Clarence "Kitten , Keetney" Joseph Butler, 52, of Fort Washington, MD and formerly of Bushwood, MD, died May 26, 2009 at his residence. Born October 18, 1956 in Chaptico, MD, he was the son of the late Arthur Aloysius and Grace H. Bowman Butler.

He is survived by his son Aaron Butler of Capitol Heights, MD and his Godchild Jankette Somerville of Washington, DC as well as his siblings Aloysius "Wish" Butler of Great Mills, MD, Arthur Butler of Oxon Hill, MD, Ann Butler of Forestville, MD, Connie Willis of Woodbridge, VA and Grace Jones of Lexington Park, MD.

He was preceded in death by his brother James Walter Butler.

Clarence graduated from Chopticon High School, class of "1974" and was a bus driver for Metro in Arlington, VA.

The family will receive friends on Sunday, May 31, 2009 from 2:00 - 5:00 PM in the Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral Home, Leonardtown, MD where prayers will be said at 3:00 PM. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Monday, June 1, 2009 at 10:00 AM at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Bushwood, MD with Fr. Francis Early officiating. Interment will follow in the Church Cemetery. Pallbearers will be John Tyer, Terry Bowman, Paul Newman, Charles Butler, William Bowman and Maurice Butler. Honorary pallbearers will be his co-workers and family.

Arrangements provided by Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral Home.