Kenny L. Butler, 70, Harrisonville, Missouri, died Friday, March 26, 2021 at the University of Kansas Medical Center in Kansas City, Kansas.  Funeral services were held Friday, April 2, 2021 at the First Baptist Church in Harrisonville, MO, with burial in Orient Cemetery, Harrisonville.  Memorial contributions may be made to the Harrisonville First Baptist Church.

Kenny was born October 21, 1950 in Cushing, Oklahoma, a son of Leroy and Dolores June (Kendall) Butler.  The family lived in Cushing before moving to Harrisonville in 1961.  After graduating from Harrisonville High School in 1968, Kenny attended State Fair Community College in Sedalia, MO on a basketball scholarship.

He was united in marriage to Georgann Nicholls on November 22, 1970 in Harrisonville, MO.  Kenny worked for Kansas Power & Light in the gas meter department until his retirement in 1987.  Along with his father and brother, he formed Butler Farms and ran the farm for a number of years.  Kenny was a fireman, an EMT, and served on the board of directors for Central Cass Fire Department 38 years before his retirement in January 2021.  He was a member of the Harrisonville First Baptist Church.

Kenny was preceded in death by his parents; his wife, Georgann, on October 8, 2019; and a daughter, Michelle Renee, on August 25, 1972.  He is survived by a son, Justin (Jennifer) Butler, Harrisonville; a daughter, Heather Butler, Harrisonville; a brother, Larry (Abbie) Butler, Harrisonville; a sister, Lanita (Danny) Myler, Harrisonville; and six gra ndchildren, Kelly, Dakota, Venessa, Gage, Wyatt and Lukas Butler.