Isle of Wight-Nansemond County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Butler, William W., 1945 

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Butler Funeral Held At Antioch 

  SUFFOLK, June 29 - Funeral services for W.W. (Bud) Butler, who died 
yesterday morning at his home near Windsor, will be conducted at 3:30 Saturday 
afternoon at the Antioch Christian Church. 

  Burial will be in the church cemetery. 

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Butler Funeral Held At Antioch 

  SUFFOLK, July 3 - Funeral services for W.W. (Bud) Butler, who died Thursday 
at his home near Windsor, were conducted at 3:30 p.m. Saturday at the Antioch 
Church by Rev. T. Fred Wright and Rev. R.E. Brittle. 

  The church choir sang, "Shall We Gather At The River" and "God Will Take 
Care Of You."  A duet, "Life is Like A Mountain Railroad" was sung by Miss 
Winifred Clements and Mrs. H.E. Pierce.  Rev. Brittle read "Crosslng the Bar" 
at the grave. 

  The casket was covered with a pall of yellow roses, Easter lilies, white 
gladioli and baby's breath.  Active pallbearers were W.T. Joyner, John Godwin, 
Shady Roberts, Willie Garrison, Ab Howell, J.R. Wills, Horace Pierce and 
Shirley Holland. 

  Burial was in the church cemetery. 

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W. W. Butler, 80, Buried Saturday 

  W.W. (Bud) Butler, 80, prominent farmer of Isle of Wight County, living near 
Windsor, died June 28th at 6:35 o'clock.  He was the son of the late John and 
Minnie Beale Butler, of Isle of Wight, and was a member of Antioch Christian 
Church. 

  Surviving him are his wife, Mrs. Ella M. Butler; two daughters, Mrs. T.A. 
Wills and Mrs. W.L. Pierce, both of Windsor; a son, W.W. Butler Jr. of Newport 
News; and five grandchildren and a great granddaughter; a brother, William 
Butler of Norfolk. 

  Funeral services were held at the Antioch Christian Church at 3:30 PM with 
the Rev. T. Fred Wright, pastor of Antioch Church, and the Rev. R.E. Brittle 
of Bethlehem Christian Church officiating.  Burial was in the church cemetery. 


William Washington "Bud" BUTLER, farmer, 
b. 9 Apr 1865, Isle of Wight Co., d. 28 Jun 1945, Isle of Wight Co., 
interred in Antioch Christian Church Cemetery*, near Windsor, 30 Jun 1945, 
marked in Holly Lawn Cemetery*, Suffolk, 
"Suffolk (VA) News-Herald," Vol. 30, No. 292, Fri., June 29, 1945, p. 8; 
"Suffolk (VA) News-Herald," Vol. 30, No. 294, Mon., July 2, 1945, p. 8; 
"Smithfield (VA) Times," Volume 28, Number 14, Wed., July 4, 1945, p. 1 

*Additional information: 

Antioch list, an extension of the Southampton County Historical Society 
   {SCHS} Cemetery Project: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/isleofwight/cemeteries/antioch.txt 

Unmarked?  Not 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. 13107 (Windsor #3) gives buried Antioch, by R.W. Baker & Co. 

Holly Lawn list, another extension of the SCHS Cemetery Project: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/nansemond/cemeteries/hollyln.txt 

Find a Grave Memorial #183320559 

His widow's obits ("Suffolk News-Herald" & "Smithfield Times," Apr. 1960) 
   are posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/isleofwight/obits/b346e4ob.txt 

Her father, Solomon J. CARR, is marked in Antioch, but her mother, 
   "Mollie" Mary Jane (BUTLER) CARR, is not. 

W.W. & Ella m. 5 Feb 1890 in Isle of Wight Co.  IoW.Co. M.Reg. 1890 p. 191 #20 
   gives son of Jno.J. & Winney BUTLER. 
   
John "C." BUTLER & Lavinia "Winney" BEALE m. 1 Dec 1855, in Margarettsville, 
   Northampton Co., NC. 

The 1860 Census - Eastern Dist., IoW.Co. - gives John B. 

The 1880 Census - Chuckatuck Dist., Nan.Co. - gives John B. 

John B. BUTLER applied for a Confederate pension 28 May 1901 & 30 Oct 1902. 
   The first states he served in Co. E, 9th VA Infantry.  The regimental 
   history states he d. 1 Oct 1908 of palsy. 

Winnie BUTLER applied for a Confederate pension 21 Apr 1910.  The application 
   states he played fife in the war, and "ever was very nervous." 

King's "Historical Notes" gives John D. BUTLER, drummer, Co. E, 9th VA Inf. 


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