CANTON--Funeral services for William "Bill" Butterfield, 85, of 485 Eddy Pyrites Road, most recently of the United Helpers Canton Nursing Home, will be held Monday at 10 a.m. at the Lawrence Funeral Home, Canton. Burial will be in Riverside Cemetery in Norwood.

Calling hours will be held Sunday from 5 to 8 p.m. at the funeral home.

Mr. Butterfield died Wednesday (April 7, 2005) at Canton-Potsdam Hospital.

He is survived by his wife, Myrtle Wilson Dafoe Butterfield; a daughter, Nola Henry and husband Gerald of Oneonta; four sons, Donald W. and Shirley Butterfield of Potsdam, Duane Butterfield and companion Penny Davis of Stillwater, Gary Butterfield of Hannawa Falls, Darrel and Cheryl Butterfield of Silver Spring, Md.; four step-children, Myron and Linda Dafoe Jr. of Canton, Amy Bigelow and companion John Oney of DeKalb Junction, Scott and Linda Dafoe of Norwood, Chad and Rachelle Dafoe of Wilmar, Minn.; 26 grandchildren; 21 great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews.

He was predeceased by his first wife, Jessie Hatch who died Aug. 16, 1983; a sister, Hazel Butterfield; four brothers, Lawrence, Harold, Howard and Arthur Butterfield.

He was born July 14, 1919 in Pierrepont, the son of the late Frederick and Alice Cram Butterfield. He attended Pierrepont School.

He married Jessie Hatch on Sept. 2, 1939.

After his schooling he worked on an area farm and then the St. Lawrence Seaway, where he was a diamond drill operator. Later he worked for the town of Stockholm for 23 years and as a truck driver and heavy equipment operator, retiring in 1981.

Upon his retirement he was a driver for Social Services and Office for the Aging for 14 years.

He was a member of the Canton Fire Department Auxiliary and Teamsters Local 687. In his spare time he enjoyed spending time with family and friends, fishing and traveling. His favorite place to travel was Branson, Mo. Most recently he enjoyed playing Bingo at the nursing home.

(From the Saturday, April 9, 2005 edition of the Daily Courier-Observer, page 6).