Paul Michael Butts, 58, passed away at 4:20 PM on Thursday July 10 in Gulf Breeze FL after a long illlness.He attended the Gulf Breeze Baptist Church.
A resident of Fulton for most of his life, he was born on September 5, 1949 at the Jones Hospital and graduated from Fulton High School in 1967. After
atttending Murray State University he joined his father, Wendal Butts, and grandfather, the late Paul Butts, at A.C. Butts and Sons, the family business that was founded by his great grandfather, Mr. A.C. Butts.
While in Fulton, he was active in the community as a little league coach and a Fulton City Booster club member for many years. He was also elected to the
Fulton City Commission where he served as Mayor Pro-tem. After moving to Florida, he was the owner of Insurance Marketing, Inc., an insurance brokerage firm.
He is survived by his wife, Florence Butts, of Gulf Breeze, FL; his parents Wendal and Louise Butts of Fulton KY; three sons, Michael Todd (Kelly) Butts of
Paducah KY, Robert Wendal(Emily) Butts and Arthur Paul (Sabrina) Butts both of Nashville TN; a step son, Michael Moulton of Gulf Breeze, FL; four grandchildren,
Margaret Westpheling Butts and Jackson Michael Butts of Paducah KY, and Paul Westpheling Butts and Bo Chamberlain Butts of Nashville TN. He is also survived by one sister, Debbie (Mrs. Cubb) Stokes of Fulton, a niece Natalie Reese Stokes of New York and nephew, Fredric Nicholas Stokes of Washington. D.C.
Funeral services for Mike Butts will be held at 11AM Monday in our funeral chapel. Burial will follow in the Greenlea Cemetery. Friends may call the funeral home from 5 to 8 Sunday and anytime Monday until the funeral hour. Memorials may be made to the Fulton-South Fulton Relay for Life or the Fulton City Booster Club.