Sarah Elizabeth (Johnson) Butler (1926 - 2015)

Born 10 Apr 1926 in Lake Arthur, Chaves, New Mexico, United States

Ancestors

Died 9 Dec 2015 at age 89 in Albuquerque, Bernalillo, New Mexico, United States

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Biography

Sarah Elizabeth "Libby/Lib" Johnson was born 10 Apr 1926 in Lake Arthur, NM to Isaac Peebles Johnson and Nora Ann Strebeck. She was married to Elmer Lee Butler. ^[1] (Lib's sister, Chris, married Elmer's brother, Walter.)

Lib and Elmer's children were: ^[1]

1. Elmyra Butler; m. Nibby Grelle.
2. Marshall Lee Butler, b. 31 Jul 1956, d. 7 Sep 2002; ^[2] m. Gayle Tkwaits.
3. Elizabeth Butler
4. Bart Butler; m. Debbie Joiner.

See also:

• Isaac Peebles Johnson and Nora Ann Strebeck Family

Census/Residences

1930: Cottonwood, Eddy, New Mexico, USA. ^[3]

Age 3. Includes father, Isaac P. (42), mother, Nora (35), and siblings Lamar J. (15), George I. (14), Herman L. (12), Charles H. (10), Lorein J. (9), Mary A. (7), Helen N. (6), Christine P. (5), Edna E. (2), and William I. (1). Also includes grandmother, Mary A. Johnson (87).

1940: Cottonwood, Eddy, New Mexico, USA. ^[4]

Age 13. Includes father, Isaac P. (52), mother, Nora (45), and siblings Lamar (25), Charles (20), Mary (17), Helen (16), Christine (15), Edna E. (12), Bill (11), Cleo (10), Oleta (8), and Oneta (8).

1993-2009: Residence: Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA ^[5]

Includes husband, Elmer L., and children Elizabeth (Beth) and Bart.

Death

Died: 9 Dec 2015 in Albuquerque, Bernalillo Co., New Mexico, USA. ^[6]

Buried: Santa Fe National Cemetery, Santa Fe, Santa Fe Co., New Mexico, USA; Plot: Section 6, Site 1209 ^{[6] [7]}

Obituary: ^[8]

Sarah Elizabeth (Libby) Butler, 89, went to be with her Savior on December 9, 2015. Libby was the ninth of 14 children born to Isaac P. and Nora Johnson in Lake Arthur, NM where the family farmed.

She was preceded in death by her parents and by her husband, Elmer Lee Butler and her son, Marshall Lee Butler. She was also preceded in death by her brothers Lamar, Herman, George, and Charles; and sisters Lorene Lambert, Helen McCaw, Christine Butler, Edna Utterback, Oleta Cooper and Oneta Brown.

Libby is survived by her daughters Elmyra Grelle (Nibby), and Beth Butler; son, Bart Butler; daughter-in-law Gayle Kelsey; grandchildren Eric Grelle, Mandy Owliaie (Ben), Michael Joiner, Allan Butler (Sarah), Elise Grelle, Christopher Butler (Brittany) and several great grandchildren; sisters Mary McCaw of Carlsbad, NM, Cleo Gossett (LeRoy) of Ephrata, WA, brother William I. Johnson of Artesia, NM and numerous nieces and nephews.

Libby loved Jesus, children, and her family. She was a long time teacher with Albuquerque Public Schools at La Luz Elementary, Zuni Elementary and Menaul School. She was a member of Grace Church, Fellowship Bible Church, and Highland Baptist Church. She was active in Bible Memory Association, the Albuquerque Christian Women’s Club, AWANA and the Women’s Missionary Union (WMU), and participated in the Albuquerque Association of Educational Retirees.

Funeral services will be held Monday, December 14, 2015 at 1:00 PM at FRENCH - Lomas. Libby will be interred with her husband Elmer at Santa Fe National Cemetery at a later date. In lieu of flowers Libby requested that memorial contributions be made to your favorite mission organization.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Johnson, Lee E.; McCaw, Mary S.; Butler, Christine P., The Johnson Family Record, published 1976; pages 55-59.
2. ↑ "United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007", database, FamilySearch : 11 February 2023, Sarah E Johnson in entry for Marshall Lee Butler.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch, Sarah E Johnson in household of Isaac P Johnson, Cottonwood, Eddy, New Mexico, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 14, sheet 3A, line 23, family 31, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1395; FHL microfilm 2,341,130.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch, Elizabeth Johnson in household of T J Johnson, Election Precinct 10 Cottonwood, Eddy, New Mexico, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 8-22, sheet 2A, line 77, family 28, 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 2444. - Note: Father, I.P., is erroneously transcribed as T.J.
5. ↑ "United States Public Records, 1970-2009," database, FamilySearch : 23 May 2014, Sarah Elizabeth Butler, Residence, Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States; a third party aggregator of publicly available information.
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1} Find a Grave, database and images, memorial page for Sarah Elizabeth “Libby” Johnson Butler (10 Apr 1926–9 Dec 2015), Find A Grave: Memorial #155930250, citing Santa Fe National Cemetery, Santa Fe, Santa Fe County, New Mexico, USA.
7. ↑ U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, National Cemetery Administration, Sarah Elizabeth Butler, SECTION 6 SITE 1209, SANTA FE NATIONAL CEMETERY, Wife of Elmer L Butler, 1ST LT, US AIR FORCE, WORLD WAR II, KOREA.
8. ↑ French Mortuary Funeral, Online Obituary for Sarah Elizabeth Butler, accessed December 11, 2015

See also:

• FamilySearch profile for Sarah Elizabeth Johnson.