Peggy Butler

BUTLER, Peggy Thurston Bulifant, Mom, Grandma, sister and friend, left to join the angels June 17, 2010. She is survived by her three children, Henry Bulifant IV and his wife, Suzanne, Carolyn West and her husband, Dennis West, and William "Billy" Bulifant; seven grandchildren, Fletcher Bulifant V, Daniel Bulifant, Brett Bulifant, Rosemary West, Ryne West, Cristina Bulifant and Skyla Bulifant; one great-granddaughter, Hayley Bulifant; her sister, Rosemary "Rosa" Thurston Mancha; and numerous nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by six brothers, Allen, Lewis, Charlie, William "Buck," Arthur and Earl Thurston; and her sister, Audrey Thurston Langford. Born February 7, 1933 to Joseph S. and Mary Martin Thurston, she was raised in Oregon Hill and later relocated to Lakeside. She retired from AT&T after 20 years of service in 1995. She was a spiritual woman and was loved by all. The family would like to thank the hospice nurses and staff from Asera Care and the nursing staff at Memorial Regional Medical Center for their special and tender care. The family will receive friends 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday and Sunday at Bliley's-Central, 3801 Augusta Avenue, where funeral services will be held 2 p.m. Monday. Interment Riverview Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the McShin Foundation, 2300 Dumbarton Ave., Richmond, Va. 23228.


This obituary was originally published in the Richmond Times-Dispatch.