Clifford Eugene Butler^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13]}

1933 - 2003  (69 years)

• Name	Clifford Eugene Butler  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13]
  Birth	10 Nov 1933	Marion, Williamson County, Illinois, USA   [1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13]
  Gender	Male
  Married	Morro Bay, Calif   [8]
  Married	Morro Bay, Califs   [7]
  Residence	912 Eighth Street Bay Wood Park   [9]
  Residence	Santa Maria, Santa Barbara, California, USA   [7, 8]
  Residence	1950	Marion, Williamson, Illinois, USA   [11]
  	Relation to Head of House: Son; Marital Status: Never Married
  Residence	Before 1951	Illinois   [5]
  Residence	1969	Santa Maria, Santa Barbara, California, USA   [4]
  	Occupation: Driver
  Residence	1993	Santa Maria, CA   [3]
  Residence	1997-2001	Los Osos, California, USA   [10]
  Death	17 Jun 2003	Santa Maria CA   [1, 5, 6, 7, 8, 13]
  Residence	1966-2020	Santa Maria, California, USA   [10]
  Person ID	I422687695042	Kaufmann
  Last Modified	5 Feb 2026

  
  

  Father	Clarence Clifford Butler,   b. 7 Jul 1910, Marion, Illinois d. 19 Jun 1983, Santa Maria, Santa Barbara, California, USA (Age 72 years)
  Mother	Freda Eugenia Huff,   b. 31 Mar 1913, Marion, Williamson, Illinois, USA d. 21 Oct 1987, Santa Barbara (Age 74 years)
  Marriage	Abt. 1935
  Married	Abt 1971  [14]
  Family ID	F868	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Living
  Children	1. Living   2. Living   3. James Paul Butler,   b. 24 May 1970, Santa Barbara, California d. 29 Oct 2019, Santa Maria, Santa Barbara, California, USA (Age 49 years)
  Family ID	F438	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	5 Feb 2026

  
  

• Notes

  ry. Clifford E. "Gene" Butler Clifford E. "Gene" Butler, 69, of Santa Maria died at home on Tuesday, June 17, 2003, after a lengthy battle with cancer, surrounded by his family. Born Nov. 10, 1933, to Clarence and Frieda Butler of Marion, Ill. Joined the U.S. Army after high school and served in both Korea and Vietnam as a heavy equipment operator. He also trained recruits at Fort Ord, Calif. After his discharge from military service he entered Civil Butler Service at Vandenberg Air Force Base, until he retired in 1973. He enjoyed talking around the world on citizens band radio, bowling, ceramics, country music, sports and watching his children and grandchildren play. He enjoyed camping and was a Boy Scout Leader. Survived by his wife of 43 years, Betty (Rebensdorf) Butler married in Morro Bay, two sons Robert J. Butler of Phoenix, and James P. Butler of Santa Maria; a daughter, Virginia R. Saunders of Miami, his sister, Grace M. Nelson of Santa Maria; five grandchildren Christina and Robert E. Butler of Kingsford, Cheryl Butler of Santa Maria, and Danielle and Christopher Saunders of Miami, Fla. He was preceded in death by his parents, Clarence and Frieda Butler, his beloved in-laws, Peter and Loretta Rebensdorf and many aunts and uncles. As requested by Gene there will be no services. Cremation arrangements are under the direction of the Dudley-Hoffman Mortuary. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Marian Hospital Homecare and Hospice, 504 E. Plaza Drive, Santa Maria, CA 93454. The family would also like to recognize Dr. Jerald A. Kahan and staff at Santa Barbara Hematology, 220 S. Palisades, in Santa Maria for all their efforts and compassion. Dudley-Hoffman Mortuary is in charge of funeral arrangements. Air Force

  
  

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