Robert “Butch“ Meyer passed away at his home on Tuesday, May 27, 2025. Memorial services will be held on June 9, 2025 at 11:00 a.m. in the Fremont Center in Riverton WY.
Robert David “Butch” Meyer was born August 4, 1949 in Brighton Colorado to Alvin “Bud” and Mildred T. Meyer. He spent his childhood years going to school and working on the family farm with his brother Cork. Butch married Pam Zuber and together they had four children—Stephany, Lance, KayCee and Anndee. He held various jobs to provide for his family including working at a bank in Denver, driving trucks, working on fishing boats in Everett Washington, welding in coal mines in Hanna, day working for ranchers and taking care of the golf courses at Old Baldy in Saratoga. He was divorced after 25 years or marriage.
In 1991, Butch met Cathy Griffin through a mutual friend Cheryl Munroe at the State Fair in Douglas. They were married in December and started a life of many adventures. They calved heifers for Lois Herbst and lived in a camper parked between a silage pit and the corrals on Riverview Road. They moved to Hiland and lived in another camper and managed cattle for George and Velma Pingetzer for the summer. During the winter Butch helped feed and calve cows on Missouri Valley Road. The next move was to the Griffin Brothers Ranch where Butch worked for four years and then on to the Circle Bar Ranch in Alcova to manage the cattle for five years. Dennis Horton and Rich Pingetzer hired him to work on their farms for two years and finally the couple bought a place near Kinnear in 2005. In order to help pay for the place, Butch bought a truck, moved to Daniel and hauled gravel and water in the oil fields during the week and returned home on the weekends. In 2009, he moved home when oil field production was slowed down and hauled cows, hay and pivots for friends and family. By that time, he had two trucks and hired Ron Wilmes to help haul hay and cattle. Trucking kept him busy when he wasn’t working on improvements on the farm/ranch. Health issues kept him from driving the last three years.
Butch always has loved rodeo. He and Cork broke horses for their Dad as kids. He fought bulls and made sure his brother Cork was the barrel man. He spent many weekends taking his children to rodeos and team roping with various friends. Once in a while, he won some money. While in Alcova, Butch took up calf roping and spent many fun times practicing on his horse Ed at the Pathfinder Ranch.
Butch loved dogs and liked training them to work cows. Most of them were Border Collies like Mac, Little Mac and Tuf. When he was trucking, he had a favorite Blue Heeler (who was white with red spots) name Sissy. He took her everywhere including the Daniel bar where he fed her slaw dogs and hot dogs. His most recent favorite dog named Little Bit, who is a Border Kelpie cross, is one of five dogs.
Butch served as President of the Fremont County Cattleman’s Association in 1999. He loved to visit and mingle with his friends at banquets, bars or the Kinnear Store. He was quite agile on the dance floor except for the waltz. He had a sense of humor and you could tell in his eyes if he was pulling your leg.
Butch is survived by his wife of 33 years, Cathy; his brother Cork Meyer and wife Rubel and daughters Taylor, Brenda, Vicki and Samantha; his daughters Stephany, KayCee and Anndee and their families; his brother-in-law Bill Griffin and his wife Yolanda, his brother-in-law John Griffin and his wife Darla; nieces Windy Noble and Kelly Rees and their families; nephews Jim Bob Griffin, Jess Griffin, Jake Griffin and their families and many cousins and friends.
Butch was preceded in death by his father Alvin “Bud” Meyer, mother Mildred Meyer and son Lance Meyer.
Memorials may be made to the Central Wyoming College Rodeo Team or the Help for Health Hospice in care of Davis Funeral Home, 2203 West Main Street, Riverton, Wyoming 82501.
On-line condolence for the family may be made at TheDavisFuneralHome.com
Services under the direction of Davis Funeral Home, Crematory and Monuments of Riverton, Wyoming.