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Joseph Landrum Butler
Vice President
Joseph Landrum Butler M.D.
July 17, 1951 - October 8, 2008
BUTLER, JOSEPH LANDRUM, M.D., 57, of Vestavia Hills, passed away at home on Wednesday, October 8, 2008. He was born July 17, 1951 in Martin, Tennessee, son of the late Howell G. Butler and Nellie Jo Arnold Butler.
He was a graduate of the University of Tennessee-Martin and of the University of Tennessee School of Medicine. Following a fellowship at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Maryland, he began practice at the University of Alabama at Birmingham until leaving to begin his private practice in allergy and asthma. He was a member of Shades Mountain Baptist Church, and was devoted to his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, as well as his family. His selfless giving to others endeared him to all who knew him, and he leaves many family and friends to mourn his loss. He enjoyed spending time with his grandchildren, listening to bluegrass and blues, playing and collecting guitars, and of course, reading his many books.
He is survived by his wife of 37 years, Carol Hollingsworth Butler; two children: James Landrum Butler and wife Sara of Monroe, Louisiana, Jennifer Butler Acuff and husband Seth of Vestavia Hills; and three grandchildren: Jackson, Maxwell and Zachary. He is also survived by his mother, Nellie Jo Arnold Butler, and sister, Jan Elizabeth Butler, both of Bruceton, Tennessee. Visitation will be at Southern Heritage Funeral Home, beginning at 1:00 p.m., Saturday, October 11, 2008. A graveside service will follow, beginning at 2:00 p.m. In lieu of flowers, the family request donations to be made to Arthritis Foundation at www.arthritis.org.