Patricia "Pat" Gale Butler

Patricia "Pat" Gale Butler, 47, of Old N.C. 18, Morganton, NC died Sunday, September 7, 2008 at her residence. Born on January 26, 1961 in Burke County, NC, she was the daughter of Dorothea Anne Chapman Anderson of Morganton and Kenneth Earl Peeler and his wife, Jonnie of Morganton. Pat taught elementary grades for several years in the Burke County School System and was a member of Pleasant Grove Baptist Church. She loved teaching her kids at school and at church. She was preceded in death by her step-father, Ray Anderson and her grandparents, Colon and Minnie Peeler, and step-grandfather, Quinton Chapman.Surviving are her husband, Leonard Butler of the home; a daughter, Erin Butler of the home; brothers and their wives, Kenneth Dean Peeler and Dee Lynn of Banner Elk, NC and Steven Earl Peeler and Susie of Pittsburg, PA; and her grandmother, Essie Mae Chapman of Connelly Springs, NC.The funeral will be held at 2:00 p.m., Thursday, September 11, 2008 at Pleasant Grove Baptist Church with the Rev. Douglas Price officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. Wednesday at Sossoman Funeral Home. Memorial gifts may be made to Pleasant Grove Baptist Church Youth Fund, 4754 Old N.C. 18, Morganton, NC 28655.