BUTLER, Anne

(Maiden Name: Skinner)

The White Mountain Independent, Show Low, Arizona ~ 07/24/2015 Anne Skinner Butler “We’ll keep this brief, so she doesn’t have to give us the cut sign.” Anne Skinner Butler died July 21, 2015, after a nine-year battle with renal carcinoma. She is enjoying a reunion with her parents, Chloe Lines and Wilford Clyde Skinner, and her brother, Francis Del. Anne’s legacy is carried on by her husband, Shirl, and her children, Cristi Gleason, Lisa Limb, Robyn (Greg) Jaffers, Michael (Brittane), David Scott (Erin) and Richard, and 19 grandchildren, all of whom were wrapped in blankets she made earning her Young Womanhood Recognition award in her 50s. She is survived by her brothers, Gerald (Judy) Skinner and Lynn (Joyce) Skinner, and sister Jean (Ronald) Jacobson. Anne was born March 18, 1943, in Graham. She was always proud to be from the Gila Valley and seemed to run in to someone from “home” wherever she was. She met her sweetheart, Shirl, at Arizona State University, where she graduated with a degree in elementary education. She just missed celebrating their 50th anniversary together. Anne taught school in the Tempe Unified School District and then taught her children many valuable lessons: we don’t call people “ugly” we call them “handsome” or “friend”; we should save that, someone might use it; everything is better with a little canned milk; you can never listen to the Statler Brothers too much; and don’t chinch on the sauce. She also passed on her love of reading. Anne was a lifelong member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. She served wherever she was asked, but she especially loved going to girls’ camp. She liked eating out and her family hopes she is enjoying a cold cherry Coke and a nice filet, unless they have George’s spaghetti there. Visitation will be held from 6-8 p.m. Monday, July 27, at the Mesa Alma Stake Center, 2300 W. Javelina Ave., in Mesa. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday, July 28, with visitation at 10 a.m. at the same location. Bunker’s Garden Chapel of Mesa handled arrangements.
Posted by Sharla on July 25, 2015

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