Lester "Butch" Cantrell, 73, of Coloma passed away Friday, November 25, 2016 at Lakeland Medical Center in St Joseph.

Services celebrating his life will be held 1:00 pm Tuesday, Nov. 29 at Duffield & Pastrick Family Funeral Home in Coloma where visitation will begin one hour prior to the service.  Burial will follow in Coloma Cemetery. Those wishing to leave an online message of remembrance may do so by using the "guestbook" link located on this page.

Butch was born January 23, 1943 in Bald Knob, Arkansas to Martin and Minnie (Elliott) Cantrell. He was an active member of the Full Gospel Christian Tabernacle in Watervliet.  In his free time Butch enjoyed gardening, tinkering , or just being outside.  You would find him daily at McDonald's for a sweet tea. He was the best  dish washer at Healthy to the Core where he was able to impact so many lives.

He is loved by so many. He loved people but above all else he truly lived for his kids, grandkids, and great grandkids.

Survivors include his wife Neoma (Keller) whom he married July 27, 1961; sons Bobby (Donna) Cantrell of Bangor and Michael (Lorie) Cantrell of Glouster, Va.; grandchildren, April (Jayson) Gilson, John Hogue, Rayanna Hogue, Cody Cantrell, Kellie (Chris) Watson, Kyle Cantrell, and Samantha Birmele; great grandchildren, Ashley, Alexis, Alex, Isaiah, Gary, Jordan, Nevaeh, Ava, Bradley, Carson and Michelle.  Also surviving are two brothers; David (Joyce) Cantrell, Donald (Betty) Cantrell and a sister Linda (Bob) Gerlinger, all of Arkansas.