Jesse “Bobby” Butler, Jr., 69, of Rockingham, passed away Wednesday, May 04, 2016. Bobby was born October 12, 1947 in Richmond County, a son of the late Jesse Butler and Bernice Steen Butler Porter. He had worked in textiles and as an auto mechanic. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a sister, Betty Geraldine Butler. Surviving are brothers, Roger Earl Butler of Rockingham, Perry Butler, Sr. of Hamlet; sisters, Janice Blanton, Dee White and Tammy Leviner, all of Rockingham and a special nephew, Perry Butler, Jr. of Hamlet. Funeral services will be at 10 am Friday at Carter Funeral Home in Rockingham with Rev. Jerry Goins and Rev. Larry Joyner officiating. Interment will follow in Richmond County Memorial Park. The family will see friends from 3 to 5 pm Thursday at Carter Funeral Home and at other times at the home of Dee White, 106 Safie 3rd St, Rockingham.