Mary Lou (Glenn) Butler Obituary (1956

Mary Lou (Glenn) Butler 10/4/1956 - 4/28/2015 Grass Valley, CA Mary was born on October 4th, 1956 in Lansing, MI. The daughter of Willie and Dorothy Glenn (Church), she spent the majority of her childhood in Eaton Rapids and graduated from Eaton Rapids High School in the class of 1974. She worked for the State of Michigan Treasury Dept from 1974 to 1979, until she joined the Air Force. After four years of service in the Air Force, she worked as a civilian at McCellan AFB in California as an Electronics Mechanic, repairing weather radios. She stayed at McCellan until 2002 when the base was decommissioned. In 2005, she started a career with the US Forest Service as an Electronic Tech/Radio Repair and retired in 2014 due to medical concerns. From the beginning of her childhood, she loved to be out in nature. She spent many long hours in the parks of Eaton Rapids, particularly the island park in downtown Eaton Rapids. Her family was close knit, living in a small 3 bedroom house in the center of town. This closeness remained throughout her life and is prevalent in all of the things she did. Some of her favorite things in life were waterfalls, sunsets, and flowers blooming. She was an avid gardener and overall outdoorswoman. One of her greatest passions was her love of writing poetry, which touched so many friends and family. In 1988, she married Jerry Wayne Butler in South Lake Tahoe, CA. On Thanksgiving Day of 1988, Mary gave birth to their son, Nathan Emery Butler. Three years later, they had another child, a daughter named Angella Rose Butler. They celebrated her birth by going directly from the hospital to their favorite camping site at the lake for vacation. Mary would best be described as adventurous, strong willed, and family-oriented. She loved a good story and great family jokes. Her favorite activities included bike riding, photography, exercising, and most of all, spending time with family and friends. She loved cats, country music, and making bracelets for all of her family and friends. Mary is survived by her loving husband of 27 years Jerry Wayne Butler, her son Nathan Emery Butler and her daughter Angella Rose Butler. Her sisters: Pamella Glenn Campbell (FL), Beth (Jim) Ray (MI), Janet (Steven) Kendall (MI). Her brothers: Robert (Gerry) Glenn (MI), Allen (Minnie) Glenn (MD), Gary (Debbie) Glenn (TX), Bill Glenn (MI). She was preceded in death by her father Willie Fred Glenn, her mother Dorothy M (Church) Glenn, her father-in-law Thomas Franklin Butler, her mother-in-law Jean Ellen Butler, and sister Carol (Glenn) Cowing Granger. A private memorial will be held in Grass Valley, CA, for her family. Another memorial in Eaton Rapids, MI at the Island Park Saturday, May 2nd @ 1pm . Friends and family are invited to a luncheon after the memorial, at the home of Steven and Janet Kendall, 2445 South Waverly Rd, Eaton Rapids. In lieu of flowers, please send donations to METAvivor Research & Support, 1783 Forest Dr., #184 Annapolis, MD 21401, for metastatic cancer research. For online condolences please visit www.SkinnerFuneralHomes.com