Koren (Buttry) Lincoln

Koren Buttry Lincoln of Marble Hill, Missouri, formerly of Scopus, Missouri, died Thursday, Dec. 12, 2024, at StoneBridge Senior Living home at the age of 86. 

Koren was born July 22, 1938, in Ojai, California., but moved to a farm in Scopus with her family as a child. It was there she met and fell in love with Gerald Lee Lincoln. The two were married May 26,1956, at Mt. Zion Church near Scopus and together raised seven children. 

She attended Lutesville High School and for years worked as a seamstress at the Marble Hill Hat Factory. 

Koren was an outwardly reserved but deeply creative woman and artist who always worked with what she had to make her surroundings beautiful for her and her large family. She was an accomplished gardener who grew gorgeous beds of flowers as well as vegetables. She and Gerald, who she loved dearly and missed terribly following his death, worked together to build ponds and features around their home that were enjoyed by all who visited.

She was also an avid and talented painter, and her work adorned almost every corner of her home, down to the doors of her kitchen cabinets. She could make anything a canvas and routinely turned things others might toss — from the blades of defunct ceiling fans to old tractor wheels — into art. She sold her work, particularly her Christmas crafts, at local fairs. Again, this was often a team effort with Gerald, who was enlisted to cut and carve the wood that became her canvas for untold numbers of painted crafts. Her house was a magical place at Christmas, and her homemade donuts were a Christmas Eve staple for years of family celebrations.

Her gardens attracted many birds, which she loved to watch, and she had a large collection of bird figurines, which were displayed alongside her own art in her home. She enjoyed listening to music, especially Dean Martin, and had a wonderful collection of vinyl records, even before that became cool again. 

Koren attended New Bethel Congregational Methodist Church in Marble Hill. 

She is survived by her children: Gerald Mark (Sonya Kibbee) Lincoln of Noble, Missouri, Jeff (Debbie) Lincoln of Scopus, Penny Trankle of Madison, Wisconsin, Roger (late Vicki) Lincoln of Alvarado, Texas, Phillip (Sue) Lincoln of Clinton, Massachusetts, David (late Lezli) Lincoln of Marble Hill, and Stacey (Kim) Lincoln of Sikeson, Missouri; 19 grandchildren, 19 great grandchildren and four great great grandchildren. She also is survived by her siblings Rena Buttry, Reba (the late Arvil) Leadbetter, Tyra Edward (Doris) Buttry, Clifford (Sandy) Buttry and Daniel (Vickie) Buttry.

She was preceded in death by her beloved husband and her parents, Solon and Hazel (Taber) Buttry. 

Visitation will be held from 10 a.m. to noon Monday at Hutchings-Pendergrass Funeral Chapel in Marble Hill. Interment will follow at Cook Cemetery in Scopus. Carsen Sitze, Austin Lincoln, Jarrett Lincoln, Joshua Lincoln, James Cook and Zachary Lincoln will serve as pallbearers with Lucien Smith, Kevin Sitze and Ryan Friese as honorary pallbearers.

The family would like to thank StoneBridge Senior Living and all who cared for Koren in her life.

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