Florentina (Edwards) Butler (1840 - 1911)

Born 15 Jan 1840 in Randolph, Indiana

Wife of John William Butler — married 15 Nov 1860 in Winchester, Randolph, Indiana

Died 6 Apr 1911 at age 71 in Atlantic, Cass, Iowa

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Florentina was born on January 15, 1840 in Randolph County, Indiana.

She passed away in 1911 and is buried in the Atlantic Cemetery.

Her obituary appeared on page 1 of the Atlantic Evening News on April 7, 1911.

MRS. BUTLER DEAD

WELL KNOWN LADY PASSES AWAY AT HOME FOUR MILES NORTH OF CITY LAST NIGHT

Well Known and Respected Lady and Her Death is Widely Mourned – Funeral Saturday Morning

After an illness of about two weeks’ duration, the cause of which was a stroke of apoplexy, two recurrences of which she suffered, the third one shortly before she died, Mrs. J.W. Butler died at eleven o’clock last night at her home north of the city. It was known for some days that she could not recover and her family was prepared for the end when it came. The deceased was a widely known and respected lady and her death will be widely mourned in this section. She and her husband have lived in this county nearly forty-two years on the place where she died and on November 18th of last year celebrated their golden wedding anniversary, having been married near Winchester, Ind., on the 15th of November, 1860, the marriage taking place where both of them were born. Mrs. Butler was born on the 15th of January, 1840, and was the daughter of Zebelin Edwards and Sarah McNeil Edwards, the former a native of North Carolina and the latter a native of Indiana. They came to this county in the fall of 1869 and, as stated, have lived since on the farm where Mrs. Butler passed away last night.

The deceased lady leaves her husband, five children, five brothers and one sister and fourteen grand children. The children are Mrs. Belle Ringle, wife of G.W. Ringle of this cityp; Edgar O. Butler of this city; John B. Butler, north of the city; Emmett Butler of Washington township, and Bert L. Butler, employed in the Johnson clothing store. The grand children are Vesta and Vern Ringle, children of G.W. Ringle and wife; Gerald, Erma and Wilma Butler, children of E.O. Butler and wife; Guy, Myrtle, Opal, Dale and Thelma Butler, children of J.B Butler and wife; Miriam, Beulah and Pauline, children of Emmett Butler and wife, and Alethia, the little daughter of Bert Butler and wife.

She was a life time member of the M.E. church, a Christian woman in all that the term implies and her life was lived in accord with the teachings of the doctrine she espoused.

The funeral services are to be held at eleven o’clock Saturday morning at the Buck Creek church and the interment made in the Atlantic cemetery.

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