Earl Butts

Earl's Story

Earl Eugene Butts, 69, of Norman, passed from this life Saturday, Jan. 24, 2015. He was born on Oct. 11, 1945, in Weslaco, Texas, to Earl and Cordia (Dougherty) Butts. Earl entered into the U.S. Navy on Oct. 21, 1965. He went to the U.S. Naval Air Station Corps school in San Diego for corpsman training, finishing out Oct. 20, 1967, in HT-8 Alf Ellyson, Pensacola, Fla. He married the love of his life, Judy Ann Miller, on Oct. 27, 1967, at First Christian Church of Norman and together they shared 47 wonderful years of marriage and two sons. He married the love of his life, Judy Ann Miller, on Oct. 27, 1967, at First Christian Church of Norman and together they shared 47 wonderful years of marriage and two sons. Earl worked 23 years at Wilson Foods as an industrial engineer, eight years at United Design overseeing health and safety, and eight years at Insurica Insurance as a claims adjuster. He was preceded in death by his father, Earl Witt Butts Jr., and his search and rescue dogs, whom he loved dearly, Abbe and Sadie. Survivors include his mother, Cordia M. Butts; wife of 47 years, Judith Ann Butts; sons Stephen Butts and wife Kelly and their children Chris and Kaylea and Michael Butts and wife Stacy and their children Matt, Hailee and Bryce; and brother, Richard Butts and wife Janet and their children Zach and Madison. Services for Earl will be 2 p.m. Tuesday at Havenbrook Funeral Home chapel. Condolences may be shared at HavenbrookFuneralHome.com.

Published in The Norman Transcript