Orby Lee Butcher, Jr. went to be with the Lord June 21, 2020. He was born July 27, 1927 in Oklahoma City to Orby Lee Butcher, Sr. and Leona (Mallone) Butcher. Orby was a loving husband, father, grandfather and great grandfather. He enjoyed fishing, reading, flying and tinkering with a ham radio. Orby loved the Lord and served him faithfully. He and his wife Betty served as missionaries in Thailand for 20 years, where he served as a missionary physician. He graduated from Oklahoma Baptist University and OU Medical School. Those left to cherish his memory are his daughter and son-in-law, Judy and Dennis Friesen; sons and daughters-in-law: Steve and LuCreta Butcher, Michael and Rhonda Butcher, and Peter Butcher; 10 grandchildren; 17 great grandchildren; one sister, Jeannelle Black; and numerous extended family. He was preceded in death by his parents; wife of 69 years, Betty Butcher; and one brother, Johnnie Butcher. In lieu of flowers the family request donations be made to Lottie Moon Christmas Offering, www.imb.org/give or Thai Country Trim c/o Cheryl Derbyshire, 5670 W. Harmont, Glendale AZ 85302.
Orby Lee Butcher, Jr. went to be with the Lord June 21, 2020. He was born July 27, 1927 in Oklahoma City to Orby Lee Butcher, Sr. and Leona (Mallone) Butcher. Orby was a loving husband, father, grandfather and great grandfather. He enjoyed fishing, reading, flying and tinkering with a ham radio. Orby loved the Lord and served him faithfully. He and his wife Betty served as missionaries in Thailand for 20 years, where he served as a missionary physician. He graduated from Oklahoma Baptist University and OU Medical School. Those left to cherish his memory are his daughter and son-in-law, Judy and Dennis Friesen; sons and daughters-in-law: Steve and LuCreta Butcher, Michael and Rhonda Butcher, and Peter Butcher; 10 grandchildren; 17 great grandchildren; one sister, Jeannelle Black; and numerous extended family. He was preceded in death by his parents; wife of 69 years, Betty Butcher; and one brother, Johnnie Butcher. In lieu of flowers the family request donations be made to Lottie Moon Christmas Offering, www.imb.org/give or Thai Country Trim c/o Cheryl Derbyshire, 5670 W. Harmont, Glendale AZ 85302.
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