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Carl (Pete) W. Button Jr., 63
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7/6/2012 9:09:00 AM
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Mr. Carl (Pete) W. Button Jr., age 63, of 970E Avery Station Rd., Factoryville, (East Lemon), passed away unexpectedly, Tuesday evening July 3, 2012, at the Tyler Memorial Hospital in Tunkhannock.
Pete was born in Meshoppen, on April 2, 1949, the son of the late Carl W. and Celia J. Very Button Sr. Pete grew up in the Laceyville and Meshoppen areas.
For many years, he was a truck driver for Ransom Quarries, in Olyphant. Pete was also employed in his younger years, at the Bill Gulick Farm in West Auburn, and the Pinky Marbaker Farm and Burton Salsman Farm, both in Laceyville. He was also employed in the past years as a truck driver for Sam VanDeMark Trucking, of Laceyville, Endless Mountains Disposal, Wyoming Sand and Gravel, Dobrinski Trucking and Hughey Trucking all of Tunkhannock.
In his spare time he was an avid fan of NASCAR Racing, with his favorite driver being number "3," Dale Earnhardt, he also loved to hunt, especially coon hunting; Team Penning; and all Chevrolet vehicles.
Surviving is his wife the former Jeannie M. Shoemaker Button, with whom he has been with for the last 22 years, of East Lemon; his children, William Button (Heather Stidd), of East Lemon, Celia (David) Sands, of Laceyville, Carl W. Button III (Bobbie Jean Bennett), of Wyalusing, Dorothy (Ronald) Cassellbury, of Towanda and Bradley Button, of Tunkhannock; his step-children, Matthew (Lori) Rozelle, and Mark (Steph) Rozelle of Tunkhannock; 25 grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; his mother in law, Mrs. Tina Shoemaker of East Lemon; his brother, Richard Button, of Vestal, N.Y.; seven sisters, Eloise, of Wyalusing, Luwanna of Susquehanna, Joanne, of Wyalusing, MaryJane, of Binghamton, N.Y., Edna of Vestal, N.Y., Carol of Binghamton, N.Y. and Paula of Tunkhannock; several nieces and nephews. Besides his parents he was preceded in death by a daughter, Mellissa Button, a sister, Rose Conroy, and two brothers in law, Raymond Shoemaker, and Jimmy Shoemaker.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday afternoon, July 7, 2012 from the Sheldon Funeral Homes, Main Street, Laceyville, with long time family friend, Rev. Darrell Sands, officiating. Interment will be in the Overfield Cemetery in Meshoppen. Family and friends may call at the funeral home on from noon until the time of service on Saturday afternoon.
In lieu of flowers those wishing may make memorial donations to the charity of the donor's choice .
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