W.R. 'Butch' Cady, 84

W. R. "Butch" Cady, 84, a longtime resident of the Flathead Valley, passed away Tuesday, July 8, 2008, in Las Vegas.

He was born March 14, 1924, in North Dakota.

Butch owned and operated his own construction company with his family for many years. He was a country-western singer and spent many nights entertaining throughout the valley.

He is preceded in death by his parents; wife, Mary; sons, Rick, Mike and Dick; and granddaughter, Erika.

Butch is survived by his daughter, Margie, and son-in-law, Larry, in Las Vegas; daughter, Connie; grandchildren, Meagan and Shawn; great-grandchildren, Taylor, Grace, Ella, and A.J. of Columbia Falls; and sisters, Bonnie of Chinook, Jean of Havre, and Beverly.

A funeral service will be at 2 p.m. today, July 14, 2008, at the Columbia Mortuary in Columbia Falls. Burial will be afterward in Woodlawn Cemetery, with military graveside rites.