Butler Cemetery, Rapides Parish Louisiana
Submitted by Jane Parker McManus 

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BUTLER CEMETERY - Rapides Parish

The Butler Cemetery is located south of Alexandria on US Hwy. 165, about 1/4
mile north of Woodworth.  It is fenced and very well maintained.  Tombstone
inscriptions recorded as approached by Mary Parker Partain, May 1990, and
submitted Jane Parker McManus 

Butler, Isabell J. - 12 Sep 1921/11 Dec 1978
[no inscription]
     [Double Stone]
Butler, Clara LaCaze - 22 Oct 1880/5 Jun 1972
Butler, Richard - 15 Dec 1881/17 May 1962
     [Double Stone]
Butler, Horace A. Sr. - 9 Sep 1906/18 Jul 1971
Rougeou, Hollie Leeann - 1 Jan 1981/27 Sep 1981

Goodman, Nita Butler - 22 Apr 1907/[not deceased]
Goodman, Alfred James - 15 Jun 1901/28 Feb 1972
     [Double Stone]

Strange, Alfred G. "Peewee" - 19 May 1950/24 May 1980
Goodman, Huey P. - 30 Jan 1930/14 May 1971, Cpl. US Army
Cremeens, Raymond R. - 14 Feb 1918/5 Jul 1983 US Army WW2

Butler, Ruth Scott - 29 Jan 1917/13 Mar 1984
[no inscription]
     [Double Stone]

Drewett, Kate B. - 24 Feb 1906/23 Sep 1973
Drewett, Floyd L. - 6 Feb 1903/5 Jan 1954
     [Double Stone]
Butler, Eunice - 24 Nov 1913/28 Aug 1973     Mother
Butler, Robert H. - 7 Nov 1910/18 May 1989     Father
     [Above 2 stones are Identical]
Butler, Elizabeth - 16 Jan 1876/24 Jan 1952
Butler, Ed. - 6 Feb 1880/2 Jan 1955
     [Double Stone]

Clark, Infant Daughter of Louise & Jerry Clark - b&d 3 Aug 1959
Clark, Grace Butler - 16 Jun 1907/25 Dec 1969

Butler, Euell O. - 21 Dec 1908/17 May 1987
Butler, Altha L. - 3 Jan 1908/[no dates]
     [Double Stone]

Smith, Stephen Mark, infant of Bill & Elsie Smith - b&d 9 Apr 1962
Smith, Cynthia Ann, Infant of Bill & Elsie Smith - [no dates]
Butler, Debra Grace, infant of Carl & Ruth Butler - 10 Sep 1952/27 Mar 1953

Butler, Armstead - 15 Apr 1874/28 Dec 1946
Butler, Sarah L. - 17 Jul 1874/15 Jan 1954
     [Double Stone]
McDonald, Mary Butler - 1889/1949    Mama

Butler, Frank - 24 Aug 1913/25 Oct 1965, LA Pvt. Inf. WW2
Butler, Bobby Wayne - 1942/1942 
Butler, Henry - 1867/1947      Father
Butler, Albert - 1905/1940 
Butler, Nannie - 24 Dec 1872/16 Mar 1940 
Butler, George - 1898/1956 

McMain, William A. - 7 Feb 1871/7 Jun 1933
Wilson, Gladys - 19 Oct 1919/31 May 1980

Butler, Luther - 1902/1933? 
Butler, Henry - 1900/1914
Butler, Infant of Mr. A. Butler - 1911/1911 
Butler, Louis - 1902/1902 
Butler, Loula - 10 May 1876/21 Apr 1910

Duncan, Elizabeth - 6 Nov 1895/26 Sep 1905
Duncan, Emma Butler, wife of George P. Duncan - 1870/1910
Duncan, Infant of George & Emma Duncan - [no date]
Miller, Infant of Helen Miller - 1896

Side 1:
Erected by Henry Butler, Ida McMain, Emma Duncan, Ed Butler, Armstead Butler,
Richard Butler, Lou Bloodworth, Johnny  Butler
Side 2:
Butler, R. O. Butler - 22 Feb 1835/17 Sep 1901
Side 3:
Butler, John Edward, infant of H. & N. Butler - 21 Mar 1897/26 Jan 1898
Side 4:
Butler, Elizabeth, wife of R. O. Butler - 15 Jan 1842/15 Jan 1890
     [This beautiful obelisk is about 6 feet tall; 2 sides are engraved with
clasped hands; 
     on baby's side is engraving of an angel ]

Butler, Johnnie - 9 May 1885/18 Mar 1906
Butler, Infant Daughter of M&M Richard Butler - b&d 1918
Buttler [sic], Bula Lee Catherine - 19 Feb 1920/26 Feb 1922  [hand-lettered
stone, hard to read]