Donald Smith Butler

July 24, 2025

Donald Smith Butler went to be with Jesus on Thursday, July 24, 2025. He was born Jan. 31, 1937, to Ocie and W.A. Butler.

Don was a lifelong entrepreneur who never met a stranger. He was well-known and well-loved throughout Clinton, where he spent most of his life. He could talk for hours about anything or nothing at all and loved nothing more than sitting on his front porch with his constant companion, Rocky, sharing stories from the past and always ending each conversation with, “Have a blessed day.”

He was preceded in death by his parents; sister; daughter, Milane; and his loving wife, Barbara.

Survivors include daughters, Heather Martin (Josh), and Paige Williams (Mikael Carrier); grandchildren, Bailey Whitfield (Jake), and Coleman Carrier; and special friends and neighbors, Joe and Alicia Shelton and family, and Joyce Rittenberry.

The family will receive friends from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday, July 31, 2025, at Holley Gamble Funeral Home in Clinton, with a service to follow at 1 p.m. Interment will be at 2 p.m. at Woodhaven Memorial Gardens.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Don’s favorite cause. Holley Gamble Funeral Home of Clinton is in charge of arrangements. holleygamble.com