MAHOMET – Patricia J. Butler, 75, of Mahomet, formerly of Homer, passed away at 4:55 a.m. Thursday (Oct. 29, 2015) at Presence Covenant Medical Center, Urbana.
Funeral services will be at 3 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 3, at Freese Funeral Home, Sidney, with the Rev. Al Simonson officiating. Burial will be in G.A.R. Cemetery, Homer. Visitation will be from 1 to 3 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.
Mrs. Butler was born on May 22, 1940, at Sidell, a daughter to Elza and Freda Pauline Graham Pridemore. She married William Butler on Oct. 26, 1957, at Urbana; he survives.
Also surviving are three children, James Loren (Donna) Butler of Champaign, Julia Ann (Kevin) Thomas of Mahomet and Lynda (Mark) Petrick of Mahomet; 10 grandchildren, Danielle, Katie and Sam Butler, Megan Robison, Brooke, Zachary and Lacey Thomas, Jenna, Kelsey and Mackenzie Petrick; four great-grandchildren, Karsyn Huff and Claire, Sahara and Logan Robison; and four siblings, Eva Chism of Wentzville, Mo., Max Pridemore of Gibson City, Debbie Sherwood of Mountain Home, Ark., and Myke Pridemore of Salt Lake City, Utah.
She was preceded in death by her parents; a sister, Beverly Smith; and a brother, Jim Butler.
Patricia was a homemaker and mother before she became an LPN working at Burnham City Hospital and the Champaign County Nursing Home.
She enjoyed camping, jigsaw puzzles and bingo. She served as a trustee for the village of Homer. She also enjoyed going to the Amateur Radio Festival and geocaching.
Memorials may be made to the Alzheimer's Association or American Heart Association.
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