A native and resident of St. Francisville,
Robert Ormond Butler, born on Aug. 5, 1919,
died on Wednesday, Oct.18. 2006, at his
home on (Butler) Greenwood Plantation.
Visiting at Grace Episcopal Church in St.
Francisville, religious service, conducted
by the Rev. Stephen Holmgren and the Rev.
John Senette.
Burial followed in the church Cemetery.
A graduate of LSU in agriculture, he
served with distinction in the 320th
Glider Field Artillery Battalion of the
82nd Airborne Division, U.S. Army, during
World War Il.
He was awarded the Silver Star for gallantry
in action in Holland. He also served as an
officer during the campaigns in Africa, Sicily,
Italy, the Normandy Invasion, Belgium and
Germany under Gen. Matthew Ridgeway and
Gen, James M. Gavin, who was in command
at the Battle of the Bulge.
A longtime cattleman for three decades, he
served as manager of historic Rosedown
Plantation and Gardens, overseeing the
restoration of the home as a nationally
recognized tourist attraction while also
supervising the working plantation's
extensive cattle and timber operation.
He is survived by a daughter, Virginia Pipes
Butler and her husband. Michael F. Healy, of
Washington, D.C.; a son, Robert Ormond
Butler Jr. and his wife, Elizabeth A. Butler,
of St. Francisville; and five grandchildren, Katharine Lintot Healy, Annie Butler Healy, Mary Minor Butler, Elizabeth Anne Butler and Jeanne Cody Butler.
He was preceded in death by his wife,
Mary Minor Pipes Butler.
Pallbearers will be William Davis Jr„ Carl Metz,
Dr. Chaillie P. Daniel, Stephen E. Wesley,
Patrick L. Butler and Nolan Percy.
Honorary pallbearers are Edward I. Daniel 11,
Judge C. Linton Sartain, retired Gen. Robert
H. Barrow, Christian Metz and Eric Nelson.
Memorials are suggested to Friends of Rosedown, P.O. Box 456 St. Francisville, LA 70775 or the Mary Pipes Butler Memorial Garden at the West Feliciana Historical Society, P.O. Box 338, St. Francisville, LA 70775.
Charlet Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Robert Ormond Butler, born on Aug. 5, 1919,
died on Wednesday, Oct.18. 2006, at his
home on (Butler) Greenwood Plantation.
Visiting at Grace Episcopal Church in St.
Francisville, religious service, conducted
by the Rev. Stephen Holmgren and the Rev.
John Senette.
Burial followed in the church Cemetery.
A graduate of LSU in agriculture, he
served with distinction in the 320th
Glider Field Artillery Battalion of the
82nd Airborne Division, U.S. Army, during
World War Il.
He was awarded the Silver Star for gallantry
in action in Holland. He also served as an
officer during the campaigns in Africa, Sicily,
Italy, the Normandy Invasion, Belgium and
Germany under Gen. Matthew Ridgeway and
Gen, James M. Gavin, who was in command
at the Battle of the Bulge.
A longtime cattleman for three decades, he
served as manager of historic Rosedown
Plantation and Gardens, overseeing the
restoration of the home as a nationally
recognized tourist attraction while also
supervising the working plantation's
extensive cattle and timber operation.
He is survived by a daughter, Virginia Pipes
Butler and her husband. Michael F. Healy, of
Washington, D.C.; a son, Robert Ormond
Butler Jr. and his wife, Elizabeth A. Butler,
of St. Francisville; and five grandchildren, Katharine Lintot Healy, Annie Butler Healy, Mary Minor Butler, Elizabeth Anne Butler and Jeanne Cody Butler.
He was preceded in death by his wife,
Mary Minor Pipes Butler.
Pallbearers will be William Davis Jr„ Carl Metz,
Dr. Chaillie P. Daniel, Stephen E. Wesley,
Patrick L. Butler and Nolan Percy.
Honorary pallbearers are Edward I. Daniel 11,
Judge C. Linton Sartain, retired Gen. Robert
H. Barrow, Christian Metz and Eric Nelson.
Memorials are suggested to Friends of Rosedown, P.O. Box 456 St. Francisville, LA 70775 or the Mary Pipes Butler Memorial Garden at the West Feliciana Historical Society, P.O. Box 338, St. Francisville, LA 70775.
