Helen Margaret Butts

Mrs. Helen Margaret Ceperko Butts, 97, of Tifton, passed away on Monday, January 23, 2023 at Tift Regional Medical Center.

Funeral Mass will be held at 3:00 P.M. on Friday, January 27, 2023 at Our Divine Saviour Catholic Church with Father Paulinus Okpala officiating. Interment will follow at Oakridge Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 5:00 to 7:00 P.M. Thursday, January 26, 2023 at Albritton Funeral Directors.

Pallbearers will be Michael Butts, Jimmy Tyler, George Yared, Venico Baker,Garry Malarik and Ian Baker.

Mrs. Butts was born December 28, 1925 in Jersey City, New Jersey to the late Stephen Ceperko and Mary Kordalik. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Clyde Martin Butts and her son, Clyde Andrew Butts. Mrs. Butts was retired from Weichert Realtors and was of catholic faith. She loved to cook, play bingo and slots. She enjoyed traveling and spending time with her family and her church family. She was an animal lover.

Mrs. Butts is survived by her daughter, Linda Butts of Tifton; her son, Michael Butts of New Bern, North Carolina; her grandchildren, Kathy Jo, Christy Lee, Loree Ann, Jennifer, David, Sheri Lyn, Leanne and Michael; seventeen great grandchildren and three great great grandchildren.

Albritton Funeral Directors is in charge of the arrangements.