Pauline Butler

Pauline Butler of Pauls Valley, Oklahoma was born on August 20, 1904 to Noah and Kate (Howell) Butler in Tussy, Indian Territory and passed from this life on November 5, 2008 in Pauls Valley, Oklahoma at the age of 104 years. Pauline’s mother died at 4: 30 a.m. on June 23, 1911 when she was six years old and was buried on the same day. She was the first person buried in the Byars Cemetery. In 1918, Pauline’s eighth grade teacher at Byars told her she should be a dietician. At that time, the American Dietary Association was being organized in Chicago and Pauline made the trip. During the flu epidemic, Pauline made vegetable soup and took it to everyone that was ill. Pauline graduated from Byars High School in 1922. Her teacher informed her that she would have to attend the University of Oklahoma to receive a degree in dietetics. Pauline then went to work at the Loveless Drug Store in Byars. Mrs. Loveless paid her $3.00 a week to sweep. Pauline saved enough to enroll in the University of Oklahoma. While in school, Pauline washed dishes for her room and board. After graduation in 1929 with a B.S. degree in Home Economics, she moved to Ft. Worth, Texas and did her internship at the Methodist Hospital. During the depression, Pauline was employed at the Illinois Charity Hospital for one year in Springfield, Illinois. Pauline returned to Oklahoma and taught school in Washington and then in San Antonio, Texas. Pauline worked for Anna Maud Cafeteria in Oklahoma City for five years. She later taught in the internship program at O.U. Medical Center and retired from there in 1971. She was an active member of ADA (American Dietician Association). Miss Butler is survived by: 1 Nephew: Warren Thompson and his wife Joy of Byars, Oklahoma 1 Niece: Mary K. McDermott of Dallas, Texas Funeral services for Miss Butler are scheduled for Saturday, November 8, 2008 at 2:30 p.m. in the Byars Cemetery, Byars, Oklahoma with Dr. Bob Kanary officiating. Services are under the direction of Wooster Funeral Home. You may send a condolence to the family at www.woosterfuneralhome.com. Memorial donations can be made to the First United Methodist Church, P. O. Box 385, Pauls Valley, OK 73075.

Pauline Butler

August 20, 1904 - November 5, 2008