Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
NameCornelius B. BUTLER Sr. [1], [1859], [1823], [1865], [1862], [1863], [1864]
BirthOct 15, 1908, Sampson County, North Carolina [1865]
DeathAug 6, 1989, Greensboro, Guilford County, North Carolina [1865]
BurialCentre Friends Meeting Cemetery, 375 NC Hwy 62, Greensboro, Guilford County, North Carolina [1865]
Spouses
BirthJul 20, 1910, Guilford County, North Carolina [281]
DeathApr 13, 1947, Guilford County, North Carolina [1867]
BurialCentre Friends Meeting Cemetery, 375 NC Hwy 62, Greensboro, Guilford County, North Carolina [1867]
MarriageJul 3, 1933, Danville City, Virginia [1868], [1867]
ChildrenCornelius (1935-2012)
 Jo Anne (1934-2020)
BirthDec 28, 1913, Randolph County, North Carolina [1], [153], [1860]
DeathJan 14, 2002, Greensboro, Guilford County, North Carolina [1860]
BurialCentre Friends Meeting Cemetery, 375 NC Hwy 62, Greensboro, Guilford County, North Carolina [1860]
FatherClayton Harrison WHITESELL (1889-1930)
MotherElla Nora INGLE (1893-1982)
MarriageOct 21, 1950, Guilford County, North Carolina [1862]
Obituary Online notes for Anna Belle (Spouse 2)
Anna Belle Butler, 88, passed away Monday, Jan. 14, 2002, at Wesley Long Hospital.

The funeral will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 17, 2002, at Glenwood Friends Meeting, where she was a member.

Burial will follow in Centre Friends Meeting Cemetery.

She was born Dec. 28, 1913, in Randolph County, the daughter of the late Clayton Harrison and Ella Nora Ingle Whitesell. She was preceded in death by her husband, Cornelius Butler.

Survivors include her son, Clayton Aaron Butler and wife, Brenda of McLeansville; daughters, Janet Butler Doss of Greensboro, Jane Butler Devers and husband, David of Rex, Ga.; stepdaughters, Jo Anne Watts of Winston-Salem, Carolyn Hostetter of Altamonte Springs, Fla.; stepson, Neal Butler of Orofino, Idaho; sisters, Eloise Lawrence and Edna French; brother, James and Lee Whitesell; and grandchildren, Brad Devers, Tiffany Butler and Joshua Butler.

The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2002, at Hanes-Lineberry, Vanstory Street. [1860]
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