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Belva Butcher
BELVA (JONES) BUTCHER
Cedar Rapids
Belva (Jones) Butcher, 81, of Cedar Rapids, passed away peacefully Wednesday, June 29, 2016, with her loving family by her side. Always wanting to be of use until the very end, she chose to donate her body to the University of Iowa for research. A Celebration of Life will be planned.
Belva is survived by five children, Traci Faber (Randy) of Ames, Kelly Keyes (Rich) of Redmond, Wash., Darcy Baloch (Tariq) of Cedar Rapids, Wayne Butcher of Redmond and Corey Butcher-Bassett (Hurley) of Cedar Rapids; eight grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; cousins, JoMarie Seeber and Dorris Dyal; and nephew, Michael Seeber (Molly).
She was preceded in death by her grandmother, Dora Tvrdik; her mother, Elsie Jones; and a number of loving aunts and uncles.
A private burial will be planned at a future date.
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