Norfolk City Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Butts Sr., Colonius Benjamin May 10, 1968 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/va/vafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Diane Renfrow dianel14@gmail.com January 8, 2019, 6:44 pm Norfolk Journal and Guide, Jun 1,1968 Norfolk - Funeral rites were recently held in St. Marks RZUA Church for Colonius Benjamin Butts Sr. of 800 E. 27th street. The Rev. James O. Allen delivered the eulogy. A native of Norfolk, he was the husband of Mrs. Nellie R. Butts and a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Butts. He was a member of the trustee board and treasurer of St. Marks RZUA Church. He was also active in the Sunday School. Besides his widow, he is survived by three sons, Phillip L. Butts and Emmett E. Butts of Norfolk, and Colonius B. Butts Jr of the Air Force; two daughters, Miss Evelyn Butts and Mrs. Maxine Askew of Norfolk; two sisters, Mrs. Beatrice Russell of Stamford, CT and Mrs. Ruth Holmes of Newport News; and 15 grandchildren. Interment was in Calvary Cemetery with Graves Funeral Home in charge. Additional Comments: Calvary Cemetery File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/norfolkcity/obits/b/buttssr15655gob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/vafiles/ File size: 1.5 Kb