Obituary for Dorothy Jean Butts
DOROTHY JEAN BUTTS“Together Again” AUSTINTOWN TOWNSHIP - A funeral service celebrating the life of Dorothy Jean Butts, 74, will be held at noon on Monday, March 6, at the Lane Family Funeral Homes, Canfield Chapel. Jean passed away Friday evening, March 3, at Hospice House, with her loved ones by her side. Jean was born Dec. 23, 1942, in Youngstown, the daughter of Paul and Dorothy (Lindsay) Zins. She attended Boardman High School. Jean was a homemaker, loving wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother.
She was a member of the Greenford Christian Church. Her hobbies included bowling, crafting, quilting, and playing bingo. Jean’s husband William “Billy” Butts, whom she married April 16, 1966, passed away April 21, 2011. Jean leaves three daughters, Diane L. (Tom) Marki of Lakeland, Fla., Denise L. (Tony) Carkido of Canfield, and Lois M. (Frank Schneider) Slicker of Austintown; nine grandchildren, John, Katie, and Sarah Marki, Lex (Sarah), and Zach Carkido, Taylor (Brian) Cowles, Josh and Joe Slicker, and Lauren (Dave) Kramer; one great-grandchild, Jackson Kramer; as well as one brother, Chuck Zins of Canfield; and two sisters, Lois (Dick) Greathouse of Hubbard and Janet Witherow of Austintown. Besides her parents and husband, Jean was preceded in death by her in-laws, Howard and Mary Edith Butts. Friends may call from 10 a.m. to noon Monday at the Lane Family Funeral Homes, Canfield Chapel, where services will be held at noon.
She was a member of the Greenford Christian Church. Her hobbies included bowling, crafting, quilting, and playing bingo. Jean’s husband William “Billy” Butts, whom she married April 16, 1966, passed away April 21, 2011. Jean leaves three daughters, Diane L. (Tom) Marki of Lakeland, Fla., Denise L. (Tony) Carkido of Canfield, and Lois M. (Frank Schneider) Slicker of Austintown; nine grandchildren, John, Katie, and Sarah Marki, Lex (Sarah), and Zach Carkido, Taylor (Brian) Cowles, Josh and Joe Slicker, and Lauren (Dave) Kramer; one great-grandchild, Jackson Kramer; as well as one brother, Chuck Zins of Canfield; and two sisters, Lois (Dick) Greathouse of Hubbard and Janet Witherow of Austintown. Besides her parents and husband, Jean was preceded in death by her in-laws, Howard and Mary Edith Butts. Friends may call from 10 a.m. to noon Monday at the Lane Family Funeral Homes, Canfield Chapel, where services will be held at noon.