The firm began in 1926 as a partnership between George W. Butler and his brother Donnie who together owned Butler Furniture Company in downtown Roseboro and Mr. L. M. White. The new funeral service business was called White and Butler. A casket showroom and embalming facilities were setup upstairs in the furniture store. Bodies were taken to the homes for visitations and services were usually conducted at a church or the burial site.

After Mr. White’s death about two years later the name of the firm was changed to Butler and Butler. Donnie died a few years later, leaving George, or “Willie” as he was known, to run the funeral and furniture business. George was later joined in business by his three sons, Carmen, Arnold and Murray. George retired and his sons took over the business. They decided to build a new funeral home a few blocks down the street. In August, 1953, Butler Funeral Home was officially dedicated.

The facility was hailed as one of the finest in the state at the time and was one of the first buildings in the area built exclusively for use as a funeral home. Carmen became manager. He managed the funeral home during it’s formative years. Later, after his retirement, the funeral home was managed by Clyde Holland, who had been with the firm since 1950. The youngest and last remaining brother, Murray, passed away in 2000 and was active in the firm until just before his death. The firm is presently owned by Murray’s son, Robie and Andy Wood, an 18 year veteran of funeral service who joined the firm about 12 years ago.

In May, 2005, a second location was opened in Stedman. The new 9600 sq. ft. facility was designed to accommodate large crowds and should serve the firm’s growing client base in that area for a long time to come.