Sandy Pioneer
Neri Butler, Sandy, who would have been 89 years old on Christmas day, died of causes incident to age, Thursday at 2:50 p.m. in a local hospital.
Mr. Butler was born December 25, 1847, in Indiana, to Samuel and Hannah Barker Butler. He had been a stationary engineer 50 years, having retired 15 years ago.
Surviving are three sons, Willard and William Butler, Emmett, Idaho, and Lester Butler, Sandy; eight daughters, Mrs. Emma Maxfield, Granite; Mrs. Lorette Lewis, Holladay; Mrs. Mary E. Green, Sandy; Mrs. Sarah Atkinson, Midvale; Mrs. Ruth Cornwall, Mrs. Agnes Boarn, Mrs. Viola Clifford and Mrs. Miriam Bitner, Idaho. Seventy grandchildren and 80 great-grandchildren also survive.
Salt Lake Tribune (UT) December 25, 1936
Funeral Arranged
For Sandy Pioneer
Final services for Neri Butler of Sandy, who would have been 89 years of age on Christmas day, will be held on Sunday at 1 p. m. in the Butler L. D. S. ward chapel. Bishop N. S. Jones will officiate. Friends may call at the Deseret mortuary Saturday afternoon and at the chapel Sunday from 11:30 a. m. until time of the services.
Mr. Butler had been a stationary engineer until 15 years before his death, having served in that capacity for 50 years. Besides his family, he is survived by 70 grand-children and 80 great-grandchildren
The Salt Lake Tribune, December 26, 1936
Sandy Pioneer
Neri Butler, Sandy, who would have been 89 years old on Christmas day, died of causes incident to age, Thursday at 2:50 p.m. in a local hospital.
Mr. Butler was born December 25, 1847, in Indiana, to Samuel and Hannah Barker Butler. He had been a stationary engineer 50 years, having retired 15 years ago.
Surviving are three sons, Willard and William Butler, Emmett, Idaho, and Lester Butler, Sandy; eight daughters, Mrs. Emma Maxfield, Granite; Mrs. Lorette Lewis, Holladay; Mrs. Mary E. Green, Sandy; Mrs. Sarah Atkinson, Midvale; Mrs. Ruth Cornwall, Mrs. Agnes Boarn, Mrs. Viola Clifford and Mrs. Miriam Bitner, Idaho. Seventy grandchildren and 80 great-grandchildren also survive.
Salt Lake Tribune (UT) December 25, 1936
Funeral Arranged
For Sandy Pioneer
Final services for Neri Butler of Sandy, who would have been 89 years of age on Christmas day, will be held on Sunday at 1 p. m. in the Butler L. D. S. ward chapel. Bishop N. S. Jones will officiate. Friends may call at the Deseret mortuary Saturday afternoon and at the chapel Sunday from 11:30 a. m. until time of the services.
Mr. Butler had been a stationary engineer until 15 years before his death, having served in that capacity for 50 years. Besides his family, he is survived by 70 grand-children and 80 great-grandchildren
The Salt Lake Tribune, December 26, 1936
Family Members
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Luella Miranda Butler DeSpain
1869–1935
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Hannah Ruth Butler Cornwall
1870–1960
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Emma Artimissa Butler Maxfield
1872–1967
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Amy Lorett "Annie" Butler Lewis
1873–1961
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Neri Alexander "Jack" Butler
1876–1918
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Neri Willard Butler
1877–1946
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Agnes Nerissa Butler Boam
1877–1962
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Mary E "Molly" Butler Green
1879–1963
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Marian Chilson Butler Bitner
1880–1937
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Sarah Jane Butler Atkinson
1880–1965
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William John Butler
1882–1966
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Emmorette Butler Tapp
1884–1907
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Viola Butler Clifford
1885–1969
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Charles Leslie Butler
1889–1955
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Earl Butler
1896–1896
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Vetta Butler
1898–1901
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