MELVERN, Kan. – Holly Butcher, 55, passed away Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2026, at her home in Melvern, Kan. She was born Aug. 17, 1970, in Baytown, Texas, the daughter of Eugene and Katie (Hubbard) Daniel.
Holly had grown up around St. Francisville, La., had lived in Missouri Valley, Iowa, and had lived in Melvern for the last 10 years.
Holly had worked as a hospital administrative assistant, then for Hewlett-Packard, and she had been a youth director and youth pastor at Emporia First Church of the Nazarene, Sunrise Community Church of the Nazarene, and the First Church of the Nazarene of Council Bluffs, Iowa. She felt deepest about her work in youth ministry.
On Dec. 24, 1998, Holly was united in marriage to Randy Butcher, at Council Bluffs, Iowa.
Holly was preceded in death by her father, Eugene.
Holly is survived by her husband, Randy, of 27 years; mother, Katie Stafford, of St. Francisville; brother, Robert Daniel, Anchorage, Ala.; sister, Amy Cutrer, St. Francisville; and other relatives and friends.
Memorial services will be 2 p.m. Friday, Jan. 30, at the Emporia First Church of the Nazarene, 2931 W. 24th Ave., Emporia, Kan. The family will receive friends 6-8 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 29, at the Emporia First Church of the Nazarene.
Memorial contributions can be made to the First Church of the Nazarene (Youth Group), sent in care of Feltner Funeral Home, 818 Topeka Ave., Lyndon, KS 66451. Condolences can be left at feltnerfuneralhome.com.
