Paul Eugene “Butch” O’Trimble Jr.

Funeral services for Paul Eugene “Butch” O’Trimble Jr., 82, Oskaloosa (formerly Williamstown), will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, October 21, 2022, at First Presbyterian Church in Oskaloosa, Kansas.  Burial will follow at Pleasant View Cemetery in Oskaloosa, Kansas. Paul passed away on Monday, October 17, 2022, at Stormont Vail Hospital in Topeka, Kansas.

Paul was born on December 28, 1939, in rural Williamstown, Kansas, the son of Eugene and Louise (Bracken) O’Trimble. After graduating from Perry Rural High School in 1957, he served in the Kansas National Guard for six years.

He married Patricia J. “Patty” Gardiner on October 10, 1959, in Oskaloosa, Kansas.  She survives at the home.  Butch and Patty celebrated 63 years of marriage last week, something he touted to his nurses that day.  During their marriage, they lived and farmed in the rural Williamstown area until moving to Oskaloosa earlier this year. Butch began farming at a very young age, before his feet could reach the tractor pedals. Along with farming, he started the O’Trimble Farm Supply business with his father and brother, Robert.  Butch also served on the boards for the Farm Service Agency (FSA) and the Underwood Cemetery.

Butch was proud of his family and said they were responsible for the happiest times in his life.  Butch was also proud of his crops, often dropping his children off in bean fields so they could chop weeds that were visible from the busiest highways.  He was hard working and instilled the same work ethic in his children, although it was not always appreciated when they were young.  Butch said the most important lesson he learned is that life is not always easy, and it’s best to take it a day at a time, being open to working with whatever happens.

Other survivors include his children: Paul Eugene (Sharon) O’Trimble III, James Charles (Sherry) O’Trimble, Tricia Ellen (John) Schmidt, Jerri Louise Howe, and David Leigh (Christina) O’Trimble; his siblings: Dennis (Loretta) O’Trimble, Donna Bates, and Karen (Robert) Kooser; sixteen grandchildren: Adam O’Trimble, Mitchell (Grace) O’Trimble, Bradley O’Trimble, Johna O’Trimble, Joey O’Trimble, Jacob O’Trimble, Emily (Chris) Wood, Margaret Schmidt, Elizabeth Schmidt, Elijah Schmidt, Spencer Howe, Alaina Howe, Savannah Howe, Mason O’Trimble, Alison O’Trimble, and Gibson O’Trimble; five great-grandchildren: Sadie, Ada, Henley, Hunter, and Emmett.

Paul was preceded in death by his parents and brothers: Jerry O’Trimble, Wayne O’Trimble, and Robert O’Trimble.

The family will greet friends from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. on Thursday, October 20, 2022, at Warren-McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence.

Memorial contributions may be made in Paul’s name to Perry-Lecompton FFA or First Presbyterian Church in Oskaloosa, Kansas, and may be sent in care of Warren-McElwain Mortuary, 120 W. 13 ^th Street, Lawrence, KS 66044.