Leon Butler (1931 - 2011)

Born 26 Mar 1931 in Mississippi, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Geneva (Jones) Ainsworth — married 10 Feb 1950 (to about 1961) in Smith County, Mississippi, United States

Descendants

Died 12 Dec 2011 at age 80 in Magee, Simpson, Mississippi, United States

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Leon Butler is buried in Magee Cemetery.

Biography

Leon Butler was born on Mar 26, 1931 in Mississippi, USA as the fourth child of Roland Guy Butler and Odis Carmel Runnels.

He had seven siblings, namely: Mary Lois, Louise, Lillian, Eunice, Lavada, Billy Joe, and Jeral Ray.

He died on Dec 12, 2011 in Magee, Simpson, Mississippi, USA (Magee General Hospital; Age at Death: 80).

When he was 18, he married Geneva Jones, daughter of Hollis Willie Ray Jones and Zera Earbelle Wells, on Feb 10, 1950 in Smith County, Mississippi, USA. ^[1]

Leon Butler lived in Simpson County, Mississippi, USA on Apr 01, 1940. SSN issued: in Mississippi, USA

He was buried in Magee, Simpson, Mississippi, USA (Magee Cemetery). ^[2]

Leon Butler and Geneva Jones had the following children:

1. Freddie Lee Butler was born on Apr 10, 1951 in Magee, Simpson, Mississippi, USA. He died on Jun 12, 2010 in Mendenhall, Simpson, Mississippi, USA (at home; Age at Death: 59).
2. Bobby Joe Butler Sr.
3. Kathy Elaine Butler.

Leon Butler had other children as listed in his obituary.

Obituary

Leon Butler, 80 of Mt Olive, passed away Monday, December 12, 2011 at Magee General Hospital.

Funeral services will be held at 2:00pm, on Wednesday, December 14, 2011 at Mims Mitchell Funeral Home in Magee. Burial will be in Magee City Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 5:00 pm until 9:00 pm Tuesday, December 13, 2011 at the funeral home.

Leon enjoyed gardening and working on small engines. He worked for Mid State Construction for several years. Leon hauled pulp wood for many years throughout his life. His favorite outing was going to Eason's Catfish House.

Leon is survived by daughters, Rebecca Butler, Florence, Carol Sills, Brandon, Donna Palenschat, Ocean Springs and Kathy Pourteau, Magee; sons, Jeff Butler, Mendenhall and Bobby Butler, Magee; 20 grandchildren; 11 great grandchildren; 5 great great grandchildren; sisters, Dean Drennan, Magee and Lavader Shows, Florence and special friends Mary Dollar and Glen Scruggs.

He is preceded in death by his parents, Roland and Otis Butler; son, Freddie Butler; granddaughter, Olivia Palenschat; brothers, Jerald Ray Butler, Billy Joe Butler and Bazon Dye; sisters, Lois Nolan, Lilian Hall, Lilly Fairley and Louise Hall. ^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ "Mississippi, County Marriages, 1858-1979," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:ZBF2-N66Z : 20 June 2020), Miss Jeneva Jones in entry for Mr Leon Butler, 10 Feb 1950; citing Marriage, Smith, Mississippi, United States, 00410, citing multiple county clerks; Mississippi Department of Archives and History, Jackson.
2. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/81888416/leon-butler: accessed 20 August 2022), memorial page for Leon Butler (26 Mar 1931–12 Dec 2011), Find a Grave Memorial ID 81888416, citing Magee Cemetery, Magee, Simpson County, Mississippi, USA; Maintained by Bobby Hobson (contributor 47087482).
3. ↑ "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVRY-F66R : accessed 20 August 2022), Leon Butler, Mississippi, United States, 14 Dec 2011; from "Recent Newspaper Obituaries (1977 - Today)," database, GenealogyBank.com (http://www.genealogybank.com : 2014); citing Magee Courier, The & Simpson County News, born-digital text.

• "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KM8K-TCS : 12 January 2021), Leon Butler, 12 Dec 2011; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
• His parents in 1930 census "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X9MF-M1J : accessed 20 August 2022), Roland Butler, Beat 2, Sunflower, Mississippi, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 7, sheet 9B, line 65, family 217, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1167; FHL microfilm 2,340,902.