Charlet Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
A native and resident of St. Francisville,
Robert Ormond Butler, born on Aug. 5, 1919,
died on Wednesday, Oct.18. 2006, at his
home on (Butler) Greenwood Plantation.
Visiting at Grace Episcopal Church in St.
Francisville, religious service, conducted
by the Rev. Stephen Holmgren and the Rev.
John Senette.
Burial followed in the church Cemetery.
A graduate of LSU in agriculture, he
served with distinction in the 320th
Glider Field Artillery Battalion of the
82nd Airborne Division, U.S. Army, during
World War Il.
He was awarded the Silver Star for gallantry
in action in Holland. He also served as an
officer during the campaigns in Africa, Sicily,
Italy, the Normandy Invasion, Belgium and
Germany under Gen. Matthew Ridgeway and
Gen, James M. Gavin, who was in command
at the Battle of the Bulge.
A longtime cattleman for three decades, he
served as manager of historic Rosedown
Plantation and Gardens, overseeing the
restoration of the home as a nationally
recognized tourist attraction while also
supervising the working plantation's
extensive cattle and timber operation.
He is survived by a daughter, Virginia Pipes
Butler and her husband. Michael F. Healy, of
Washington, D.C.; a son, Robert Ormond
Butler Jr. and his wife, Elizabeth A. Butler,
of St. Francisville; and five grandchildren, Katharine Lintot Healy, Annie Butler Healy, Mary Minor Butler, Elizabeth Anne Butler and Jeanne Cody Butler.
He was preceded in death by his wife,
Mary Minor Pipes Butler.
Pallbearers will be William Davis Jr„ Carl Metz,
Dr. Chaillie P. Daniel, Stephen E. Wesley,
Patrick L. Butler and Nolan Percy.
Honorary pallbearers are Edward I. Daniel 11,
Judge C. Linton Sartain, retired Gen. Robert
H. Barrow, Christian Metz and Eric Nelson.
Memorials are suggested to Friends of Rosedown, P.O. Box 456 St. Francisville, LA 70775 or the Mary Pipes Butler Memorial Garden at the West Feliciana Historical Society, P.O. Box 338, St. Francisville, LA 70775.
Charlet Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Robert Ormond Butler, born on Aug. 5, 1919,
died on Wednesday, Oct.18. 2006, at his
home on (Butler) Greenwood Plantation.
Visiting at Grace Episcopal Church in St.
Francisville, religious service, conducted
by the Rev. Stephen Holmgren and the Rev.
John Senette.
Burial followed in the church Cemetery.
A graduate of LSU in agriculture, he
served with distinction in the 320th
Glider Field Artillery Battalion of the
82nd Airborne Division, U.S. Army, during
World War Il.
He was awarded the Silver Star for gallantry
in action in Holland. He also served as an
officer during the campaigns in Africa, Sicily,
Italy, the Normandy Invasion, Belgium and
Germany under Gen. Matthew Ridgeway and
Gen, James M. Gavin, who was in command
at the Battle of the Bulge.
A longtime cattleman for three decades, he
served as manager of historic Rosedown
Plantation and Gardens, overseeing the
restoration of the home as a nationally
recognized tourist attraction while also
supervising the working plantation's
extensive cattle and timber operation.
He is survived by a daughter, Virginia Pipes
Butler and her husband. Michael F. Healy, of
Washington, D.C.; a son, Robert Ormond
Butler Jr. and his wife, Elizabeth A. Butler,
of St. Francisville; and five grandchildren, Katharine Lintot Healy, Annie Butler Healy, Mary Minor Butler, Elizabeth Anne Butler and Jeanne Cody Butler.
He was preceded in death by his wife,
Mary Minor Pipes Butler.
Pallbearers will be William Davis Jr„ Carl Metz,
Dr. Chaillie P. Daniel, Stephen E. Wesley,
Patrick L. Butler and Nolan Percy.
Honorary pallbearers are Edward I. Daniel 11,
Judge C. Linton Sartain, retired Gen. Robert
H. Barrow, Christian Metz and Eric Nelson.
Memorials are suggested to Friends of Rosedown, P.O. Box 456 St. Francisville, LA 70775 or the Mary Pipes Butler Memorial Garden at the West Feliciana Historical Society, P.O. Box 338, St. Francisville, LA 70775.
Charlet Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
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