Richard A. Butts Obituary
It is always difficult saying goodbye to someone we love and cherish. Family and friends must say goodbye to their beloved Richard A. Butts of Waverly, Virginia, who passed away at the age of 84, on November 29, 2024. Leave a sympathy message to the family in the guestbook on this memorial page of Richard A. Butts to show support.
He was predeceased by: his parents, John Henry and Laura Essie Graves Butts; his brother Robert Butts; his close friend H. P. Turner; his siblings, Herman (Mabel), John Alfia (Libry), Ora Blossom, Odell, Aretha, Annie, Laura and Eva (Charles); his daughter-in-law Katrina Butts; and his great grandchild A'Nylah Shaw.
He is survived by: his wife Alice Jackson Butts of Waverly, VA; his children, Jimmie Butts of Waverly, VA, Rev. Kevin Jones of Waverly, VA, Tracy Butts (Vicky) of Prince George, VA, Karl Jones (Sherri) of Prince George, VA, Jonathan Butts (Barbara) of Disputanta, VA and Melba Barney (Stanley) of Stafford, VA; his brother Calvin Butts (Dorothy) of Irvington, NJ; his siblings-in-law, Ida Butts of Waverly, VA, Herman Hawkins of Temple Hills, MD, Douglas Christian of Atlanta, GA and James Brooks, Sr. of Waverly, VA; his grandchildren, Tieara Evans (Carlos), Tracey Shaw, Erica Shaw, Keondra Smith, Jayhna Butts, JaShauna Butts, Kanisha Jones, Christine Jones, Tyrell Shaw, Tyron Shaw, Javon Butts, Reginald Barney, Nahshon Buck, Darrion Barney, Kevin Hill, Kadeem Jones, Karl Jones, Jr. and Kaejhon Jones (Toniqua); his friend Clarence "Smiley" Gray; and also, Deaconess Alva King, Deacon, Deaconess Leroy and Mae Pierce. He is also survived by grandchildren; thirty-two great grandchildren; and one great-great grandchild.
