Norfolk City Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Butt, William J. February 7, 1908
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Virginian Pilot February 9, 1908

BUTT - At the residence of his son-in-law, Mr. C. Goffigan, 227 Twenty-ninth 
Street, Park Place, Friday, February 7, 1908, at 11:50 p.m. WILLIAM J. BUTT,  in 
the 71st year of his age. 
The funeral will take place from the above residence THIS (Sunday) AFTERNOON, 
February 9 at 3 o'clock. Friends and acquaintances respectfully invited to 
attend.
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The death of William J. Butt at the home of his son-in-law, C. Goffigan, Twenty-
ninth Street, Park Place, Friday night, was not only a surprise but a great 
shock to his numerous friends in Norfolk, where he was born and where he had 
resided all of his life.
Mr. Butt was confined to his home about three weeks with grip during the early 
part of January, from which he rallied about ten days ago and was seen on the 
streets. Thursday of last week he was stricken down with pneumonia, from which 
he never recovered, although he had the best of medical attention.
Mr. Butt was a Confederate Veteran and served during the Civil War as a 
lieutenant in the Huger Battery. After the war he was prominently identified 
with the local military, being for quite a number of years a lieutenant of the 
Norfolk City Guard. He was also for a long time connected with the book and 
stationery business of Hume & Parker, Main Street.
For fourteen years Mr. Burt was street inspector of Norfolk, filling the office 
with credit to himself and to the entire satisfaction of the city authorities. 
For several years and up to the time of his death he was custodian of the Boush 
Street Public School. Few if any men had more friends in Norfolk than the 
deceased. He was a man of splendid qualities of head and heart  of genial 
disposition that made him a favorite with all with whom he came in contact. He 
is survived by a son, William D. Butt, and a daughter, Mrs. Goffigan. His 
funeral will be solemnized from the residence at 3 o'clock this afternoon and 
will be attended by Pickett-Buchanan Camp, Confederate Veterans; Friendship 
Conclave No. 2, Heptasophs or S.W.M.; Charity Lodge No. 10, K. of P.; Wyandotte 
Tribe No. 42, I.O.R. Men and Lafayette Lodge No. 9, I.O.O.F., of which 
organizations he was a member. The service will be conducted by George E. 
Booker, of Epworth Methodist Church. 

Virginian Pilot Friday February 9, 1908


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