Isle of Wight County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Butler, Ella M. Carr, 1960 

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Mrs. Ella Butler Dies at Windsor 

  WINDSOR - Funeral services for Mrs. Ella May Carr Butler will be conducted 
Wednesday at 2:30 p.m. at the Baker Funeral Home, Suffolk, by the Rev. John 
Gibbs, pastor of Antioch Church, the Rev. Ellis Clark, pastor of Cypress 
Chapel Christian Church, and the Rev. R.E. Brittle, pastor of Bethlehem 
Christian Church.  Burial will be in Holly Lawn Cemetery, Suffolk. 

  Mrs. Butler, 88, oldest member of Antioch Christian Church, died Monday at 
1:30 p.m. at the home in Windsor after a long illness. 

  A native of Isle of Wight County, she was a daughter of Solomon and Mary 
Jane Butler Carr and the widow of William Washington Butler.  She was an 
active member of the Antioch Church's Missionary Society and Women's Bible 
Class. 

  Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. T.A. Wills and Mrs. W.L. Pierce Sr. of 
Windsor; a son, William W. Butler Jr. of Newport News; a sister, Mrs. George 
Pierce of Windsor; five grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren. 

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Mrs. W. W. Butler Buried April 12 At Suffolk, Va. 

  Mrs. Ella May Carr Butler, 83, oldest member of the Antioch Christian 
Church, died at her home at Windsor Monday, April 10, 1960, after a long 
illness. 

  A native of Isle of Wight County, she was a daughter of Solomon and Mary 
Jane Butler Carr and the widow of William Washington Butler.  She was an 
active member of the Antioch Church Missionary Society and Women's Bible 
Class. 

  Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. T.A. Wills and Mrs. W.L. Pierce Sr. of 
Windsor; a son, William W. Butler Jr. of Newport News; a sister, Mrs. George 
Pierce of Windsor; five grandchildren and ten great-grandchildren. 

  A funeral service was held in the R.W. Baker & Co. Funeral Home, Suffolk, 
Wednesday, April 12 at 2:30 P.M. by the Rev. John Biggs of Antioch Church, 
the Rev. Ellis Clark of Cypress Chapel Christian Church and the Rev. Dr. R.E. 
Brittle of Bethlehem Christian Church.  Burial was in Holly Lawn Cemetery, 
Suffolk. 


Ella May (CARR; Mrs. Wm.W. "Bud") BUTLER, 
b. 31 Oct 1871, Isle of Wight Co., d. 10 Apr 1960, at home, near Windsor, 
interred in Holly Lawn Cemetery*, Suffolk, 12 Apr 1960, 
"Suffolk (VA) News-Herald," Vol. 38, No. 87, Tues., Apr. 12, 1960, p. 3; 
"Smithfield (VA) Times," Vol. 41, No. 17, Thurs., Apr. 21, 1960, p. 2 

*Additional information: 

Holly Lawn list, an extension of the Southampton County Historical Society 
   {SCHS} Cemetery Project: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/nansemond/cemeteries/hollyln.txt 

Find a Grave Memorial #183320647 

Her husband (1865 - 1945) is marked there with her, but he was buried in 
   Antioch Christian Church Cemetery, near Windsor; presumably moved. 
   (Find a Grave Memorial #183320559) 

Antioch list, another extension of the SCHS Cemetery Project: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/isleofwight/cemeteries/antioch.txt 

Her parents, Solomon J. & "Mollie" Mary Jane (BUTLER) CARR, are also 
   buried at Antioch, but her mother is apparently unmarked. 

Neither her mother nor husband appear on: 
   Isle of Wight County Historical Society {IWCHS} 
   Grave Site Survey Task Force {GSSTF} report #20: 
   http://www.iwchs.com/Cemetery-Reports.html 

D.Cert. 19479 (Windsor #7) gives "William W. Butler" in both the space for 
   her spouse & the space for her mother's maiden name. 

Her husband's obits ("Suffolk News-Herald," June 29 & July 2, 1945, 
   & "Smithfield Times," July 4, 1945) are posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/isleofwight/obits/b346w4ob.txt 


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