Ahnentafel #21 - Florence Gentle

Florence Dora Gentle

George & Florence

Born: Jan. 9, 1862 Edgar Co., IL
Died: Sep. 19, 1938, Bluford, IL

Buried: Sep. 21, 1938 Mt. Olive Cemetery, Jefferson Co., IL

Married:  Nov. 5, 1882 George Butler at Florence's mother's home by Rev. Calvin Richardson

Census:
1870 Webber Twp., Jefferson Co., IL age 8 with her parents

1880 Webber Twp., Jefferson Co., IL with her widowed mother, one sister and nephews and niece of her deceased sister, age 17

1900 Webber Twp., Jefferson Co., IL age 38 with husband George Butler and three living children

1910 Berry Twp., Wayne Co., IL with two children, age 48

1920 Berry Twp., Wayne Co., IL age 57 with George and daughter Flossie

1930 Webber Twp., Jefferson Co., IL age 68 with George

1938 - September 20 - Mt. Vernon, Jefferson Co., IL - Myers' Funeral Service Bill:

• services including casket & merchandise + vault (kind) galion $330.50
• cash advance $3.00
• total $333.50
• Terms - $10.00 if all paid in 30 days

Records: 

1938 - September 26 - Myers' Funeral Service, Receipt for George F. Butler $327.50 for funeral, paid in full.

1938 - September 21 - Funeral Book 

Music by Mrs. Hallie Briton, Mrs. Gertie Russell & Mrs. Amy Armstrong, Organist Mrs. Grace Russell

• Good Night & Good Morning
• Where We'll Never Grow Old
• Safe inthe Arms of Jesus
• Going Down the Valley 

Pallbearers - Albert Lathrop, W.J. Armstrong, Linus Harrington, Cecil Hendershot, Bill Howard, Maynard Butler 

Service conducted by Rev. Irwini Smith at Mount Olive Church, Sept. 21, 1938, 2 pm. Laid to rest 2:50 pm 21 September 1938 Mount Olive Cemetery, Jefferson Co., IL 

1938 - October 18 - Fred Gregory, Receipt for G.F. Butler $285.00 payment in full on monument.

Obituary:
Mrs. Florence D. Butler wife of George F. Butler, died at her home in Bluford at four o'clock yesterday afternoon at the age of 76 years, eight months and 10 days.

Funeral services will be held at two o'clock Wednesday afternoon at Mt. Olive church and burial will be in the adjoining cemetery.  The body will remain at the home until the funeral hour, where her many friends may call at any convenient time.

Mrs. Butler was born January 9, 1862, in Edgar county, Illinois, the daughter of John and Mary Frances Gentle.  She had been a respected resident of Bluford for the past 18 years.

She is survived by her husband, George; one son, Morton Butler of Wayne City; one daughter, Mrs. Flossie Long of Centralia; and one sister, Adatine Wood of California, Iowa.

Children:
Morton 
Maynard
Arthur
Flossie

Revised May 20, 2026