Photo courtesy of Pyatt Funeral Home - Pinckneyville
Jul 28, 1951 - Aug 31, 2018
Condolences to you & your family. Butch was one of a kind. Had a heart of gold, until he got mad, then it was watch out .He will truly be missed by all of his coworkers at Sisco.
Lori Harris
September 07, 2018 | Centralia, IL | Coworker
Dear Mary & all your family, we are so sorry for your great loss of Butch. We have you all in our thoughts & in our prayers during this very sad and very difficult time. Sherry & Ronnie Ridgeway & family
Sherry & Ron Ridgeway
September 05, 2018 | Pinckneyville, IL
So sorry for your loss. Condolences to the family. You are all in my thoughts and prayers.
Tamra Dolin
September 05, 2018 | Dupo, IL | Acquaintance
I am so sorry to hear about Butch. He was his own person and was there when you needed a friend. My prayers are with you and your family,
Doris Scaggs
September 04, 2018 | Du Quoin, IL | Coworker
We are so very sorry for the loss of Butch! He was a great guy and would do anything for anyone! He will be greatly missed! Our prayers for your entire family!
Kevin and Christy Asbury
September 02, 2018 | Tamaroa, IL | Neighbor
Raymond E. “Butch” Day, age 67, of Tamaroa, IL, passed away on Friday, August 31, 2018 in St. Louis University Hospital, St. Louis, MO.
Butch was born on July 28, 1951 in Pinckneyville, IL, a son to Harold Raymond and Dorothy Mae (Thompson) Day. On March 20, 1983, he married Mary Noeth in Matthews, IL and she survives. All of his life Butch worked as a garbage handler and he had also worked at Sparta Printing, Sparta, IL as a press operator for 27 years and then at Sisco Box, Nashville, IL for 12 years. He loved his work and making things with wood and was an avid Cubs fan.
Survivors include his wife, Mary Day of Tamaroa, IL; two sons, Dee “Butch” Needham of Sparta, IL and Louis “Buddy” (Sarah) Needham of Pinckneyville, IL; a daughter, Dana Day of Indiana; a brother, Paul “Buddy” Day of Pinckneyville, IL; seven grandchildren, Blake and Kristian Hensley, Dylan and Grace Needham, Wyatt and Ryder Needham and Megan Lee; and a sister-in-law, Gail Noeth of Missouri.
He was preceded in death by his parents; a daughter, Christy Lee; two grandchildren, Steven Needham and Amy Lee; and a sister, Vicki.
Graveside services will be held at Mueller Hill Cemetery on Thursday, September 6, 2018 at 11:00 a.m.
Friends may call at Pyatt Funeral Home, Pinckneyville, IL on Wednesday from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m.
Memorial donations may be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.
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