(09/24/2009) Former Ritchie County superintendent of schools Richard Butler was killed Tuesday when a tractor rolled-over on him at Normantown, Gilmer County. Gilmer County Sheriff Mickey Metz said he believed Butler was riding the tractor on his farm. Butler was well-known to Gilmer County, and had served the Ritchie County and Wood County school systems.

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