William Fain Butt (1918 - 2003)

Born 16 Apr 1918 in Blue Ridge, Fannin, Georgia, United States

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Died 6 Jul 2003 at age 85 in Blue Ridge, Fannin, Georgia, United States

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Biography

William was born in 1918. He is the son of William Butt and Fanny Fain. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

He served in the US Army Air Corps and was discharged on 04 Apr 1946 at Fort McPherson, Georgia, ^[4] and according to his gravestone he continued his service in the US Air Force, rising to the rank of lieutenant colonel.

He married on 03 Mar 1951 at Mobile, Alabama to Wanda Ruth Mull ^[5] and they had children:

1. William Fain, Jr., b. 11 Oct 1952, d. 17 Oct 1952 ^[6]
2. Kathryn Lyn, b. 16 Aug 1954, d. 04 Aug 1974

William resided at Jacksonville, Arkansas in 1962 when his father died. ^[7]

William passed away in 2003 ^[8] and is buried at Chastain Memorial Park Cemetery in Blue Ridge, Georgia. ^[9]

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MJD5-N4P : 1 February 2021), William F Butt in entry for William Butt, 1920.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:3MVZ-NPZ : accessed 27 April 2022), Billy Butt in household of William Butt, Blue Ridge, Fannin, Georgia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 14, sheet , line , family , NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll ; FHL microfilm .
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K7LR-WG9 : 8 January 2021), William F Butt in household of William Butt, Blue Ridge, Fannin, Georgia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 55-15, sheet 7A, line 2, family 118, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 670.
4. ↑ "Georgia, Military Discharge Records, ca.1890 - ca.1966", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6C4K-1J6Z : 4 November 2021), Wiliam F Butt, 1946.
5. ↑ "Alabama County Marriages, 1809-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2DQ-3PTB : 19 February 2021), William Fain Butt and Wanda Ruth Mull, 03 Mar 1951; citing Mobile, Mobile, Alabama, United States, County Probate Courts, Alabama; FHL microfilm 1,892,822.
6. ↑ "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K3ZH-44H : 20 February 2021), William Fain Butt, 17 Oct 1952; citing certificate number 47374, State Registrar Office, Austin; FHL microfilm 2,113,629.
7. ↑ Obituary for Col. William Speer Butt, McCaysville Citizen, McCaysville, Georgia, 10 May 1962.
8. ↑ "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VSTL-KJH : 8 January 2021), William F Butt, 06 Jul 2003; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
9. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #19140182 for LTC William Fain Butt (16 Apr 1918–6 Jul 2003), citing Chastain Memorial Park Cemetery, Blue Ridge, Fannin County, Georgia, USA ; Maintained by Chuck Garland (contributor 46487579) .