Nansemond County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Pruden, Lottie S. Butler, 1940 

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MRS. LOTTIE S. PRUDEN 

  Mrs. Lottie S. Pruden, wife of R.S. Pruden, died yesterday morning at 12:45 
o'clock at the residence at 127 North St., after a long illness.  In addition 
to her husband, she is survived by a daughter, Miss Thelma Pruden, three 
brothers, Carr S. Butler II, Suffolk, Ralph and Russell Butler, Chicago, Ill., 
a sister, Mrs. J.T. Pruden, Suffolk, and several nieces and nephews. 

  The body was taken to the funeral home of I.O. Hill and Company, where it 
remained until 6 o'clock yesterday afternoon at which time it was carried to 
the residence. 

  Funeral services will be held at the First Baptist church this afternoon at 
4 o'clock, conducted by Dr. H.J. Goodwin. 

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Mrs. Lottie S. Pruden 

  Funeral services for Mrs. Lottie S. Pruden were held yesterday afternoon at 
4 o'clock at the First Baptist church, conducted by Dr. H.J. Goodwin.  A male 
quartet composed of J.C. Moore, W.J. Work, James Harrell and Byrum Cutchins, 
accompanied by Mrs. Work, sang "Blessed Assurance" and "The Old Rugged Cross," 
a solo "Will the Circle Be Unbroken" was sung by W.J. Work. 

  There were many handsome floral tributes and the casket was covered with a 
pall of Ascension lilies, pink rose buds, white and lavender chrysanthemums. 

  Active pallbearers were Walter B. Eason, J.H. Stanley, Harvey F. Howell, 
C.C. Rawls, Fitzhugh Copeland, Hobson Hines, Harvey Ashburn, S.M. Davis, 
Cornelius Savage, and Forest Oliver. 

  Burial was in Cedar Hill cemetery. 


Lottie Sarah (BUTLER; Mrs. Robert Stanley) PRUDEN, 
b. 7 Oct 1883, Nansemond Co., d. 16 Nov 1940, at home, Suffolk, 
interred in Cedar Hill Cemetery (Block C, Lot 116*), Suffolk, 17 Nov 1940, 
"Suffolk (VA) News-Herald," Vol. 18, No. 204, Sunn., Nov. 17, 1940, p. 8; 
"Suffolk (VA) News-Herald," Vol. 18, No. 205, Mon., Nov. 18, 1940, p. 8, 
   clipping posted with Find a Grave Memorial #135943791, 
   by PhillyTR 

*Additional information: 

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

A photo of her gravestone - added by Jake Dog - is also posted with 
   Find a Grave Memorial #135943791. 

D.Cert. 25310 (Suffolk #345) 

Her parents, Carr D. & Ann Fletcher (NELMS) BUTLER, 
   are buried in the same lot: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/nansemond/cemeteries/cedar_a.txt 

Her father (1844 - 1926) was a Confederate veteran, having served as a private 
   in Co. K, 24th VA Cavalry, and Co. I, 62nd GA Infantry. 

Her husband remarried in 1945, but is buried with Lottie. 
   His obit ("Suffolk News-Herald," Dec. 3, 1951, p. 1) is posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/nansemond/obits/p635s2ob.txt 


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