Zelma
Lee Butts Funeral service for Zelma Lee Butts, age 86,
of Quinlan will be held on Friday, August 12, 2022 at Quinlan Funeral
Home with Samuel Glenn officiating. Visitation will take place one hour
prior to the service.
Zelma Lee Butts was a caring mother, grandmother, and friend. She left
this world peacefully on August 9, 2022. She was born to Raymond and
Faye King on February 21, 1936 in Dallas, Texas. After graduating from
RL Turner high school, she married the love of her life, Earl Butts on
November 21, 1952. She loved playing the piano, cooking, traveling, and
spending time with her family.
Zelma is survived by her children, daughter Deborah Chapman and husband
James of Quinlan, son Eddie Butts and wife Tammy of Corinth, and son
Bryan Butts of Quinlan; two brothers, Neal and Danny King; two
granddaughters, Amy Withrow and Kristi Starkey; seven
great-grandchildren, five great-great-grandchildren, and many nieces,
nephews, cousins, and friends.
She was preceded in death by her parents; two sisters, Bobbie and Sandy;
husband, Earl Butts; son, Daryl Butts; grandson, Kevin Chapman; and
great-grandson, Braydon Withrow.
According to all that knew and loved her, Zelma was one of the most
graceful women they had ever known and she cared deeply for all those
around her. Zelma’s family was everything to her and “Oh, the stories we
could tell of time spent and memories made that will last us all a
lifetime.” |