Anne McWhorter Butler passed away peacefully on July 21, 2021 at the age of 85 in Chicago Illinois, her home for the last 8 years. Anne was born on April 13, 1936 in Chattanooga, Tennessee to Mildred Harbin and John Madison McWhorter. A lifelong Presbyterian, she joined First Presbyterian Chattanooga as a youth. Weekends and holidays were spent with family in Summerville, Georgia and Westminster, South Carolina forming indelible memories with her grandmothers on both sides of the family. She was blessed with a sister, seven years her junior, Rosemary. Anne graduated from Chattanooga High School, and Agnes Scott College in Atlanta. While in college she met the love of her life, Bob Butler as he attended Emory Dental School. They married shortly after her graduation in 1959. Their first home was in Norfolk, VA while Bob served his country as a dentist in the US Navy. After the Navy, they moved to Florida to begin private practice. Two children, a daughter Mary Wylly and son Edward McWhorter (Mac), arrived within 17 months of each other and she was busy, busy being wife and mother. Anne and Bob raised their family in Jacksonville, Florida, which was a happy home for many years. Anne enjoyed an active life. She loved to read, take long walks, swim, play the piano and sing in the church choir. After learning tennis from her father as a young girl, she played it avidly for many decades. Great with a sewing machine and a glue gun, she could be counted on to whip up a special occasion dress, cummerbund or crazy costume headpiece. Anne never tired of attending sporting events or drama productions and always put her children, their education and opportunities first. She was a great encourager believing in her children's plans for the future and helping them to set and achieve goals. Bob's passion for sailing included the whole family. Anne was an ablebodied crewmember when needed and enjoyed years of regatta travels in pursuit of silver sailing trophies! Although she disliked cooking, she loved making homemade peach ice cream. The gold standard was her father's, made with Georgia peaches! Houseguests delighted her and the doors were always open to family, sailing friends, and wandering Presbyterians with any connection to St. John's Presbyterian Church. Anne was quick to welcome a German exchange student into her home as a senior in high school. He and his family remain life long friends to this day. Bob's life was lost in a sailing accident in September 1979. Anne went on to raise her children with the prayers, love and support of her dear friends that were like family in Jacksonville. After Mac graduated from high school in 1984 she began spending half of her year in St. Louis to be near her sister Rosemary and be a part of the wonderful community of Central Presbyterian Church. Joyous summers were also spent as a counselor at Kids Across America Kamp. She built a rewarding and happy life in both St. Louis and Jacksonville that she enjoyed for many years. A mission trip one summer to Camden, NJ stretched into a full year commitment as she and her sister were asked to fill in as principals for Cornerstone Christian school founded by Tony Campolo. She always spoke of that year as being one of the most challenging and yet most rewarding of her life. Anne had a deep and abiding Christian faith and spent her whole life sharing the good news with whomever she met! She adored mission work and inner city tutoring helping to found Hope Unlimited in St. Louis in the early 1990's with her sister. One of her many gifts was pairing students with their volunteer tutors resulting in amazing success for both parties. Always the English teacher, she could be counted on to help proofread papers and gently correct a misspoken word. In later years she found great joy in prison ministry and fellowship in St. Louis. When in Florida she enjoyed worshiping and being a part of the music program at Riverside Presbyterian Church where her children had attended elementary school. An avid traveler, Anne went to the Holy Land twice and Europe many times over the decades appreciating the beauty, architecture, music and customs of many different cultures. She was most fond of her United States home and visiting friends and family all over our great nation. Passionate about music she had season tickets to the symphony and Broadway touring companies, attending with friends. Most people don't move from Florida to Chicago when they are approaching their late 70's but that's exactly what Anne did. Forever a Presbyterian, she chose to move to Westminster Place in Evanston. While close to son Mac and family she reveled in the Chicago summers and hibernated over the long, cold winters. Her friends at Westminster Place were a great joy and comfort to her in her later years and she was active singing with the choir and joining in all the activities available. Her family is especially grateful for the wonderful care and love she received at Westminster Place in her last days. We will always remember happy times together in their beautiful grounds and gardens. Anne was preceded in death by her parents, her husband Dr. Robert Wylly Butler, and her granddaughter Abbott Lee Butler. Her survivors include daughter Wylly Butler Goodson, husband Tom and children Liza and Henry; son Mac Butler, wife JaLynne and children Wallace Butler, Clarisse, Caralie, Carynn and Charlie Randolph; sister Rosemary McWhorter Oliver and her son Jack, wife Rachel and their children Kate, Henry and Lilly. A service to celebrate Anne's life is planned for later this year. In lieu of flowers please consider a donation in her memory to The Missions Ministry at Central Presbyterian Church, 7700 Davis Drive, Clayton, MO 63105 and share the love of Christ with someone in her honor!