January 15, 2022, 78, Kinston –

James Franklin Butler, 78, of Kinston passed away Saturday, January 15, 2022 at his home.

No formal services will be held.

Mr. Butler was born in Wayne County on August 6, 1943 to the late James Long Butler and Ola B. Adams Butler.  He was retired from Goldsboro Milling Company in Goldsboro.

He is survived by one daughter; Pamela Renee Butler, two sisters; Jenny Wilder and Janice Hardee, five grandchildren; Allysa, Cory, Noah, Isabel and Jaimy and four great-grandchildren; Camila, Gavin, Noah and Kaedence.

The family is in the care of Howell Funeral Home & Crematory in Goldsboro.