Brainard Lee “Butch” Roupe, 73, of Shawsville, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, May 16, 2015. He was a school bus driver for Montgomery County Schools for 30 years, and was the centerpiece of the family he dearly loved. Preceding him in death were his grandmother, Ella Roupe; mother, Eunice Harrison; wife, Janie Blevins Roupe; and brother, Jack Harrison. His surviving family includes his sister, Vicki Snow; sons, Jonathan Roupe and fiancée, Linda Boone, and Phillip Roupe and wife, Christina; daughter, Bobbi Roupe Wheeler; grandchildren, Michael Roupe and wife, Nicole, Josh Roupe, and Ashley Underwood and husband, Tyler; great-grandchildren, Cody Roupe, Caiden and Camben Roupe, Ava Pipkin, and Aiden Underwood; several nieces and nephews; companion, Mary Roupe; stepsons, Roy Lane and wife, Gail, Clinton Lane and wife, Christina, Jackie Lane, and Willie Lephew; and 12 step-grandchildren. The family extends a special thanks to Good Samaritan Hospice for their dedicated care. A period of visitation will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. on Tuesday, May 19, 2015 at the John M. Oakey & Son Funeral Home in Salem. A funeral service will then be conducted at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, May 20, 2015 in the funeral home’s chapel with the Rev. Virgil McHone officiating. Interment will immediately follow at Cedar Lawn Burial Park in Salem. Online condolences may be expressed at www.johnmoakey.com.