Butch Usher

Robert Russell “Butch” Usher, age 54, a longtime resident of Gulfport before moving to Pass Christian, passed away on Tuesday, December 23, 2025.

Butch was born on March 8, 1971, in Kingston, NY, to Melvin and Patricia Usher. He graduated from Pearl River High School, where he played football. Butch was extremely talented, successful, and skilled at anything he did. He enjoyed sports, particularly football, basketball, golf, and Nascar. He loved Kenny Chesney’s music and going to Pensacola, Gulf Shores, Destin, and the island of St. Martin. Butch became an avid Texas Longhorn fan and vacationed in Austin, TX often and encouraged his son, J.T., to attend college there. He was the prominent business owner of BB Granite for 30 years.

Butch was genuine, thoughtful, honest, kind, and generous. He was a proud and involved husband and dad who did everything with his family and never missed anything. Butch was the true definition of a ‘family man”. He was inspirational and supportive of J.T.’s likes, dreams, and accomplishments.

Butch is survived by his parents, Melvin and Patricia Usher; his wife, Sabrina Usher; his son, J.T. Usher; his sister, Becky Usher; his brother, Chris Usher; and his Siberian husky, Rocky.

A Celebration of Life will be held on Butch’s birthday, Sunday, March 8, 2026, at 3:00 p.m. at Bradford-O’Keefe Funeral Home, 1726 15th Street, Gulfport. Family and friends may visit from 2:00 p.m. until 4:00 p.m. To celebrate Butch and his love for Kenny Chesney and the Texas Longhorns, "please wear a tropical or orange shirt".

The family requests, in lieu of flowers, donations be sent to GoFundMe, https://gofund.me/8d24318a5, for J.T.’s college fund or to Meal Train, https://mealtrain.com/r0m3v7, to support Sabrina’s and J.T.’s immediate needs.

Bradford-O’Keefe Funeral Home, 15th Street, Gulfport, is honored to serve the family of Robert Russell “Butch” Usher.