Susan Y (Howard) Butters
Marriages
Tom - January 23, 1965
Burial Details
Obituaries
The Daily Sentinel page 6A Death Notice - March 19, 2019
Susan Y. Butters, 75, Grand Junction, died March 16, 2019, at her home. No services are planned. She was a homemaker. Survivors include her husband, Tom; one son, Dee H. of Colorado; two daughters, Tara Zollinger of Hurst, Texas, and Kristy Christensen of La Jara; five grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren. Memorial contributions to HopeWest, 3090B N. 12th St., Grand Junction 81506.
The Daily Sentinel page 5B Obituary - March 20, 2019
Susan Y. Butters November 9, 1943 - March 16, 2019
Susan Butters, loving wife and mom, passed away March 16, 2019, at her Grand Junction home with her loving family by her side and Tom holding her hand. She was 75. Susan was born on November 9, 1943, in Stromsburg, NE from the union of Jack and Irma Howard. She graduated from Palisade High School where she was a cheerleader and member of the Rainbow Girls. She later attended the University of Colorado. She moved to Dallas, TX for a time where she worked for 20th Century Fox, billing movie theaters who played their films. On October 2, 1964, after being invited on a blind date by her best friend, Sheila, and Tom’s friend, Kent, Susan met Thomas Butters and they married on January 23, 1965. He survives. Susan was a PTA mom and a 4-H Leader; she enjoyed tending her garden, growing flowers and listening to music. Susan leaves behind her husband of 54 years, Tom or "her Tommie" Butters of Grand Junction, CO; son, Dee H. Butters, daughters, Tara (Larry) Zollinger of Hurst, TX, and Kristy (Ed) Christensen of La Jara, CO. Other survivors include five grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren. Memorial contributions may be made to HopeWest Hospice, 3090B North 12th Street, Grand Junction, CO 81506. No services are planned. Friends and family may leave their condolences at www.martinmortuary.com.
