Mrs. Ruth Byrd Butler, age 95, of Lumberton, NC, passed away Tuesday, November 3, 2020, at Lake Park Nursing Home in Indian Trail, NC. She was born in Bladen County, NC on September 24, 1925 to the late Ervin Byrd and the late McRee Grimes Byrd.

Along with her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband Owen A. Butler; a brother, Robert Byrd; and a sister, Miriam Woodell.

She is survived by two sons, Patrick Butler of Lumberton, NC and Robert Butler and wife Myra of Matthews, NC; two grandchildren, Anna Lescot and husband Ben of Charlotte, NC and James Butler and wife Hillary of Chapel Hill, NC; two brothers, Harold Byrd of Washington, NC and Charles Byrd of Cary, NC; and a sister, Agnes Stallings of Columbia, SC.

A graveside service will be held on Saturday, November 7, 2020, at 11:00 AM at Meadowbrook Cemetery in Lumberton, NC with Rev. Joe Bounds officiating.