all of Henderson, TN, two step-daughters, Pamela Ray (Gary), of Memphis, and Peggy Johnson (Jim) of Seymour, TN, one step-son, Samuel Butler of Oklahoma City, OK and two sisters, Patsy Bulliner (Jack) and Janis McCall (Joel) of Henderson, TN.