Alfred Fletcher Butler Sr.
Jul 17, 1928 – Nov 12, 2012
Alfred Fletcher Butler Sr., 84, of Bumpass, passed away peacefully on Monday, November 12, 2012.A devoted husband, he was preceded in death by his wife Alice Pate Butler.He is survived by his son A.F.B. Jr. (Trisha); daughter Sandra Donovan; four much loved grandchildren Natasha Broaddus (Stacey), Amy Redd (Jason), Nathan Butler (Beth) and Whitney Donovan; and five great-grandchildren he enjoyed so much, Donovan, Dain and Mason Broaddus, Karlie Redd and Jamison Butler.A graveside service will be held at 2pm, Thursday, November 15 at the Pate Family Cemetery.In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made in his name to the American Cancer Society, 4240 Park Place Ct., Glen Allen, VA 23060-9904.Arrangements by Lacy Funeral Home, Route 522, Mineral.
Scherry and I were talking about our memories of your dad. Both of us have our most vivid memories of him in the fields plowing. One day we went over to see him in the fields. I saw some horse hair on the stirrups used for the plow. He took that off and gave it to me. He told me that if I planted it, it would turn to worms. Being from the city, but country at heart, I believed him and planted the horse hair.Scherry remembers him dealing with a cantankerous horse one day.My dad told us many times that when Alice was ready to go to the hospital to bring both of you into this world, he got them there. We will always cherish their memory.