Mrs. Bertha Gudgell Butcher, 50 years old, passed away at her home on the Reynoldsville road early Monday morning, June 19, after a several years' illness. Her condition had been considered critical for several weeks and her passing, while a severe shock to her family and friends, was not unexpected.
A native of this county, she was a daughter of Mr. And Mrs. George H. Gudgell, born October 5, 1888.
A member of a prominent and well known Bath county family, Mrs. Butcher was widely connected throughout this county and enjoyed the esteem of a host of friends in all walks of life.
Besides her husband, George Lee Butcher, she is survived by four sons, Earl Butcher, New Castle, Ind.; Ewell Butcher, Vanceburg; Bryan and Gene Butcher, of Bath county; her parents, Mr. And Mrs. George H. Gudgell; two brothers, O. S. Gudgell, Paris, and Wallace Gudgell, of near Wyoming.
Funeral services were held Wednesday afternoon, June 21, in the chapel of Shrout, Piper and Shrout's funeral home, conducted by the Rev. George C. Frey, pastor of the Owingsville Christian church. Interment was in the family lot in the Owingsville Cemetery.
Pall bearers were: active, Noel Gudgell, Billie Gudgell, Austin Gudgell, Norman Butcher, Norval Maddox, Herman Snedegar, Obert Garner and Raymond Butcher; honorary, Claude Maddox, Claudie Butcher, Tom Willie Butcher, George Snedegar, Ollie Riddle, William Roberts, Ed Daugherty, Sam Conyers, Dr. J. W. Lester, Dr. F. P. Gudgell, Gano Butcher and George W. Boyd.
Published in the Bath County News-Outlook; Thu., Jun. 22, 1939.
A native of this county, she was a daughter of Mr. And Mrs. George H. Gudgell, born October 5, 1888.
A member of a prominent and well known Bath county family, Mrs. Butcher was widely connected throughout this county and enjoyed the esteem of a host of friends in all walks of life.
Besides her husband, George Lee Butcher, she is survived by four sons, Earl Butcher, New Castle, Ind.; Ewell Butcher, Vanceburg; Bryan and Gene Butcher, of Bath county; her parents, Mr. And Mrs. George H. Gudgell; two brothers, O. S. Gudgell, Paris, and Wallace Gudgell, of near Wyoming.
Funeral services were held Wednesday afternoon, June 21, in the chapel of Shrout, Piper and Shrout's funeral home, conducted by the Rev. George C. Frey, pastor of the Owingsville Christian church. Interment was in the family lot in the Owingsville Cemetery.
Pall bearers were: active, Noel Gudgell, Billie Gudgell, Austin Gudgell, Norman Butcher, Norval Maddox, Herman Snedegar, Obert Garner and Raymond Butcher; honorary, Claude Maddox, Claudie Butcher, Tom Willie Butcher, George Snedegar, Ollie Riddle, William Roberts, Ed Daugherty, Sam Conyers, Dr. J. W. Lester, Dr. F. P. Gudgell, Gano Butcher and George W. Boyd.
Published in the Bath County News-Outlook; Thu., Jun. 22, 1939.
Mrs. Bertha Gudgell Butcher, 50 years old, passed away at her home on the Reynoldsville road early Monday morning, June 19, after a several years' illness. Her condition had been considered critical for several weeks and her passing, while a severe shock to her family and friends, was not unexpected.
A native of this county, she was a daughter of Mr. And Mrs. George H. Gudgell, born October 5, 1888.
A member of a prominent and well known Bath county family, Mrs. Butcher was widely connected throughout this county and enjoyed the esteem of a host of friends in all walks of life.
Besides her husband, George Lee Butcher, she is survived by four sons, Earl Butcher, New Castle, Ind.; Ewell Butcher, Vanceburg; Bryan and Gene Butcher, of Bath county; her parents, Mr. And Mrs. George H. Gudgell; two brothers, O. S. Gudgell, Paris, and Wallace Gudgell, of near Wyoming.
Funeral services were held Wednesday afternoon, June 21, in the chapel of Shrout, Piper and Shrout's funeral home, conducted by the Rev. George C. Frey, pastor of the Owingsville Christian church. Interment was in the family lot in the Owingsville Cemetery.
Pall bearers were: active, Noel Gudgell, Billie Gudgell, Austin Gudgell, Norman Butcher, Norval Maddox, Herman Snedegar, Obert Garner and Raymond Butcher; honorary, Claude Maddox, Claudie Butcher, Tom Willie Butcher, George Snedegar, Ollie Riddle, William Roberts, Ed Daugherty, Sam Conyers, Dr. J. W. Lester, Dr. F. P. Gudgell, Gano Butcher and George W. Boyd.
Published in the Bath County News-Outlook; Thu., Jun. 22, 1939.
A native of this county, she was a daughter of Mr. And Mrs. George H. Gudgell, born October 5, 1888.
A member of a prominent and well known Bath county family, Mrs. Butcher was widely connected throughout this county and enjoyed the esteem of a host of friends in all walks of life.
Besides her husband, George Lee Butcher, she is survived by four sons, Earl Butcher, New Castle, Ind.; Ewell Butcher, Vanceburg; Bryan and Gene Butcher, of Bath county; her parents, Mr. And Mrs. George H. Gudgell; two brothers, O. S. Gudgell, Paris, and Wallace Gudgell, of near Wyoming.
Funeral services were held Wednesday afternoon, June 21, in the chapel of Shrout, Piper and Shrout's funeral home, conducted by the Rev. George C. Frey, pastor of the Owingsville Christian church. Interment was in the family lot in the Owingsville Cemetery.
Pall bearers were: active, Noel Gudgell, Billie Gudgell, Austin Gudgell, Norman Butcher, Norval Maddox, Herman Snedegar, Obert Garner and Raymond Butcher; honorary, Claude Maddox, Claudie Butcher, Tom Willie Butcher, George Snedegar, Ollie Riddle, William Roberts, Ed Daugherty, Sam Conyers, Dr. J. W. Lester, Dr. F. P. Gudgell, Gano Butcher and George W. Boyd.
Published in the Bath County News-Outlook; Thu., Jun. 22, 1939.
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