The Virginian-Pilot
                             THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT 
              Copyright (c) 1996, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: Wednesday, August 14, 1996            TAG: 9608140274
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LEONARD W. BUTLER

Leonard W. Butler, 51, of the 800 block of Liberty St., died Aug. 10, 1996. He was an Army veteran who served during Vietnam.

Survivors include his stepmother, Dorothy Butler; three sisters, Ruby B. Freeman, Alice B. Nutter, Alberta B. Mackey; a stepsister, Gwendolyn Clanton; and several nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by his father, James W. Butler.

A funeral will be held at noon Thursday in Fisher Funeral Home by Pastor S.L. Carruth. Burial will be in Lincoln Cemetery.

KEYWORDS: DEATH OBITUARY by CNB