July 13, 1927 — Dec. 20, 2025
Beaufort, S.C.
Elizabeth “Libby” Harvey Butt, 98 years young, passed away peacefully on Saturday, Dec. 20, 2025, in Sprenger Healthcare of Port Royal.
Libby was born on July 13, 1927, to Bessie Martin Harvey and Jake Harvey in Ridgeland, S.C., and raised in Beaufort, S.C. She married Emil Ogden Butt at the First Baptist Church of Beaufort on Feb. 2, 1946.
Emil’s profession moved the family across the country for 40 years, but Beaufort remained their true home and they visited whenever possible. Following retirement, Libby and Emil permanently returned to Lady’s Island in 1990.
Libby had an active church life in Altar Guilds, Craft Guilds, and Bible Studies. Her favorite family activities were gatherings at the cabin on Roan Mountain, N.C., and Happy Hours on Lucy Creek, Lady’s Island. While home, she loved to read, knit and enjoy her cats.
Libby was preceded in death by Emil on Feb. 22, 2003, her sister Lorine Hill on Jan. 27, 2019, brother-in-law James J. Hill on July 17, 2014, and son-in-law James Wagner on May 17, 2025.
She is survived by her daughter Annette Hrach and husband James, of Beaufort; daughter Celeste Wagner of Knoxville, Tenn.; and daughter Janice List and husband Jeffrey of Green Bay, Wis. She is also survived by her granchildren, Thomas Hrach of Beaufort, Elizabeth Hrach of Beaufort, Walter List of Chicago, and Theodore List and wife Brianna of Denver.
Funeral service will be held on Thursday, Jan. 8, 2026 at 10:30 a.m. in St. Mark’s Episcopal Church with burial in Beaufort National Cemetery.
The family suggests that donations be made to the church of your choice in honor of Elizabeth Butt.
Anderson Funeral Home and Crematory is serving the family.
