Ruth Buttery

Please note corrections of day and time. Funeral services will be 3:00 p.m. Tuesday, at Morgan Funeral Home Mount Vernon by the Reverend Tom Mattson, where the family will greet friends from 2:00 p.m. until service time. Burial following the service at the Lisbon Cemetery. Ruth Adams Buttery, 95, of Cedar Rapids, formerly of Lisbon, was born March 30, 1913, in Albany, Missouri, the daughter of Wilbert and Verna Trowbridge Adams. Ruth was the youngest of six children. She graduated from Ottumwa High School in 1932, received her teaching certificate from Parsons College in Fairfield, and began a long teaching career. Ruth married Delbert Buttery, May 27, 1939, in Ottumwa, and moved to Lisbon from Victor in 1960. She graduated from Parsons College in 1962 with a BA in education. Ruth taught first grade for seventeen years at Mt Vernon Elementary School retiring in 1977. She was a member of the Lisbon United Methodist Church, the United Methodist Women, and the Methodist Quilters. She served on the Hallmark Board Care Review Committee in Mt Vernon for over 20 years. She is survived by two daughters: Bonnie McKinney of Indianola and Beverly (Harvey) LaGrange of Cedar Rapids, a grandson Derek (Deann) LaGrange and two great granddaughters, Madison & Kyra, all of Cedar Rapids and many nieces and nephews. Preceding Ruth in death were her husband of fifty-five years, Delbert, who died in 1994, a sister Jeanette, and four brothers: Neil, James, Walter, and Stanley. Her companion, Daisy, a twelve year old Shiztu, also preceded her in death. Ruth enjoyed spending time with her family, friends, and pets. Her interests included cooking, reading, quilting, listening to music, singing, playing the piano, watching Hawkeye basketball and football, growing flowers, and feeding the birds. She taught in many Iowa communities, grades 1-12; but, her favorite was teaching first graders to read. Ruth's final 5 years were spent at Northbrook Manor Care Center in Cedar Rapids. Memorials can be made to the Lisbon United Methodist Church, 200 E Market Street, Lisbon, IA 52253, or the Lisbon-Mt Vernon Ambulance, P. O. Box 125, Mount Vernon, IA 52314.