Alan Roger Butts, son of Lloyd and Loretta Hoeckle Butts was born June 3, 1945 at Jamestown. Alan attended school in Carrington and graduated from North Dakota State University in 1967 with a B.S. in Agricultural Economics. At the University he met and married Linda Nelson of Dickinson on July 19, 1969. Linda, a native of New England, North Dakota was born in Chatham, Alabama on July 23, 1947. Her parents were in the medical field during World War H. She graduated from NDSU with a B.A. degree in mathematics in 1969.
After graduation Alan returned to Carrington to assist with his father's farming operations. He continues to operate the farm.
The Butts have two children, Tonya and Nicholas.
Source: A History of Foster County 1983 Page 18B