Marvin Teddy Butler

1927 - 2012  (84 years)

• Name	Marvin Teddy Butler
  Birth	12 Sep 1927	San Antonio, Bexar, Texas
  Gender	Male
  Death	4 Jun 2012	Texas
  Burial	9 Jun 2012	Karnes City Cemetery, Karnes City, Karnes, Texas
  Person ID	I15193	The Road to Here
  Last Modified	21 Dec 2024

  
  

  Father	Marvin Newton Butler,   b. 15 Jul 1894, Kenedy, Karnes, Texas d. 26 Jun 1969, Bexar County, Texas (Age 74 years)
  Mother	Hattie L. Livingston,   b. 9 Jun 1894, Karnes City, Karnes, Texas d. 16 Sep 1973, Karnes City, Karnes, Texas (Age 79 years)
  Marriage	9 Apr 1919	Karnes County, Texas
  Family ID	F5022	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Ann La Margaret Beasley,   b. 1932   d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	28 Aug 1949
  Divorce	23 May 1991	Bexar County, Texas
  Family ID	F5031	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Dec 2024

  
  

• Notes

  Retired District Judge Marvin Teddy "Ted" Butler passed away June 4, 2012, at the age of 84. Judge Butler had a long and distinguished legal and political career that began in his home town of Karnes City, Texas. Judge Butler practiced law in Karnes County for a number of years with his partner, Judge John May. Butler was elected Karnes County Attorney in 1952, winning the first of a long series of successful election campaigns. In 1958, he was elected as Karnes County Judge, an office to which he was re-elected in 1962. In 1963, he accepted appointment as Assistant U.S. District Attorney and moved with his wife and three children to San Antonio. In 1969, he was appointed as the United States District Attorney for the Western District of Texas. Judge Butler was appointed by Governor Preston Smith as the Criminal District Attorney of Bexar County in 1969, a position which he successfully retained in two contested elections. In 1977, he was appointed by Governor Dolph Briscoe as Judge of the 226th District Court in Bexar County, an office he held until his retirement in 1988. Judge Butler was a veteran of the United States Army and a graduate of Baylor University School of Law. He was a proud member of the Butler family that has been cattle ranching in Karnes County since 1850. He enjoyed tending to his cattle and hosting his family and friends at his Karnes County ranch. He was a devoted and loving father, grandfather, and great grandfather, and was a loyal and faithful friend to many people. Judge Butler was predeceased by his parents, Marvin and Hattie Butler and his sister, Martha Butler. He is survived by his children Melinda Beckett and her husband, Lamont Beckett, Richard Butler and his wife Tina Butler, Julie Beck and her husband, August H. Beck III; his grandchildren Clinton Butler, Dustin Butler, August Beck and Annie Shuler; his great grandchildren Danny Butler, Ricky Butler, Isabella Butler, Gus Beck, Kierstyn Beck, Jimmie Shuler, and Ted Shuler; and by his brother, William L. Butler and his wife, Betty Butler. Judge Butler is also survived by nieces Sue Carter and Patricia Literati, and nephews William G. Butler and Robert L. Butler.