Ronald George Butterfield

Ronald George Butterfield, 73 of Rigby, died Thursday, May 26, 2016 at Teton Post-Acute Care in Idaho Falls. Ron was born May 26, 1943 in Evansville, Indiana to George Wendell Butterfield and Iola Faye Baker Butterfield. He graduated from Redondo Union High School in Redondo Beach, California then continued his education at El Camino College in Lawndale, California. He served in the US Army and was honorably discharged as a 2nd Lieutenant in 1969. Ron worked as a Locksmith in St. George, Utah, Los Angeles area, Saudi Arabia and Alaska. He was a handyman and restored antiques in his father’s shop. He married Mernette Kay Kissack October 10, 2009 in Visalia, California. They knew each other in high school and then found each other again on classmates.com. Ronald was a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, he served in the Central America Mission, as a Mission Leader in a Spanish Branch in Visalia, California, on the High Council and in a Bishopric and he and his wife served at the Rexburg Employment Office. Ron enjoyed building, photography and woodworking. He loved restoring old axes and hatchets which he donated to the boy scouts in Rigby and other He is survived by his wife Kay Butterfield of Rigby, children Scott, Sean, Eric, Troy, Traci, and Enoch, sister, Barbara DeFries, of Savannah, Georgia, Nancy Dorius, of Spokane, Washington, 23 grandchildren and 1 great-grandchild. He was preceded in death by his parents, a sister, Debbie, an infant daughter, Cathryn and a wife, Margaret “Sunny” Butterfield. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Friday, June 3, 2016 at the Lewisville LDS Chapel. Family will receive friends from 9:30 to 10:45 a.m., prior to services at the church. Burial will be in the Annis Little Butte Cemetery. Services are under the care of Eckersell Funeral Home in Rigby.