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March 9, 1925 – July 23, 2013
Alberta J. Butler, 88, of Rockville, passed away peacefully in her residence Tuesday, July 23, 2013.
She was born March 9, 1925, in Parke County, the daughter of James E. Thomas and Gladys Coleman Thomas.
Alberta was a member of Rockville United Methodist Church. She mar-ried Forrest Dean Butler on July 17, 1949, and he preceded her in death on March 28, 1989. She retired in 1992 after a 40-year teaching career with Rockville Elementary School.
Alberta was very active in the community, Home Economic Club, Delta Kappa Gamma, Historical Society, Rockville Library Board, Retired Teachers of Parke and Vermillion Counties, Current Literature and Daugh-ters of the American Revolution. She enjoyed many hours of research of genealogy for Parke County families.
She is survived by a son, Dan Butler and wife, Patty, of Rockville; a daughter, Sue Butler of Carlsbad, Calif.; two granddaughters, Beth Price and husband, David, of Brownsburg and Becky Butler of Indianapolis; and two great-grandchildren, Alexis Price and Dylan Price.
Funeral services will be Friday, July 26, 2013, at 11 a.m. at Butler Funeral Home, 218 North College street, Rockville, with Pastor Dave Marty offi-ciating. Visitation will be Thursday, from 4-7 p.m. at the funeral home.
The family requests memorial donations be made in Alberta’s memory to Rockville United Methodist Church or Parke County Food Pantry. Enve-lopes will be available at the funeral home during visitation.
Additionally, on-line memorials can be made in honor of Alberta to the Rox Alumni Fund For Children In Need at Rockville Schools at http://www.roxalumni.com/class_index.cfm. Checks for the Children's Fund can be made payable to Rox Alumni and mailed to Rox Alumni, P.O. Box 558, Mt. Vernon, Texas 75457.
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Max Higgs (1968)
Miss Alberta is a crown jewel of Parke County and will be missed by so many of her students over her 40 year teaching career. May God Bless her and the Butler family!
Lyndall Bradfield (1969)
Mrs. Butler has taught hundreds of fourth graders at Rockville Elementary School and was dedicated to her students and the community. Condolences and prayers for the Butler family.
Valena Swaim (Clauss) (1967)
I was so blessed to have Mrs. Alberta Butler as my fourth grade teacher. I still remember happy days in her classroom. One of my favorite times was listening to her read to the class. She made the books come alive as she read. She is one of the reasons I decided to become a teacher. She was a role model for my teaching life and my walk with the Lord. She was a wonderful Christian lady. I cherish the friendship I developed with her over the years. Keeping the Butler family in my prayers.
Max Higgs (1968)
February 11, 2014
The genealogy collection at Rockville Public Library will be named for Alberta T. Butler, longtime board member of the library, member of the Parke County Historical Society and member of the Wabash Valley Genealogical Society. Mrs. Butler passed away July 24, 2013. This will be celebrated on Saturday, March 8 at 1 pm at the library. The public is welcome and encouraged to come.
The collection is popular with researchers looking for their Parke County roots and access to area history. Hundreds of volumes, newspapers on microfilm, maps, photographs, family histories, birth/death records, and cemetery abstracts are in the collection.
These records enable the library to provide assistance and source material, some of which can only be found in Rockville Public Library’s collections.
Library staff and board members work to ensure that certain old and irreplaceable records of local and regional history are preserved for the future and made available for those with questions. Many requests for this information are received by the library daily, and the Alberta T. Butler Local History and Genealogy Room will help meet the needs of the public.