Isle of Wight County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Butler, Benjamin F., 1939 

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BENJAMIN FRANKLIN BUTLER

   Franklin, Feb. 15 - Benjamin Franklin Butler, 82, well-known farmer and 
resident of Isle of Wight County, died at his home near Walters after a 
lingering illness for the past few months. He was the son of the late Dempsey 
and Patsy Butler of Isle of Wight County and has made this county his home 
practically his entire life.

   Mr. Butler is survived by one brother, Dempsey Butler, of Windsor, and a 
number of nieces and nephews. He was the brother of the late Rev. H.H. Butler, 
of Suffolk. The body was taken to W.J.M. Holland & Son's Funeral Home where it 
will remain until Friday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock at which time it will be 
taken to Mt. Carmel Christian Church for services at 3 p.m. The Rev. H.E. 
Crutchfield will officiate. Burial will be in the church cemetery.


[Benjamin Franklin BUTLER, Isle of Wight Co. farmer, 
 d. 15 Feb 1939, at home, near Walters, age 82, 
 interred in Mt. Carmel Christian Church Cemetery*, Walters, 17 Feb 1939, 
 donated obit, newspaper unknown- found in the WHITEHURST Bible] 

[file transcribed by Mrs. Bruce Saunders (bs4403@verizon.net), 
 and re-formatted by File Manager.] 

[*Isle of Wight County Historical Society Grave Site Survey Task Force list: 
 http://www.iwchs.com/Documents/Mt%20Carmel%20Church_Walters%20Hwy_Cemetery.doc] 

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