David Roscoe Buttrey Jr.

Hopkins and David Roscoe Buttrey, Sr., and passed away on December 19, 2021 due to

complications of diabetes for the past several years.

He spent much of his youth growing up in Jacksonville, Florida. When his family returned to

Nashville, he attended Hillwood High School, followed by Montgomery Bell Academy, graduating in

1964.

After two years at Sewanee: The University of the South, his college career was interrupted by

military service. David served as a counterintelligence agent for the United States Army, then

returned to Sewanee and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in English literature.

David was a “man of many words” and experiences. A classics scholar, he often quoted Aristotle,

Sophocles, and Shakespeare. He once wrote a paper on Shakespeare that his professor deemed the

“best paper he ever read.” One of his goals was to read the top 1,000 books ever written.

His many experiences included selling Bibles for Southwestern Book Company, working offshore in

New Orleans, and driving a taxi in San Francisco. He spent one year in graduate study at Vanderbilt

University, then returned to New Orleans and worked at Hibernia Bank for several years before

returning to Nashville.

His real estate career included working as a residential and commercial appraiser for Metropolitan

Nashville Assessor's Office, McGuigan & Associates, The Wiley Group, and The Appraisal Group

Nashville. Some of David’s favorite pastimes included reading, cooking, fishing, and spending time with his family and friends, especially while vacationing in Florida and New Orleans. He was a fan and

supporter of Montgomery Bell Academy and Nashville Public Library. He was a communicant of

Christ Church Cathedral.

David is survived by his wife of forty years, Anne Trabue Buttrey, and their son, David Trabue

Buttrey. He is also survived by his siblings, Dianne Buttrey Wild (Skip), Jack Denson Buttrey (John),

Dan Lytle Buttrey (Liza), Dana Elisabeth Croswhite (Eric), and Anne Bramlette Hawkins (Kenny),

and by many nieces and nephews.

A Celebration of Life Service will be held at ten o'clock in the morning on Saturday, January 15, 2022 at Christ Church Cathedral, 900 Broadway, Nashville, TN 37203. A gathering of family and friends will be held one hour prior to the service. Interment will follow in the Historic Mount Olivet Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can be made to Montgomery Bell Academy, 4001 Harding Pike, Nashville, TN 37205 or Nashville Public Library, 615 Church Street, Nashville, TN 37219.

Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.mountolivet.com for the BUTTREY family.