Funeral services for Mary Gant Butler of Vaiden will be held at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday, May 23 in the Oliver Funeral Home Chapel, with burial following at Vaiden Cemetery in Vaiden. Rev. Philip McRae will officiate the service. Pallbearers will be Preston Gant, David Butler, John Butler, Michael Gant II, Cameron Stafford, and Dewayne Donahoo. Honorary Pallbearers will be Blackmonton Presbyterian Church Ruling Elder, Joe Don Jones; Shongalo Presbyterian Church Ruling Elders, Bob McEachern, Ken McDougal, and Chris McRae; and Shongalo Presbyterian Church Deacons, Dr. Marty Caldwell, Stan Rodgers, and Shannon Self.
Visitation will be Saturday, May 23 from 1:00 p.m. until service time at Oliver Funeral Home.
Mary Gant Butler, 89, passed away Saturday, May 16, 2026 at North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo. She was born in Vaiden to John B. and Minnie Odell Noah Lee on August 26, 1936.
A complete obituary will be forthcoming.