Tina JoDell Butler

Ms. Butler died early Monday, August 22, 2011, at her home near Pocahontas.



Tina was born to John and Olevia Gardner Jackson on Oct. 27, 1963 in Benton Harbor, Michigan. She

was a 1981 graduate of Middleton High School. She lived in Easley, South Carolina and attended

Marathon Non-Denominational Church in Greenville. She worked many jobs in financing.



Tina loved music and could play many musical instruments; her favorite was the oboe that she played all

through high school and at the University of Tennessee Martin. She also loved to sing and had many

hours of fun singing with her karaoke machine. Tina was an avid camper and hiker, and loved the

outdoors.



From the beginning, Tina has been a rock through her illness. She has faced her fate knowing she would

see her Papaw Edward Gardner, Mamaw Pearl Bridges, and her son Ryan Dalton Butler, who preceded

her in death.



She leaves behind her parents, John and Olevia Jackson, of Pocahontas, TN, grandmother Betty Gardner

of Pocahontas, TN, a sister, Kelly Jackson Rutherford (Steve), Ripley, Ms., two sons, Brent Edward

Gibson (Katie), Fort Campbell, Ky. & Austin Conrad Butler of Easley, SC, a grandson John Wyatt Gibson

of Ft. Campbell, KY, nieces and a nephew, a special friend, Alvin Mahaffey of Easley, SC, and many

friends and acquaintances