Craig Reed Butterfield

CRAIG REED BUTTERFIELD, AGE 60, OF RIVERTON PASSED AWAY SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 2026 OF KIDNEY CANCER.

BORN ON NEW YEAR’S EVE IN 1965, HE SPENT HIS CHILDHOOD IN RIVERTON AND SANDY, EVENTUALLY GRADUATING FROM JORDAN HIGH SCHOOL WHERE HE MET THE LOVE OF HIS LIFE, MELANIE. AFTER A WHIRLWIND ROMANCE, HE AND MELANIE MARRIEd with a romance THAT CONTINUED FOR THE FOLLOWING 40 YEARS. AN INCREDIBLY COMPLIMENTARY MATCH, THEY CREATED A BEAUTIFUL LIFE OF VARIED EXPERIENCES FOR THEIR KIDS AND GRANDKIDS. THEY DID EVERYTHING TOGETHER - BOATING, CAMPING, SNOWMOBILING, WALKING, BIKING, AND ESPECIALLY TRAVELING.

TO HIS KIDS, JASON (1986), COLE (1990), AND MALLORY “ALLY” (1994), HE WAS AN UNCOMMONLY ATTENTIVE AND THOUGHTFUL FATHER IN ADDITION TO HIS ALTERNATIVE ROLES AS ‘VACATION CRAIG’, ROAD-TRIP CONDUCTOR, LAKE POWELL BOAT OPERATOR, MASTER HUNTER, SUPERIOR STORYTELLER, AND SNOWMOBILE DRIVER. A FAMILIAR IMAGE OF CRAIG INCLUDES STANDING AT THE GRILL OR SMOKER AFTER A LONG DAY OF YARD WORK, LISTENING TO CLASSIC ROCK, & COOKING FOR HIS FAMILY.

TO HIS NINE GRANDKIDS, CRAIG WAS THE ULTIMATE ‘PAPA’. HE ALWAYS SAID YES TO NEVER-ENDING RANGER RIDES, DINOSAUR FIGHTS, BOOK READINGS, SHOULDER RIDES, MILKSHAKES, PARK RUNS, RECITALS, SWIM MEETS AND SOCCER AND FOOTBALL GAMES. HE WAS ALWAYS THERE WITH A ‘HIYA’ AND A LOLLIPOP.

CRAIG WAS A STALWART PROVIDER. HE WAS A PARAGON OF QUIET HARD WORK, SACRIFICE, AND RESILIENCE, WORKING IN VARIOUS ROLES AT BALLARD MEDICAL, MERIT MEDICAL, AND THE STATE CORRECTIONAL SYSTEM.

HE SERVED FAITHFULLY IN HIS VARIOUS CHURCH CALLINGS - BISHOPRIC, YOUNG MENS AND ESPECIALLY AS MELANIE’S ‘FOURTH COUNSELOR’ IN HER CHURCH CALLINGS.

HE WILL BE SORELY MISSED AND FONDLY REMEMBERED BY EVERYONE THAT HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF KNOWING HIM.

FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE HELD AT 11AM ON MONDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2026 AT THE COPPERVIEW 7TH WARD, 12232 SOUTH 3200 WEST IN RIVERTON, UTAH. A VIEWING WILL BE HELD THE EVENING PRIOR FROM 6-8PM FOR FAMILY AND FRIENDS AT LARKIN MORTUARY - RIVERTON, 3688 WEST 12600 SOUTH IN RIVERTON. THERE WILL BE NO PUBLIC VIEWING MONDAY PRIOR TO SERVICES. INTERMENT WILL FOLLOW AT THE RIVERTON CITY CEMETERY.

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