Joanne Savell Butler

Mrs. Joanne Savell Butler, age 77, of Ocean Springs, MS, passed away on Wednesday, August 18, 2021, in Ocean Springs. Mrs. Butler was born in Terry, MS, lived on the coast since 1970 and attended school at the Mississippi School for the Deaf. She retired from Ingalls Shipbuilding after 30 years as a key punch operator and was a member and treasurer of the Mississippi Coast Deaf Association. She was also a member of First Baptist Church, Biloxi. Mrs. Butler loved sports, spending time with her family and grandkids, cooking and being with all her family at Christmas. She was preceded in death by her parents, Hermon and Jessie Moore Savell and a grandchild, Michael Butler. Survivors include her husband, Pat Butler of Ocean Springs, MS, daughter, Deborah Ann Butler, of Gautier, MS, sons, Kevin (Staci) Butler of Ocean Springs, MS and Jeffrey Butler and his fiancé, Toye Goff of Vancleave, MS, brother, Donald Savell of Terry, MS and two grandchildren, Georgia Grace Butler and Jesse Butler, of Ocean Springs, MS. Visitation will be on Saturday, August 21, 2021, from 11am until 1pm, with a 1pm chapel service, all at the Ocean Springs Chapel of Bradford O'Keefe Funeral Home. Burial will follow in Crestlawn Memorial Park.