Phillip E. Butler
May 10, 1926 - December 18, 2018
Hermon Phillip E. Butler, 92, passed away on December 18, 2018 in Bangor. He was born in Eastbrook, on May 10, 1926, son of the late Everett and Josephine (Clow) Butler.
He attended Franklin schools, and upon graduating from Franklin High School in 1944 enlisted in the US Army. After his honorable discharge from the service he began his first and only career working for the Maine Central Railroad as an Agent/Operator. Retiring in 1986, he and his wife traveled around the country enjoying their retirement.
Surviving are his wife of 63 years, Pearl (Mike), son, Walter and wife Jane of Bar Harbor, their children Emily and Christopher, and son William of Sanford, NC.
Visiting hours will be held on Saturday, December 29th at 11:00am followed by the funeral service at 1 pm at the Bragdon-Kelley Funeral Home, 215 Main Street, Ellsworth.
Published on December 24, 2018
Phil was an outstanding person who was liked by everyone. I spent many years working with him on the MEC and found him to be an excellent worker and a very good friend who you could always count on. He will be sadly missed. Although I wasn't trained in Morse Code his fellow workers who worked with him during the morse code error said he was rated A sending and receiving the code. Working as a railroad telegrapher exposed him to a high-stress job that required high professionalism.
May 10, 1926 - December 18, 2018
Hermon Phillip E. Butler, 92, passed away on December 18, 2018 in Bangor. He was born in Eastbrook, on May 10, 1926, son of the late Everett and Josephine (Clow) Butler.
He attended Franklin schools, and upon graduating from Franklin High School in 1944 enlisted in the US Army. After his honorable discharge from the service he began his first and only career working for the Maine Central Railroad as an Agent/Operator. Retiring in 1986, he and his wife traveled around the country enjoying their retirement.
Surviving are his wife of 63 years, Pearl (Mike), son, Walter and wife Jane of Bar Harbor, their children Emily and Christopher, and son William of Sanford, NC.
Visiting hours will be held on Saturday, December 29th at 11:00am followed by the funeral service at 1 pm at the Bragdon-Kelley Funeral Home, 215 Main Street, Ellsworth.
Published on December 24, 2018
Phil was an outstanding person who was liked by everyone. I spent many years working with him on the MEC and found him to be an excellent worker and a very good friend who you could always count on. He will be sadly missed. Although I wasn't trained in Morse Code his fellow workers who worked with him during the morse code error said he was rated A sending and receiving the code. Working as a railroad telegrapher exposed him to a high-stress job that required high professionalism.
Phillip E. Butler
May 10, 1926 - December 18, 2018
Hermon Phillip E. Butler, 92, passed away on December 18, 2018 in Bangor. He was born in Eastbrook, on May 10, 1926, son of the late Everett and Josephine (Clow) Butler.
He attended Franklin schools, and upon graduating from Franklin High School in 1944 enlisted in the US Army. After his honorable discharge from the service he began his first and only career working for the Maine Central Railroad as an Agent/Operator. Retiring in 1986, he and his wife traveled around the country enjoying their retirement.
Surviving are his wife of 63 years, Pearl (Mike), son, Walter and wife Jane of Bar Harbor, their children Emily and Christopher, and son William of Sanford, NC.
Visiting hours will be held on Saturday, December 29th at 11:00am followed by the funeral service at 1 pm at the Bragdon-Kelley Funeral Home, 215 Main Street, Ellsworth.
Published on December 24, 2018
Phil was an outstanding person who was liked by everyone. I spent many years working with him on the MEC and found him to be an excellent worker and a very good friend who you could always count on. He will be sadly missed. Although I wasn't trained in Morse Code his fellow workers who worked with him during the morse code error said he was rated A sending and receiving the code. Working as a railroad telegrapher exposed him to a high-stress job that required high professionalism.
May 10, 1926 - December 18, 2018
Hermon Phillip E. Butler, 92, passed away on December 18, 2018 in Bangor. He was born in Eastbrook, on May 10, 1926, son of the late Everett and Josephine (Clow) Butler.
He attended Franklin schools, and upon graduating from Franklin High School in 1944 enlisted in the US Army. After his honorable discharge from the service he began his first and only career working for the Maine Central Railroad as an Agent/Operator. Retiring in 1986, he and his wife traveled around the country enjoying their retirement.
Surviving are his wife of 63 years, Pearl (Mike), son, Walter and wife Jane of Bar Harbor, their children Emily and Christopher, and son William of Sanford, NC.
Visiting hours will be held on Saturday, December 29th at 11:00am followed by the funeral service at 1 pm at the Bragdon-Kelley Funeral Home, 215 Main Street, Ellsworth.
Published on December 24, 2018
Phil was an outstanding person who was liked by everyone. I spent many years working with him on the MEC and found him to be an excellent worker and a very good friend who you could always count on. He will be sadly missed. Although I wasn't trained in Morse Code his fellow workers who worked with him during the morse code error said he was rated A sending and receiving the code. Working as a railroad telegrapher exposed him to a high-stress job that required high professionalism.
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