Mrs. Edith Ester Butts Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

Ester Viola Venable was born on July 4, 1930 to the union of Earl Venable and Florence Venable in Chicago, Illinois. She changed her name later in life to Edith Venable. Edith received her formal education at St. Francis School in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. She accepted Christ as her Savior in 1980 and was united wit? St. Marks A.M.E. Church where she served as a stewardess. She was united in holy matrimony with Lerome Butts on May 1, 1970 in Waukegan, Illinois. Edith was employed by the Milwaukee County Transit System as a city bus operator for nine years until her retirement. She was a member of the Milwaukee County Transit System union. In her leisure, she loved to cook for her family. Edith enjoyed doing crafts of all sorts, creating beautiful pieces with her crochet needle and yarn. She was a master at working the ceramic kiln at the Rose Garden Senior Center. Any type of hands on artistic expression there was, she did it. Every winter she would knit warm hats for charity. Edith also adored her pets - Butch, Chico and Pretty Boy were her trusted companions. She would grow most of her vegetables and enjoyed planting flowers in her garden, as long as she didn't see any worms. Edith Butts departed this life on November 9, 2020. She was preceded in death by her mother, Florence Person; father, Earl Venable; husband, Lerome Butts; sister, Delores Carter; son, Clifton Venable; and granddaughter, Inez Graham. She leaves to cherish her memory: daughters, Loretta Venable- Keys and Carol Venable; grandchildren, Johnnie Burns Jr., Dorian Burns (Chandra Burns), Carl Armstrong, Lemme Venable, Kilen Venable, Kilisha Venable, Kylene Venable, Kadejah Venable, Aleina Hodnett (Anthony Hodnett) and Aiesha Fletcher; nephews, Kamar Carter and Kwami Barnes; niece, Genelle Venable-Raines (Da Vario Raines); and a host of other relatives and friends.

Mrs. Edith Ester Butts

July 4, 1930 - November 9, 2020