Larry Buttry

Larry Dale Buttry, son of the late Willie and Bessie Holloway Buttry, was born in Poplar Bluff, Missouri, on April 7, 1941, and passed away at the Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center in Poplar Bluff, Missouri on October 9, 2012, at the age of 71 years 6 months and 1 day. He lived in Poplar Bluff and Puxico, Missouri most of his life. He retired from Buttry Construction LLC. He was a member of the 1st United Methodist Church in Puxico, Missouri. He was a member of the Wappapello Eagles and enjoyed fishing and playing cards. He was married to Nancy Skillings Buttry in Dyersburg, Tennessee on November 3, 1961. Surviving are his wife, Nancy Buttry of Poplar Bluff, Missouri; two sons and spouses, Alan & Cheryl Buttry of Poplar Bluff, Missouri, Stephen & Valerie Buttry of Plano, Texas; one brother & spouse, Kenneth & Carol Buttry of Horseshoe Bend, Arkansas; five grandchildren, Joey & Stephanie Clark, Michelle & Joseph Massey, Robert Clark, Jacob Buttry, and Matthew Buttry; and four great-grandchildren, Ashton Clark, Kenzie Clark, Grace Massey, and Sam Massey. Other family and friends also survive. He was preceded in death by his parents. Visitation will be held on Saturday, October 13, 2012, at 11:00 a.m. at the Watkins and Sons Funeral Home in Puxico, Missouri. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, October 13, 2012, at the Watkins & Sons Chapel in Puxico, Missouri with the Rev. Doug McClellan of Puxico, Missouri, assisted by Rev. Dennis Doublin, also of Puxico, officiating. Interment will be in Puxico Cemetery in Puxico, Missouri with Watkins & Sons Funeral Service of Puxico in charge of arrangements.