WALTER L. BUTLER Indianola Walter Lowell Butler, 87, passed away from this life Tuesday, March 24, 2015 at Iowa Methodist Hospital in Des Moines with family by his side. Walt was born on November 19, 1927 to Kenneth and Flossie (Williams) Butler of Lacona. He graduated from Lacona High School Class of 1945. Following school he worked for the Rock Island Rail Road, a packing house in Des Moines and farmed in North Dakota. On July 3, 1949 he was united in marriage to Ramona Heemstra in Indianola, Iowa. Walt owned and operated the Phillips 66 Station from 1953 to 1972. In leaving the station, he worked as Transportation Director for the Indianola Community School District from 1973 to 1994. He was a 50+ year member of Masonic Lodge #53 A.F. & A.M., Indianola Eastern Star #338. He coached Little League and was a Little League Umpire and upon retirement he enjoyed hunting, fishing, camping, and his favorite past-time was his beautiful garden. Walt was a loving, caring and devoted husband, father, brother, grandfather and friend; he will be greatly missed by all who knew and loved him. Survivors include his loving wife of 65 years, Ramona; son, Steve Butler of Sioux City; daughter, Karen (Rod) Goodrich of Indianola; grandchildren, Angela Goodrich, Christopher Goodrich, Pam (Junior) Louis, Jason (Cassie) Butler, Allen Butler, Ben Butler; nine great-grandchildren; brothers, Howard Butler of Waterloo, Doyle (Jo) Butler of Syracuse, IN; sisters, Wanda Johnson of Mesa, AZ, Wyona Shupe of Liberty Center, Annie Louise Rankin of Lacona; and a host of many nieces, nephews and cousins. He was preceded into eternal life by his parents Kenneth and Flossie Butler, son Larry Dean Butler, and brother Wendell Butler. Services will be held 10:30 a.m., Friday, March 27 at Overton Funeral Home in Indianola with burial following in the Liberty Center Cemetery. Visitation will be held 4 to 8 p.m., Thursday, March 26 at Overton Funeral Home where family will be present to greet friends from 6 to 8 p.m. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be given in Walt's name to the family for a memorial to be decided at a later date.