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Betty June Conley Butterworth
1927 – 2016 Virginia Veterans Cemetery
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- Birth
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Texas, USA
- Death
- 29 Feb 2016 (aged 88)
- Burial
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Amelia Court House, Amelia County, Virginia, USA Add to Map
- Plot
- Section 12; Row 8; Site 20
- Memorial ID
- 158847720 View Source
BUTTERWORTH, Betty June Conley, 88, left this mortal life on February 29, 2016.
She is survived by her three children, Eric, Rebecca and Scott; nine grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Rodney Demar Butterworth; parents, John Smith Conley and Verna Lee Conley, nee Murray; and her older brothers, Murray and John.
She was a singing talent at the age of four, visiting neighborhood porches to sing for coins during the Great Depression. Discovered in a high school production, she was given private music lessons from a well-to-do widow (an early teacher of Van Cliburn) who obtained for her a scholarship to study at Centenary College. Two of the highlights of her college experience were to be a soloist on USO shows and to sing in a leading part opposite a visiting star from the Met. During her married life, she sang for her church, music clubs, business conventions and went on tour with Fred Waring's group. In later life she sang for events at SVU in Buena Vista, church Institute classes, veterans' luncheons (POWR) and recorded a disc of favorite songs. Following her husband's death, she wowed local people singing for Memorial Day and Fourth of July celebrations.
Her life was filled with beauty and the giving of her time and talents. She always put her family first. She was a staunch advocate for her children, being motivated by a heart filled with pure love and she encouraged that attribute of Christ in her family. She was a follower of Jesus Christ, whom she knew as her Savior and Redeemer. She served in many lay roles in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, giving most of her service in music callings. Her private service to individuals was a hallmark of her life. She was a friend to all. She respected and championed the underdog having been born in a log cabin in a poorer part of a small town in East Texas just before the Great Depression. She left a great legacy of love and service among her family and fellowmen.
Family and friends may gather Thursday (tonight), from 6 to 8 p.m., at Bennett & Barden Funeral Home, 3215 Anderson Hwy. (Rt. 60), Powhatan. Funeral services will be held 11 a.m. Friday, at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Capeway Road, Powhatan. Interment 4:30 p.m. in the Virginia Veterans Cemetery at Amelia.
Published in the Richmond Times Dispatch on March 3, 2016.
She is survived by her three children, Eric, Rebecca and Scott; nine grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Rodney Demar Butterworth; parents, John Smith Conley and Verna Lee Conley, nee Murray; and her older brothers, Murray and John.
She was a singing talent at the age of four, visiting neighborhood porches to sing for coins during the Great Depression. Discovered in a high school production, she was given private music lessons from a well-to-do widow (an early teacher of Van Cliburn) who obtained for her a scholarship to study at Centenary College. Two of the highlights of her college experience were to be a soloist on USO shows and to sing in a leading part opposite a visiting star from the Met. During her married life, she sang for her church, music clubs, business conventions and went on tour with Fred Waring's group. In later life she sang for events at SVU in Buena Vista, church Institute classes, veterans' luncheons (POWR) and recorded a disc of favorite songs. Following her husband's death, she wowed local people singing for Memorial Day and Fourth of July celebrations.
Her life was filled with beauty and the giving of her time and talents. She always put her family first. She was a staunch advocate for her children, being motivated by a heart filled with pure love and she encouraged that attribute of Christ in her family. She was a follower of Jesus Christ, whom she knew as her Savior and Redeemer. She served in many lay roles in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, giving most of her service in music callings. Her private service to individuals was a hallmark of her life. She was a friend to all. She respected and championed the underdog having been born in a log cabin in a poorer part of a small town in East Texas just before the Great Depression. She left a great legacy of love and service among her family and fellowmen.
Family and friends may gather Thursday (tonight), from 6 to 8 p.m., at Bennett & Barden Funeral Home, 3215 Anderson Hwy. (Rt. 60), Powhatan. Funeral services will be held 11 a.m. Friday, at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Capeway Road, Powhatan. Interment 4:30 p.m. in the Virginia Veterans Cemetery at Amelia.
Published in the Richmond Times Dispatch on March 3, 2016.
