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Obituary of Josie Mae Britt Butler

JOSIE MAE BRITT BUTLER

NEWSOMS - Josie Mae Britt Butler, 87, passed away July 28, 2004, at

Southampton Memorial Hospital in Franklin. Josie was born in Newsoms in
Southampton County, to the late Leo L. Britt and Mary Anna Whitley
Britt. She lived in Isle of Wight County for a number of years, and then
returned to Newsoms. Mrs. Butler was a homemaker, a member of Colosse
Baptist Church and attended Newsoms United Methodist Church in her later
years. She was predeceased by her husband, Richard Milton Butler.
    She leaves to cherish her precious memory a daughter, Edna "Ree" B.
Porter and husband, Norman, of Newsoms; a son, Roy "Buddy" C. Butler and
wife Betty of Suffolk; three grandchildren, Norma Ree Harakas, Todd
Butler and Renee Webster; four stepgrandchildren, Linda Franks, Thomas
Darden, Rose Myers and Carl Darden; eight great-grandchildren; two
sisters, Alice Oakes and special friend, Lewis Mason of Ivor, and Gracie
B. Story of Newsoms; two brothers, Lloyd Britt and wife Elizabeth of
Walters and James Britt and wife Eula of Wilson, N.C.; and numerous
nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by two brothers, Herbert Britt
and Archie Britt and a sister, Florrie Britt.
    A funeral will be held Saturday at 2 p.m. at Purviance 
Funeral Home Chapel, Wakefield, with the Rev. Gary Hartman and the
Rev. Kenneth Williams officiating. Committal services will take 
place in Windsor Cemetery, Windsor. The family will receive
friends at the funeral home Friday from 7 to 8:30 p.m.



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Josie Mae Britt Butler, 87, died 28 Jul 2004 at Southampton Memorial Hospital in Franklin. She was born in Newsoms, daughter of Leo L. Britt and Mary Anna Whitley Britt. She lived in Isle of Wight County and Newsoms and was a homemaker and church member.

Funeral was held 31 Jul 2004 at Purviance Funeral Home Chapel, Wakefield, officiated by the Rev. Gary Hartman and the Rev. Kenneth Williams. Burial followed in Windsor Cemetery, Windsor.

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JOSIE MAE BRITT BUTLER

NEWSOMS - Josie Mae Britt Butler, 87, passed away July 28, 2004, at

Southampton Memorial Hospital in Franklin. Josie was born in Newsoms in
Southampton County, to the late Leo L. Britt and Mary Anna Whitley
Britt. She lived in Isle of Wight County for a number of years, and then
returned to Newsoms. Mrs. Butler was a homemaker, a member of Colosse
Baptist Church and attended Newsoms United Methodist Church in her later
years. She was predeceased by her husband, Richard Milton Butler.

She leaves to cherish her precious memory a daughter, Edna "Ree" B.
Porter and husband, Norman, of Newsoms; a son, Roy "Buddy" C. Butler and
wife Betty of Suffolk; three grandchildren, Norma Ree Harakas, Todd
Butler and Renee Webster; four stepgrandchildren, Linda Franks, Thomas
Darden, Rose Myers and Carl Darden; eight great-grandchildren; two
sisters, Alice Oakes and special friend, Lewis Mason of Ivor, and Gracie
B. Story of Newsoms; two brothers, Lloyd Britt and wife Elizabeth of
Walters and James Britt and wife Eula of Wilson, N.C.; and numerous
nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by two brothers, Herbert Britt
and Archie Britt and a sister, Florrie Britt.

A funeral will be held Saturday at 2 p.m. at Purviance Funeral Home
Chapel, Wakefield, with the Rev. Gary Hartman and the Rev. Kenneth
Williams officiating. Committal services will take place in Windsor
Cemetery, Windsor. The family will receive friends at the funeral home
Friday from 7 to 8:30 p.m.

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| Name  | Josie Mae Britt Butler                                  |
| Age   | 87                                                      |
| Birth | 1917 (estimated); Newsoms, Southampton County, Virginia |
| Death | 28 Jul 2004; Franklin, Virginia                         |
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––– Table of Relationships –––

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| Name                    | Relationship          | Residence              |
|-------------------------|-----------------------|------------------------|
| Josie Mae Britt Butler  | Decedent              | Newsoms, Virginia      |
| Richard Milton Butler   | Husband (predeceased) | —                      |
| Leo L. Britt            | Father (predeceased)  | —                      |
| Mary Anna Whitley Britt | Mother (predeceased)  | —                      |
| Edna "Ree" B. Porter    | Daughter              | Newsoms, Virginia      |
| Norman Porter           | Son-in-law            | Newsoms, Virginia      |
| Roy "Buddy" C. Butler   | Son                   | Suffolk, Virginia      |
| Betty Butler            | Daughter-in-law       | Suffolk, Virginia      |
| Norma Ree Harakas       | Grandchild            | —                      |
| Todd Butler             | Grandchild            | —                      |
| Renee Webster           | Grandchild            | —                      |
| Linda Franks            | Step-grandchild       | —                      |
| Thomas Darden           | Step-grandchild       | —                      |
| Rose Myers              | Step-grandchild       | —                      |
| Carl Darden             | Step-grandchild       | —                      |
| Alice Oakes             | Sister                | Ivor, Virginia         |
| Lewis Mason             | Friend of sister      | Ivor, Virginia         |
| Gracie B. Story         | Sister                | Newsoms, Virginia      |
| Lloyd Britt             | Brother               | Walters, Virginia      |
| Elizabeth Britt         | Sister-in-law         | Walters, Virginia      |
| James Britt             | Brother               | Wilson, North Carolina |
| Eula Britt              | Sister-in-law         | Wilson, North Carolina |
| Herbert Britt           | Brother (predeceased) | —                      |
| Archie Britt            | Brother (predeceased) | —                      |
| Florrie Britt           | Sister (predeceased)  | —                      |
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––– Publication Details –––

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| Field    | Value       |
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| Location | Unknown     |
| Name     | Unknown     |
| Date     | 31 Jul 2004 |
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––– Other Relevant Information –––

• Homemaker
• Member of Colosse Baptist Church
• Attended Newsoms United Methodist Church
• Also known as "Ree" (family nickname reference)
• Birth name was Josie Mae Britt

		
[See also:
www.findagrave.com/memorial/119251786/josie-mae-butler
www.findagrave.com/memorial/118729513/richard_milton-butler (spouse)
https://virginiagravestones.org/cemetery.php?cemID=2747
www.findagrave.com/cemetery/2153436/windsor-cemetery
]


[Contributed by Bruce Saunders, bs4403@verizon.net
Formattinng and references by the Southampton Transcription Project]

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