Barbara B Butts

She had been suffering from dementia for a few years, which brought sorrow to family and friends. Even though she had dementia, she never forgot she was a believer of Jesus Christ as her Lord and Savior. She continued to read her bible and attend church with her daughter and son-in-law until she was unable.

Barbara was born March 28, 1935 in Oregon City, Oregon to the late Lyonel Cecil Bacon, Sr. and Dorothy Elenor Myers. Her family then moved to Brownville, Nebraska and later to Auburn, Nebraska. She lived in Plattsmouth, Nebraska before moving to Tempe, Arizona to live with her daughter, Diane J. Brown, and husband, Les R. Brown, in 2010.

She is survived by her three children: Diane J. Brown (Les) of Tempe, Arizona, Fredrick M. Butts (Etta) of Portland, Texas, and Steven F. Butts (Shari) of Wisner, Nebraska. She is also survived by her sister, Patty S. Wendeln (Roger) of Lincoln, Nebraska, and her brother, Lyonel Cecil Bacon, Jr. of Falls City, Nebraska. She has five grandchildren: Paul Ivan McDonald (Laura) of Mesa, Arizona, Heather Diane Butts of Rochester, New York, Isaac Steven Butts of Sioux City, Iowa, and Joshua James Butts and River Elizabeth Butts of Wisner, Nebraska.

Barbara was married to Floyd Ivan Butts for 48 years. During their marriage, she was a military wife until he retired as a US Army Vietnam war veteran. They lived in many military bases across the United States and overseas, including Frankfurt, Germany for three years, and Okinawa for a year where they also served in the local Baptist church. Her husband Floyd then went into the ministry as a Southern Baptist pastor, and served for thirty-five years. Their last church was a plant ministry in Plattsmouth, Nebraska. He passed away only getting to preach there one time. Barbara continued on after his passing, and helped serve in the ministry by leading a women's bible study and playing piano for the church services, as she did in their previous ministries.

She was quite talented in the arts of quilting, drawing, painting, crocheting, cross-stitching, dress-making, cooking, and gardening. She produced the most wonderful flower gardens. She was acknowledged by the Auburn, Nebraska newspaper, "The Nemaha County Herald," with a picture of her standing by her beautiful delphinium flower that had grown over five feet tall. She also received her certification as a Patient Care Assistant in Tempe, Arizona, and completed her NHCA Nursing Assistant Basic Course in Plattsmouth, Nebraska, and applied them to her career during her lifetime.