Houston Dean Butcher

Graveside services for Houston Butcher, 84, former Putnam resident, now of Katy, TX will be held 10:00 A.M., Friday, September 6, 2019 in the Mound Cemetery in Taloga, OK and under the direction of the Kiesau-Lee Funeral Home. Houston Dean Butcher was born December 16, 1934 to Harry H. and Lillie G. (Heinemann) Butcher in Weatherford, Oklahoma and passed away Saturday, August 31, 2019 in Katy, TX. Houston was raised in Putnam, Oklahoma and graduated from Independence School in 1952. He married Doris Davis and they made their home in Taloga before moving to Oklahoma City and later moved to Houston in 1997. He attended Oklahoma University in Norman and achieved a bachelor degree in Engineering and worked as a Civil Engineer for the Kerr McGee Corporation building Drilling Companies for several years. He also farmed in his younger years. He was preceded in death by his parents, and a sister, Anita June Poor. He was a member of the Methodist Church and he enjoyed playing golf. He is survived by his wife, Doris, of the home; sister, Ilene Cline and her husband Delma, Putnam, OK and a brother, Dennis Butcher and his wife Patta, Norman, Ok.