Dixie Lou Butler

Dixie was born on April 26, 1935 in Shawnee, KS to Julius and Myrtle Renner. She received a degree in Elementary Ed from William Jewel College. She met her husband Thomas B Butler at William Jewel. Dixie and Tom were married for 50 years. She retired from the North Kansas City School District.

Dixie loved to travel, knit, paint, read and play all kinds of games. She was a very social person. There was never a time when she was not a member of a club or group: bridge, bingo, hand & foot, bowling, and a country club.

Dixie was preceded in death by her father Julius, mother Myrtle, sister Betty Jane, and husband Thomas. She is survived by her three sons - Mike (Kim),Todd (Kathy) and John (Emily). She leaves behind ten grandchildren -Jennifer (Eric), Lauren (Jason), Drew (Lindsey), Christopher (Katie), Rachel (Paul), Christina, Rhett, Kaytlin, Derek, and Emmah; and nine great grandchildren.