Courtland "Butch" Baldwin

Courtland “Butch” W. Baldwin, Jr., 71, of Jackson Township passed away on February 24, 2019. He was born in Durham, North Carolina to the late Courtland Sr. and Mary Barbour. He married the love of his life, Beverly Franklin on December 19, 1969. Butch proudly served his country in the United States Navy, actively serving for 4 years during the Vietnam War. He spent most of his time on the USS America and the USS Essex which allowed him to travel the world and visit many countries. Butch’s primary job with the Navy was to catapult planes off the flight decks of aircraft carriers. He loved his job and loved being an American. Butch worked for Jackson Township and Canton City School Districts as a teacher. He retired after 37 years serving his community and was even still actively teaching as a substitute teacher up until last year. In his spare time, Butch enjoyed gardening and keeping up with the stock markets. His greatest passion in life was being a husband, father and grandfather. His grandchildren were his pride and joy. Butch will be remembered most for his generosity, his outgoing personality and for always being a familiar face to others no matter where he went. He will be deeply missed by his loving wife, Beverly; son Austin Scott Baldwin and daughter Heather (Jeromy) Martin; grandchildren Darien, Andy, Taylor, Presley, Payton, Sarah and Savanah; great-grandchildren Hayden and Aubree; and brother Kenneth Baldwin. In addition to his parents, Butch was preceded in death by his son Brian Baldwin, sister Sue Pierce and his brother Ronnie Honeycutt. The family will receive friends on Thursday, February 28, 2019 from 5-8 p.m. at the Paquelet Funeral Home in Massillon. Funeral services will be held on Friday at 11 a.m. at the funeral home. Burial will follow at Sunset Hills Memory Gardens where military honors will be performed. Paquelet Funeral Home & Crematory (330) 833-3222