Mrs. Capitola Bess BUTLER

Mrs. Capitola Bess BUTLER, 84, of Rt. 3, Box 514, Prairie Road, died Thursday at Hill Crest Nursing Home. She was born April 2, 1882 in Aurora.

She was a member of Claim Street Baptist Church.

Surviving are four sons, Alvin F. of North Aurora, Ray H. of Waukegan, Robert D. and Edwin W. of Atlanta, Ga.; four daughters, Mrs. Elmer (Jessie) WAGNER, Mrs. Max (Mary) SCHOLZ and Mrs. Glenn (Ida) SCHILTZ of Oswego and Mrs. Kenneth (Bertha) GRIEVES of Aurora; two brothers, Rozzel STUBBS of California and Ralph J. STUBBS of Aurora; 23 grandchildren; and 65 great grandchildren.

Mrs. BUTLER was preceded in death by her husband, Alvin B.; one son, Ralph; and one daughter Dorothy.

Funeral services will be held Monday at 1:30 p.m. at the Dieterle South
Broadway Memorial Home. Rev. N. Wesley Bettcher will officiate.

Burial will be in Lincoln memorial Park.

Friends may call after noon on Sunday at the funeral home.

This was taken from the Beacon News, Aurora, Kane Co., Illinois on August 12, 1966.


Contributed by: J. Holmes on 7 Mar 2000

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