Lena Kathryn Davis Butler passed away on June 27, 2024, in hospice care. She had been a resident of Donalson Care Center the past three years.

Kathryn was born on Aug. 30, 1930, in Lincoln County, Tennessee, to the late Russell Glenn Davis and Cornelia Thomison Davis. She was a loving wife and mother and served her country as an Air Force wife. After raising her children and returning to Lincoln County she began her career as an associate manager at Walmart. Upon her retirement, she continued her career as a caregiver to her ailing mother. Kathryn loved gardening and her pets. She was passionate about correspondence with family and friends until she could no longer write, but still loved receiving mail with news from all. 

She is preceded in death by her husband, John T. Butler Jr.; her daughter, Eva Rebecca Butler; and her siblings, Jack Davis, Dan Davis, Irene Gregory and Pearl Wright. She is survived by her two sons, Thomas (Jane) Butler of Elizabethtown, North Carolina, and David (Lisa) Butler of Starke, Florida; seven grandchildren, Amy (Matt) Castleman, Steven Butler, Katy (Dustin) Guszkiewicz, JohnDavid (Trisha) Butler, Michelle Vaughn, Melissa (Joe) White, Jennifer (John) Marlewski; seven great-grandchildren and many nieces and nephews.

Funeral services were held Sunday, June 30, 2024, at Higgins Funeral Home with Keith Bates officiating. Burial followed in Old Orchard Cemetery.

Higgins Funeral Home is honored to serve the family of Lena Kathryn Davis Butler.