Mrs. Marilyn Wilson Butler

Mrs. Marilyn Wilson Butler, 94, formerly of Worth County, died Monday, July 10, 2023, at Memorial Health University Medical Center in Savannah. She was a resident of Harmony at Savannah Retirement Village since 2021. Marilyn was a long-term resident of Sylvester and retired educator forthe Worth County Board of Education. She was preceded in death by her parents Porter and Alice Wilson, brother Stanley Wilson and her husband of 64 years Merrill Butler, Jr. She is survived by hersister Hazel Cofield; children Michael Butler (Sheila), David Butler (Susan), Chris Butler (Karen), Kenneth Sweringen (Felicia) and Caroline DeMarco (Michael), grandchildren Meghan Reed (Tanner), Michael Butler Jr. (Maggie), Jared Butler, Kristen Butler, Julia Butler, Jaden Hood (Zach), Brett Butler and great grandchildren Miranda Butler, Morgan Butler, Dominique Butler, Unique Butler, Isaac and Eli Hood. Marilyn was born in Enterprise, Alabama in 1928. She came of age in the Great Depression with education emphasized by her parents. She graduated from Huntington College with an education degree and later obtained a masters in education from Alabama Polytechnic Institute (Auburn University). She met Merrill Butler, a navy veteran in Andalusia, Alabama, beginning a new life together that would last for 64 years and produce five children. Marilyn was a gifted teacher having taught for five decades in Georgia, Alabama, and Florida. Her longest stretch was as an eighth grade Georgia history teacher in Sylvester. She was always an advocate for her students having the ability to connect on a personal level. Marilyn was a dedicated mother and grandmother; family was her passion. During her early retirement years, she represented Georgia teachers as a member and officer of the Georgia Retired Teachers Association. She was a member of the Pinson United Methodist church, Sylvester Women’s Club and Barnard Trail Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution. Marilyn loved Sylvester and her friends; she never met a stranger. The funeral service will be held at 11:00 AM on Saturday, July 15, 2023, at Banks Funeral Home Chapel, interment will follow in the Hillcrest Cemetery. The Rev. Ben Palacz will officiate. The family will receive friends on Friday from 5:00 PM until 7:00 PM at Banks Funeral Home.

Mrs. Marilyn Wilson Butler

August 31, 1928 - July 10, 2023