BUTTERWORTH, Betty June Conley, 88, left this mortal life on February 29, 2016.
She is survived by her three children, Eric, Rebecca and Scott; nine grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Rodney Demar Butterworth; parents, John Smith Conley and Verna Lee Conley, nee Murray; and her older brothers, Murray and John.
She was a singing talent at the age of four, visiting neighborhood porches to sing for coins during the Great Depression. Discovered in a high school production, she was given private music lessons from a well-to-do widow (an early teacher of Van Cliburn) who obtained for her a scholarship to study at Centenary College. Two of the highlights of her college experience were to be a soloist on USO shows and to sing in a leading part opposite a visiting star from the Met. During her married life, she sang for her church, music clubs, business conventions and went on tour with Fred Waring's group. In later life she sang for events at SVU in Buena Vista, church Institute classes, veterans' luncheons (POWR) and recorded a disc of favorite songs. Following her husband's death, she wowed local people singing for Memorial Day and Fourth of July celebrations.
Her life was filled with beauty and the giving of her time and talents. She always put her family first. She was a staunch advocate for her children, being motivated by a heart filled with pure love and she encouraged that attribute of Christ in her family. She was a follower of Jesus Christ, whom she knew as her Savior and Redeemer. She served in many lay roles in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, giving most of her service in music callings. Her private service to individuals was a hallmark of her life. She was a friend to all. She respected and championed the underdog having been born in a log cabin in a poorer part of a small town in East Texas just before the Great Depression. She left a great legacy of love and service among her family and fellowmen.
Family and friends may gather Thursday (tonight), from 6 to 8 p.m., at Bennett & Barden Funeral Home, 3215 Anderson Hwy. (Rt. 60), Powhatan. Funeral services will be held 11 a.m. Friday, at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Capeway Road, Powhatan. Interment 4:30 p.m. in the Virginia Veterans Cemetery at Amelia.
Published in the Richmond Times Dispatch on March 3, 2016.
She is survived by her three children, Eric, Rebecca and Scott; nine grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Rodney Demar Butterworth; parents, John Smith Conley and Verna Lee Conley, nee Murray; and her older brothers, Murray and John.
She was a singing talent at the age of four, visiting neighborhood porches to sing for coins during the Great Depression. Discovered in a high school production, she was given private music lessons from a well-to-do widow (an early teacher of Van Cliburn) who obtained for her a scholarship to study at Centenary College. Two of the highlights of her college experience were to be a soloist on USO shows and to sing in a leading part opposite a visiting star from the Met. During her married life, she sang for her church, music clubs, business conventions and went on tour with Fred Waring's group. In later life she sang for events at SVU in Buena Vista, church Institute classes, veterans' luncheons (POWR) and recorded a disc of favorite songs. Following her husband's death, she wowed local people singing for Memorial Day and Fourth of July celebrations.
Her life was filled with beauty and the giving of her time and talents. She always put her family first. She was a staunch advocate for her children, being motivated by a heart filled with pure love and she encouraged that attribute of Christ in her family. She was a follower of Jesus Christ, whom she knew as her Savior and Redeemer. She served in many lay roles in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, giving most of her service in music callings. Her private service to individuals was a hallmark of her life. She was a friend to all. She respected and championed the underdog having been born in a log cabin in a poorer part of a small town in East Texas just before the Great Depression. She left a great legacy of love and service among her family and fellowmen.
Family and friends may gather Thursday (tonight), from 6 to 8 p.m., at Bennett & Barden Funeral Home, 3215 Anderson Hwy. (Rt. 60), Powhatan. Funeral services will be held 11 a.m. Friday, at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Capeway Road, Powhatan. Interment 4:30 p.m. in the Virginia Veterans Cemetery at Amelia.
Published in the Richmond Times Dispatch on March 3, 2016.
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Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/158847720/betty_june-butterworth: accessed ), memorial page for Betty June Conley Butterworth (20 Jun 1927–29 Feb 2016), Find a Grave Memorial ID 158847720, citing Virginia Veterans Cemetery, Amelia Court House, Amelia County, Virginia, USA; Maintained by John Holdsworth (contributor 47736441).
