Mr. Boyd Butler Obituary (1948

Mr. Samuel “Boyd” Butler,76, passed away on September 15, 2024, at North Mississippi Medical Center in West Point. Boyd was born on June 13, 1948, in West Point, to the late Samuel Lafayette Butler and Sara Jordan “Bitsy” Weaver. Boyd graduated from West Point High School in 1966. He attended Northeast Mississippi Junior College in Booneville and received an Associate's Degree from East Mississippi Junior College. Boyd was a Veteran of the United States Army, serving during the Vietnam War in Okinawa, Japan. He, then, served his country with the Mississippi Army National Guard where he was a Staff Sergeant with the 223rd Engineering Battalion in West Point. He loved playing golf, baseball, and softball. Later in life, he enjoyed target practicing and shooting his air rifle. He married Sandra Arbogast Butler on May 27, 1973, in Jackson and together they shared 51 years of marriage. He was a loving husband, father, grandfather, son, brother, and friend. He was a member of First United Methodist Church in West Point. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his step-dad, Ross Weaver and a brother, Bob Butler. Visitation will be Thursday, September 19, 2024, from 9:45-10:00 A.M. at Greenwood Cemetery in West Point. Graveside services with United States Army Military Honors will follow with Reverend Chad Bowen officiating. Calvert Funeral Home of West Point is honored to be entrusted with the arrangements. Survivors include his wife, Sandy A. Butler of West Point: one daughter, Heather Butler Blaylock (Vaughn) of Thompson's Station, Tennessee: two grandsons, Jack and Luke Blaylock of Thompson's Station, Tennessee: one brother, Brian Tedford of Mississippi: one sister-in-law, Linda Brown (Randy) of Hoschton, Georgia: one brother-in-law, Gary Arbogast (Carla) of Loudon, Tennessee: two cousins, Kay Shurden of Starkville and Susan Elliott of Cedar Bluff, and a number of nieces and nephews. Honorary Pallbearers will be Nurses and Staff of North Mississippi Medical Center Hospice, Nurses and Staff of North Mississippi Medical Center West Point, West Point High School Class of 1966, Larry Smothers, Donnie Dimino, Little Charlie Dimino, Charlie Dimino, Bud Bowen, Danny Shelton, Jimmy McKinney, Jimmy Stephens, and Kenny Hudson. Memorials may be made to Tunnel to Towers Foundation, 2361 Hylan Boulevard, Staten Island, New York 10306 or T2T.org. Friends may leave an online condolence at www.calvertfuneralhome.com