Minnie Lou ButlerSmyrna, TNMinnie Lou Lemke Butler was born on April 20, 1946 in Hamilton County, Illinois to Ernie and Ruby Brake Lemke. She was preceded in death by her first husband, John Butler. Minnie Lou passed away on Friday, February 17, 2017 at Centennial Medical Center in Nashville. She is survived by her husband, James Allen of Smyrna; son, Todd (Vicki) Butler of Evansville, IN; grandchildren, Logan, Reagan and Brock Butler; one step son, Jimmie Allen of Murfreesboro; step granddaughter, Jamie Allen; sister, Marie (Jerry) Barr and brother, Everett (Diana) Lemke of Dahlgren, Ill; a special cousin, Linda Hammersley of McLeansboro, Il; several nieces, nephews, cousins and a host of friends. She was also preceded in death by a step-daughter, Kimberly Kay Allen and niece, Cindy Phillips. Mrs. Butler attended World Outreach Church for many years and she was a former employee of the State of Illinois and the Dahlgren Grade School in Dahlgren, Ill. and locally she was in Accounting & Tax Services for Blankenship CPA Group and Bill Reeder & Associates. Friends are cordially invited to visitation Monday evening from Five to Eight O'clock at Roselawn Funeral Home, 5350 NW Broad Street, Murfreesboro, TN 37129, 615-893-2742.