Elbert Eldest Butler, son of the late W. W. Butler and Martha Stanfill Butler, was born September 17, 1878, in Henderson County, and died at his home in Lexington on November 30, 1945, aged 67 years. His death followed an illness of about eight years. He is survived by his wife, Ida Belle Davenport Butler, and four children: Mrs. Lloyd Montgomery and Holmes Butler of Lexington, Mrs. Williard Richardson of Washington D. C., and Woodrow Butler of the U. S. Army. He was preceded in death by a son, Elbert Gerald, and a daughter, Allene.
When a young man he finished a scientific course at Scotts Hill College, and was teaching school at the time of his marriage. Afterwards he became a rural mail carrier and later entered the grocery business in Lexington and continued in this business for 25 years. He is remembered for his honesty in business affairs. He was a member of the Church of Christ for over 35 years. Joe Cook VanDyke officiated at the funeral services with burial in Lexington Cemetery.
- CROSSING THE DARK RIVER, Henderson County, Tennessee,
Obituaries 1827-1950, Brenda Kirk Fiddler, Lexington,
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1999, page 520 (The Lexington Progress, December 7,
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