William "Roger" Buttrick

William “Roger” Buttrick, 73, of Gallipolis, Ohio passed away on Tuesday, December 14, 2021 at the home of his daughter Tammy, with his children by his side. Roger was born on February 1, 1948 in Cabin Creek, West Virginia. He was the son of Thomas A. Buttrick and Audrey Marie (Craigo) Buttrick. After the death of his mother in 1961, his grandma, Pearlie (Bland) Buttrick, took the role as his parent. At the age of 18, Roger came to Gallipolis as a residential carpenter. Over the last 54 years, due to his talent and love for building and repairing, he has built over 100 houses throughout the community. The local “handyman,” you could call him. In addition to being a Union carpenter foreman when running a crew that built the Robert C. Byrd Lock and Dam, he also enjoyed owning a pawn shop in Point Pleasant, West Virginia in the early 1980’s. Roger was a man of few words; but for those who knew him well, they were able to witness the funny, compassionate, and caring family man he truly was. His love for his grandkids and great grandkids could be seen by the smile he had on his face when they came to visit him. Roger spent most of his time outdoors. He enjoyed hunting and fishing in his early years. After buying his farm in 2016, you knew if you couldn’t find him working, you could count on him being at his farm enjoying his cows. In his down time, you could catch him enjoying boxing and UK basketball. Roger accepted Jesus as his Lord and Savior on September 28, 2021, a promise to his family that this is not a goodbye; it simply just means I’ll miss you until we meet again. Surviving are his children, Tammy (Chris) Harrison of Gallipolis, Cathy (Jason) Johnson of Gallipolis, Charity (Dwayne) Angell of Gallipolis, Roger (Tiffany) Buttrick of Bidwell, Sasha Buttrick (Xavier Lewis) of Gallipolis, Marilyn (Norman) Shaffer of Gallipolis, Carla (Dustin) Null of Marietta, Ohio, and Kevin (Nikki) Lambert of Gallipolis; twenty-one grandchildren; twenty-seven great grandchildren; two sisters, Dianna Buttrick and Sherry Mayse; four brothers, Jim Buttrick, Thomas Buttrick, Danny Buttrick, and Mikey Buttrick; and friends who became family, Brian Russell, Jimmy Thornton, Randy Harrison, and the family of Russell Wood. In addition to his parents and grandparents, Roger was preceded in death by four brothers, John Buttrick, Randy Buttrick, Herman Buttrick, and Tommy Buttrick; a brother in infancy, Clayton Buttrick; and a life time friend, Terry McCarty. The funeral service for Roger will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, December 19, 2021 at Willis Funeral Home with Pastor Heath Jenkins officiating. Burial will burial in Macedonia Cemetery. Friends may call from 5:00-7:00 p.m. on Saturday, December 18, 2021 at the funeral home. Pallbearers will be CJ Harrison, Brandon Call, Peytan Haner, Kevin Lambert, Chris Harrison, and Brian Russell. Honorary pallbearers will be Roger Buttrick, Jimmy Thornton, Layton Matney, and Jaxson Angell. To show gratitude to special caregivers, Tammy and Chris Harrison and Kayla Gardner, the family is asking in lieu of flowers to make an honorary donation in memory of Roger to Guiding Hand School, 77 Mill Creek Road, Gallipolis, Ohio 740-446-6902. Please visit www.willisfuneralhome.com to send e-mail condolences.