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Grace <I>Butler</I> Smith

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Grace Butler Smith

Birth
Death
28 Oct 1973 (aged 85)
Jacksonville Beach, Duval County, Florida, USA
Burial
Fredericksburg, Fredericksburg City, Virginia, USA Add to Map
Plot
Section 7, Lot 126, Stone 1
Memorial ID
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Contributor: lindylou631 (49254308)

Grace was the daughter of Dr George W Butler (died in Brazil) and Mary Rowena "Rena" Humphrey.

Her Wikitree page can be found here: https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Butler-21425
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THE FREE LANCE STAR, Fredericksburg, VA
Tuesday, October 30, 1973, page 19

Mrs. Grace Butler Smith, 85, a former Fredericksburg resident died Sunday at the home of her daughter, Mrs. C. Holmes Whitaker of Jacksonville, Fla.

She was the widow of W. Mayo Smith and the daughter of the late Dr. and Mrs. George W. Butler, Presbyterian missionaries to Brazil where she made her home for the first 18 years of her life. She resided in Fredericksburg from the time she left Brazil until 1967 when her husband died.

Besides her daughter, she is survived by a son, Dr. Mayo Smith Jr. of Allentown, Pa.; five grandchildren and four great grandchildren.

A graveside service will be held Wednesday at 11 a.m. at the Confederate Cemetery in Fredericksburg.

The family has requested that expressions of sympathy take the form of contributions to the Fredericksburg Presbyterian Church.

The service will be officiated by the Rev. Thomas G. Faulkner Jr.
Contributor: lindylou631 (49254308)

Grace was the daughter of Dr George W Butler (died in Brazil) and Mary Rowena "Rena" Humphrey.

Her Wikitree page can be found here: https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Butler-21425
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THE FREE LANCE STAR, Fredericksburg, VA
Tuesday, October 30, 1973, page 19

Mrs. Grace Butler Smith, 85, a former Fredericksburg resident died Sunday at the home of her daughter, Mrs. C. Holmes Whitaker of Jacksonville, Fla.

She was the widow of W. Mayo Smith and the daughter of the late Dr. and Mrs. George W. Butler, Presbyterian missionaries to Brazil where she made her home for the first 18 years of her life. She resided in Fredericksburg from the time she left Brazil until 1967 when her husband died.

Besides her daughter, she is survived by a son, Dr. Mayo Smith Jr. of Allentown, Pa.; five grandchildren and four great grandchildren.

A graveside service will be held Wednesday at 11 a.m. at the Confederate Cemetery in Fredericksburg.

The family has requested that expressions of sympathy take the form of contributions to the Fredericksburg Presbyterian Church.

The service will be officiated by the Rev. Thomas G. Faulkner Jr.


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  • Created by: Scooter
  • Added: May 14, 2019
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/199132502/grace-smith: accessed ), memorial page for Grace Butler Smith (17 Jun 1888–28 Oct 1973), Find a Grave Memorial ID 199132502, citing Confederate Cemetery, Fredericksburg, Fredericksburg City, Virginia, USA; Maintained by Scooter (contributor 46820566).