Mr. George Washington Butler died Tuesday at Baptist Hospital in Memphis. A native of Jonestown, he was born on August 2, 1909, the son of the late George W. and Elizabeth Salter Butler.
He attended Millsaps College; served as supervisor of transportation for Coahoma County Schools and supervisor for the Coahoma County Welfare Department for a number of years; he was superintendent of Sunday School at Jonestown Methodist Church for several years and was a member of the Board of Stewards; he was a Shriner and a Mason. He also had farming interests in Jonestown, where he was a lifelong resident.
Survivors include his wife, Sue Etheredge Butler; two daughters, Mrs. Ben Hamilton of Hampton, Va., and Mrs. William M. Hutton of Seal Beach, California; two brothers, Moss M. Butler of Jonestown and David Salter Butler of Lyon; and four grandchildren, Holly Butler Hutton, George William Hutton and Suzanne Petrie Hutton, all of Seal Beach, Calif., and Margaret Sue Hamilton of Hampton, Va.
He attended Millsaps College; served as supervisor of transportation for Coahoma County Schools and supervisor for the Coahoma County Welfare Department for a number of years; he was superintendent of Sunday School at Jonestown Methodist Church for several years and was a member of the Board of Stewards; he was a Shriner and a Mason. He also had farming interests in Jonestown, where he was a lifelong resident.
Survivors include his wife, Sue Etheredge Butler; two daughters, Mrs. Ben Hamilton of Hampton, Va., and Mrs. William M. Hutton of Seal Beach, California; two brothers, Moss M. Butler of Jonestown and David Salter Butler of Lyon; and four grandchildren, Holly Butler Hutton, George William Hutton and Suzanne Petrie Hutton, all of Seal Beach, Calif., and Margaret Sue Hamilton of Hampton, Va.
Mr. George Washington Butler died Tuesday at Baptist Hospital in Memphis. A native of Jonestown, he was born on August 2, 1909, the son of the late George W. and Elizabeth Salter Butler.
He attended Millsaps College; served as supervisor of transportation for Coahoma County Schools and supervisor for the Coahoma County Welfare Department for a number of years; he was superintendent of Sunday School at Jonestown Methodist Church for several years and was a member of the Board of Stewards; he was a Shriner and a Mason. He also had farming interests in Jonestown, where he was a lifelong resident.
Survivors include his wife, Sue Etheredge Butler; two daughters, Mrs. Ben Hamilton of Hampton, Va., and Mrs. William M. Hutton of Seal Beach, California; two brothers, Moss M. Butler of Jonestown and David Salter Butler of Lyon; and four grandchildren, Holly Butler Hutton, George William Hutton and Suzanne Petrie Hutton, all of Seal Beach, Calif., and Margaret Sue Hamilton of Hampton, Va.
He attended Millsaps College; served as supervisor of transportation for Coahoma County Schools and supervisor for the Coahoma County Welfare Department for a number of years; he was superintendent of Sunday School at Jonestown Methodist Church for several years and was a member of the Board of Stewards; he was a Shriner and a Mason. He also had farming interests in Jonestown, where he was a lifelong resident.
Survivors include his wife, Sue Etheredge Butler; two daughters, Mrs. Ben Hamilton of Hampton, Va., and Mrs. William M. Hutton of Seal Beach, California; two brothers, Moss M. Butler of Jonestown and David Salter Butler of Lyon; and four grandchildren, Holly Butler Hutton, George William Hutton and Suzanne Petrie Hutton, all of Seal Beach, Calif., and Margaret Sue Hamilton of Hampton, Va.
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