Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
NameEvelyn Ernestine MANSFIELD [1122], [1123], [1135], [1136]
BirthFeb 11, 1929, Alamance County, North Carolina [1135]
DeathMay 27, 2012, Alamance County, North Carolina [1135], [1122]
BurialAlamance Memorial Park, 4039 S Church St, Alamance County, North Carolina [1135]
FatherRoy Ernest MANSFIELD (1907-1970)
MotherMargaret Louise CAMPBELL (1906-1980)
Spouses
BirthSep 20, 1928, Guilford County, North Carolina [1136], [1136]
DeathJul 18, 1999, Yanceyville, Caswell County, North Carolina [1136]
BurialAlamance Memorial Park, 4039 S Church St, Alamance County, North Carolina [1136], [1136]
DeathJul 18, 1999, Caswell County, North Carolina [1136]
FatherKerney Baskem BUTLER (1883-1951)
MotherBessie Mae HARMON (1887-1975)
MarriageSep 11, 1948, Burlington, Alamance County, North Carolina [1136], [1138]
Obituary Online notes for Evelyn Ernestine MANSFIELD
Ernestine was the daughter of Roy Ernest and Margaret (Campbell) Mansfield. She married Marshall Dean Butler in 1948 and they were the parents of one daughter: Linda Gail.

The Times News, Burlington, NC
May 28, 2012

BURLINGTON - Mrs. Ernestine Mansfield Butler, 83, of 2019 S. Mebane St., Apt. E, passed away at 3:55 a.m., Sunday, May 27, 2012, at her residence.

A native of Alamance County, she was the wife of the late Marshall Dean Butler and daughter of the late Ernest and Margaret Campbell Mansfield. Mrs. Butler was retired from Western Electric after 33 years of service, a member of First Reformed United Church of Christ and was active with Meals on Wheels.

Surviving are a daughter, Linda Butler Johnston and husband, Terry, of Burlington; a granddaughter, Lisa Johnston Kirkpatrick and husband, Matt, of Raleigh; two great-granddaughters, Grace Kirkpatrick and Claire Kirkpatrick; a sister, Eleanor M. Brooks of Burlington; and three brothers, Darrell Mansfield of Burlington, Jimmy Mansfield of Florida and Edgar Mansfield of Florida.

Services will be held at 11 a.m., Tuesday, May 29, at the First Reformed United Church of Christ with the Rev. Phillip Myers officiating. Burial will follow at Alamance Memorial Park.

The family will receive friends on Monday, May 28 from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Rich & Thompson Mortuary in Burlington, and other times at the residence of the daughter, 916 Brentwood Drive, Burlington.

Memorials may be made to First Reformed United Church of Christ Building Fund, 513 W. Front St., Burlington, NC 27215, or to Hospice & Palliative Care of Alamance-Caswell, 914 Chapel Hill Road, Burlington, NC 27215.
Online condolences may be sent to www.richandthompson.com [1135]
Obituary Online notes for Marshall Dean (Spouse 1)
Marshall was the youngest of eleven children born to Kerney Baskem and Bessie Mae (Harmon) Butler. He married Ernestine Mansfield in 1948 and they had one daughter: Linda Gail.

Greensboro News & Record, NC
July 19, 1999

MARSHALL DEAN BUTLER

BURLINGTON - Mr. Marshall Dean Butler, 70, of 2019 S. Mebane St., E died 1:45 p.m. Sunday, July 18, 1999, at Jefferson Family Care Home, Yanceyville.
Funeral will be 11 a.m. Tuesday at Rich & Thompson Chapel, with the Rev. Phillip Myers, First Reformed United Church of Christ officiating. Burial will be in Alamance Memorial Park.
Born in Guilford Co., son of the late Kerney Baskem Butler and Bessie Mae Harmon Butler and husband of Mrs. Ernestine M. Butler. He was a member of Bethany Methodist Church in Liberty.
Survivors are wife, Mrs. Ernestine M. Butler of the home; daughter, Mrs. Linda Butler Johnston of Burlington; sisters, Mrs. Mozelle B. Franklin and Mrs. Helen B. Franklin, both of Goldsboro; brother, Mr. Dewey Butler of Burlington; one granddaughter, Miss Lisa Gail Johnston of Burlington.
He was preceded in death by sisters, Miss Mary Alice Butler and Mrs. Grace Butler Hooper; brothers, Mr. Troy Butler, Mr. J.C. Butler and Mr. Farris Butler.
The family will be at the Rich & Thompson Mortuary in Burlington from 6-8 p.m. Monday evening and other times at the residence of the daughter, Linda B. Johnston, 916 Brentwood Dr., Burlington, NC 27215.
Memorials may be made to the First Reformed United Church of Christ, 513 W. Front St., Burlington, NC 27215; or to Duke University, c/o Office of Gift Records, 614 Chapel Dr., Annex, Box 90581, Durham, NC 27708-0581, Attn: Bryan Alzheimer's Disease Research.
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