Ross Erin Butler, Sr.

Ross Erin Butler, Sr.
Ross E. Butler, Sr. at Skyline Farms in Ontario, Oregon
Born	16 June 1916 Manard, Blaine County, Idaho, United States
Died	3 July 2004 Ontario, Oregon, United States
Resting place	Valley View Cemetery, Vale, Oregon Map of Valley View Cemetery
Education	University of Idaho with a BS Business degree
Known for	Original board member of Ore-Ida Foods
Board member of	Ore-Ida Foods, Chairman of Vale Union High School District Board, Boy Scouts of America Ore-Ida council
Spouse(s)	Margie Dawn Werry
Children	Ross "Rusty" Erin Butler, Jr., Nancy Butler, Robert “Bob” Butler, Rohn Thomas “Tom” Butler, MaryAnne Butler Ashton, Paul Butler, Susan Butler McCarney, Edith Butler Lowe, Martha “Marty” Butler Rudd
Parent(s)	John Lowe Butler III and Bertha Malvina Thurber
Awards	Boy Scouts of America Silver Beaver Award, Silver Antelope Award, Hall of Fame Award for BSA Ore-Ida Council, BSA Woodbadge Award 1952, Brigham Young University-Idaho Presidential Service Award, University of Idaho Silver & Gold Award

Ross Erin Butler, Sr. (/ˈrɒss ˈɪərɛn ˈbʌtlər/; 16 June 1916 – 3 July 2004) was an officer and original board of directors member of Ore-Ida Foods, and executive board director of Boy Scouts of America's (BSA) Ore-Ida Council for 64 years.

Born near Fairfield, Idaho, Ross was the ninth of eleven children of John and Bertha Thurber Butler. In 1917 the Butlers moved to Acequia, Idaho, and then again in 1922 to Twin Falls, where Ross began his schooling and his business career by selling newspapers at age four. In 1926 the family moved to Hollister, Idaho, where they lived until moving to Eden, Idaho, in 1933. While living in Eden Ross finished high school and met his future wife, a classmate in the class of '35 named Margie Dawn Werry. She was the daughter of Ezra Joseph Werry and Dot Allred and was born 12 October 1916 in Bellevue, Idaho.

Ross and Margie were married in Moscow, Idaho on 19 September 1937. Ross graduated from the University of Idaho with a BS Business degree in 1939. In July 1939 the couple moved to Boise, Idaho, where Ross worked as an accountant for Idaho Power Company. In 1940 he transferred to Vale, Oregon, as their chief clerk.