Mitchell County Georgia Obituaries Elizabeth Sapp Butler 1920 ****************************************************************************************************** USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be freely used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages cannot be reproduced in any format for profit or other presentation. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for FREE access. ****************************************************************************************************** File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Sam Luckey Oct 2002 Table of Contents page: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/mitchell.htm Georgia Table of Contents: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/gafiles.htm Obituary of Elizabeth Sapp Butler as written in "The Camilla Entrprise" dated 19 Nov 1920. Mrs. Elizabeth S. Butler, aged and well beloved citizen of Camilla and Mitchell County, passed away at the home of her daughter, Mrs. K. P. Wright, in Cairo on Saturday, 13 Nov 1920, at the noon hour after a short illness from pneumonia. She had been in feeble health for several years, and owing to her extreme age, was guarded as a tender plant by children that her frail strength might be preserved. When she was taken about the middle of last week with pneumonia, all her children were summoned to the bedside and were with her when the end came. A short funeral service was held at the Wright home in Cairo on Sunday, 14 Nov 1920, morning at 8:30 , after which the funeral party left for Camilla by automobile, reaching here at 11:00 AM. Funeral services were held at the grave in Oakview cemetery where a large number of friends and beloved ones braved the bitter cold to pay their last tributes of love and respect to the deceased. Rev W. P. Blevins, pastor of the Camilla Methodist Church, was in charge of the service. The choir sang, "Face to Face," after which Rev J. B. Wright of Cairo, led in prayer. "Asleep in Jesus" was then sung and Rev W. C. Jones of Cairo, a former pastor of the Camilla Methodist Church, gave a talk, rendering touching and beautiful tributes to the long and saintly life of the deceased. Afterward the choir sang "Shall We Gather at the River," as the casket was being lowered in the grave and the impressive words of the burial services were read by Rev W. P. Blevins, Re Wight and Rev Jones. The services concluded with a short prayer by Rev Jones. The pall bearers, the son, sons-in-law and cousins of the departed, were Messrs. J. B. Butler of Whigham, K. P. Wight of Cairo, T. R. Bennett of Atlanta, W. A. Bennett, J. F. Butler and Dr. F. L. Lewis of Camilla. Mutely touching in their beautiful appeal were the lovely and gorgeous floral offerings, which were almost entirely composed of chrysanthemums in mauve, purple and gold and white. Among those who came up from Cairo with the family to attend the funeral were Rev and Mrs. J. B. Wight, Mrs. Paulk, Mrs. Brown, Mrs. Peacock, Rev and Mrs. W. C. Jones and Mrs. Will Wight. Mrs. Butler was the oldest woman and probably the oldest person in Camilla. She was in her 90th year and in January next would have passed her 90th birthday. Length of years was not the only remarkable feature of her life, for the life of the deceased had been one of Christian influence, the beginning of her experience as a Christian dating back to her childhood. She moved to Camilla with her husband, the late James B. Butler, from Decatur County about thirty-five years ago, and this noble couple, together with others who have passed on from their earthly labors, were responsible for the building and making of Camilla and its standards of old fashioned piety. The Methodist Church of Camilla owes much to their steadfast loyalty in the days when the congregation was small and scattered. Lacking only ten years of living a century, Mrs. Butler never wavered in her Christian faith, but the weight of years and infirmities weighed heavily on her feeble strength, as the end drew near she turned her face lovingly toward her Father's house, and peace of another world. Mrs. Butler is survived by three daughters, Mrs. K. P. Wight of Cairo, Mrs. T. R. Bennett of Atlanta, and Mrs. W. A. Bennett of this city, and one sone, Mr. J. B. Butler of Whigham, together with a number of grandchildren and one great grandchild, the little son of Mr. & Mrs. Mozelle of Whigham. The entire community mourns with the family in the death of this good woman, and extends to them a sincere sympathy.