CLARENCE J. "BUTCH" MATTAL

Dateline/Nashville

Clarence J. "Butch" Mattal, 80, died Oct. 4, 2023 in Wichita.

He was born July 9, 1943 the son of  Clarence J. "Slim" and Cecilia Lassa Mattal.

A longtime Nashville resident having also lived in Arkansas City and El Dorado, he was the retired mechanic at St. Joseph Hospital, a former owner of a RV store and owner of the Ice House at the Walnut Valley Festivel.

Butch was a member of the Catholic Church in Arkansas City; and was a USAF veteran.

On April 24, 1965, he married Susan Gagnapnia; she died Dec. 1, 2018.  On Aug. 9, 2021 he married Becky Bohrer Hart.  Other survivors include sons Kevin  Mattal and Kyle Mattal; daughter Theresa Sutton; sister Alice Spencer; step-children Larry, Beverly, Laura and Kim; 4 grandchildren; 6 step-grandchildren; and 2 great-grandchildren.

Parish rosary will be 10:00 a.m,. Monday at the St. Patrick Catholic Church, Kingman followed by the Mass of Christian Burial at 10:30 a.m. Friends may call between 1:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m., Sunday at the Livingston Funeral Home.  Burial will be in the Liberty Cemetery, Nashville.

Memorials  may be made with the St. Patrick Grade School, the St. Trinity High School or Nashville Senior Center, all in care of Livingston Funeral Home.