OBITS: Butcher, Bertha Gudgell , 1939, Bath Co., Kentucky ----------------------------------------------------- Contributed for use in USGENWEB Archives by: From: "Darrell Warner" Date: Sunday, October 22, 2001 10:22 AM ------------------------------------------------------ **************************************************************************** USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free genealogical information on the Internet, data may be freely used for personal research and by non-commercial entities as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may not be reproduced in any format or presentation by other organizations or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for profit or any form of presentation, must obtain the written consent of the file submitter, or his legal representative and then contact the listed USGENWEB archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. http://www.usgwarchives.net. **************************************************************************** Bertha Gudgell Butcher Bath County News-Outlook Thursday, June 22, 1939 Long Illness Fatal To Mrs. Lee Butcher Funeral Services Held Wednesday Afternoon Mrs. Bertha Gudgell Butcher, 50 years old, passed away at her home on the Reynoldsville road early Monday morning, June 19, after a several years' illness. Her condition had been considered critical for several weeks and her passing, while a severe shock to her family and friends, was not unexpected. A native of this county, she was a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George H. Gudgell, born October 5, 1888. A member of a prominent and well known Bath county family, Mrs.Butcher was widely connected throughout this county and enjoyed the esteem of a host of friends in all walks of life. Besides her husband, George Lee Butcher, she is survived by four sons, Earl Butcher, New Castle, Ind.; Ewell Butcher, Vanceburg; Bryan and Gene Butcher, of Bath county; her parents, Mr. and Mrs. George H. Gudgell; two brothers, O. S. Gudgell, Paris, and Wallace Gudgell, of near Wyoming. Funeral services were held Wednesday afternoon, June 21, in the chapel of Shrout, Piper & Shrout's funeral home, conducted by the Rev. George C. Frey, pastor of the Owingsville Christian church. Interment was in the family lot in the Owingsville Cemetery. Pall bearers were: active, Noel Gudgell, Billie Gudgell, Austin Gudgell, Norman Butcher, Norval Maddox, Herman Snedegar, Obert Garner and Raymond Butcher; honorary, Claude Maddox, Claudie Butcher, Tom Willie Butcher, George Snedegar, Ollie Riddle, William Roberts, Ed Daugherty, Sam Conyers, Dr. J. W. Lester, Dr. F. P. Gudgell, Gano Butcher and George W. Boyd.