Isle of Wight County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Butler, Solomon V. Sr., 1952 

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SOLOMON VALENTINE BUTLER 

HEART ATTACK KILLS EX-DEPUTY SHERIFF IN CARRSVILLE HOME 

   Solomon Valentine Butler, Sr., 72, former deputy sheriff of Isle of 
Wight County and at the time of his death a special officer for the county 
and for Camp Manufacturing Co., died at the residence of Carrsville on 
Tuesday, April 29, as the result of a heart attack.

   Mr. Butler, better known as "Demas," was the son of the late Solomon and 
Alice Rebecca Johnson Butler of Isle of Wight County.  He was a member of 
the Beaver Dam Baptist Church.

   Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Elizabeth Rose Butler of Carrsville; two 
daughters, Mrs. James R. Duck of Franklin and Mrs. William M. Williams of 
Norfolk; a son, Solomon V. Butler, Jr., of Owens, King George County; and 
five grandchildren.

   Funeral services were conducted in the chapel of W.J.M. Holland & Sons on 
Thursday afternoon at 3 o’clock by Revs. Edwin C. Thornton, pastor of Beaver 
Dam Baptist Church, and N.C. Clifton of Elberon, Surry County, a former 
pastor.

   Interment was in the Beaver Dam Church cemetery, the active pallbearers 
being Herman Beale, T.B. Bell, W.L. Burrow, Clyde Cutchin, George Hall, 
Russell Laine, W.G. O’Brien and A.E.S. Stephens.

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Solomon Butler, 72, Of Carrsville Buried May 1st 

  Solomon Valentine Butler Sr., 72, former deputy sheriff of Isle of Wight 
County, and at the time of his death, a special officer for the county and 
the Camp Manufacturing Company, died at his home at Carrsville April 29th 
as the result of a heart attack. 

  Mr. Butler, better known as "Dumas," was the son of the late Solomon and 
Alice Rebecca Johnson Butler, of Isle of Wight County.  He was a member of 
the Beaver Dam Baptist Church. 

  Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Elizabeth Rose Butler, of Carrsville; two 
daughters, Mrs. James R. Duck, of Franklin, and Mrs. William M. Williams, 
of Norfolk; a son, Solomon V. Butler of Owens; five grandchildren and a 
number of nieces and nephews. 

  The body was taken to the W.J.M. Holland and Sons funeral home, where 
services were conducted at 3 P.M. Thursday, May 1st, with the Rev. Edwin C. 
Thornton, pastor of Beaver Dam Baptist Church, and the Rev. N.C. Clifton, 
pastor of Elberon Baptist Church, officiating.  Burial was in Beaver Dam 
church cemetery. 


Solomon Valentine "Demas/Dumas" BUTLER, Sr., special officer, 
   former IoW deputy sheriff, 
b. 31 Dec 1879, Isle of Wight Co.*, d. 29 Apr 1952, at home, Carrsville, 
interred in Beaver Dam Baptist Church Cemetery*, near Franklin, 1 May 1952, 
"Tidewater News" (Franklin, VA), Vol. 47, No. 28, Fri., May 2, 1952, p. 1, 
   text posted with Find a Grave Memorial #67790273, 
   by Martha Fontaine Byrum; 
"Smithfield (VA) Times," Vol. 34, No. 49, Thurs., May 8, 1952, p. 1, 
   clipping posted with Find a Grave Memorial #67790273, 
   by Martha Fontaine Byrum 

*Additional information: 

Beaver Dam list (BD-16), an extension of the 
   Southampton County Historical Society {SCHS} Cemetery Project: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/isleofwight/cemeteries/bvrdam.txt 
   Isle of Wight County Historical Society {IWCHS} 
   Grave Site Survey Task Force {GSSTF} report #42: 
   http://www.iwchs.com/Cemetery-Reports.html 

A photo of his gravestone - added by Martha Fontaine Byrum - 
   is also posted with Find a Grave Memorial #67790273, which lists him as 
   Solomon Valentine "Demas" BUTLER, Jr. 

His mother, Alice Rebecca June (JOHNSON) BUTLER, is also buried there, 
   apparently unmarked. 

Birthdate &c. from D.Cert. (#9764), which gives b. Southampton Co.; other 
   records indicate he was b. Nansemond Co. 


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