Ruth Elsie BUTLER5,1,2,3,6,4

19th May 19171,2,3 - 3rd Oct 20171,4

Life History

19th May 1917	Born in Ethel, Arkansas, Arkansas.1,2,3
20th Jun 1937	Married James Lloyd JOHNSON.3
19th May 1968	Death of James Lloyd JOHNSON in DeWitt, Arkansas, Arkansas.7
3rd Oct 2017	Died in Benton County, Arkansas.1,4
after 3rd Oct 2017	Buried.4

Notes

Ruth Elsie BUTLER
Birth 19 MAY 1917 in Prairie Twp, St Charles, Arkansas
Father Oregon Benjamin BUTLER b: 29 OCT 1891 in Prairie Twp, St Charles, Arkansas
Mother Elsie Ruth KLINE b: 19 MAR 1897 in Prairie Twp, St Charles, Arkansas
Marriage James Lloyd JOHNSON (b: 24 FEB 1913) 20 JUN 1937 in Prairie Twp, St Charles, Arkansas
-- Bobbie Mathis, http://awtc.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=bmathis&id=I09486

1920 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas, 6 February, South Prairie Township, "By Road" [Ethel], District 16, p 8A, Hse #138, Fam #144
Butler, Oregon B Head M W 28 AR AR AR Farmer
Butler, Elsie Wife F W 22 AR USA USA
Butler, Ruth E Dau F W 2yrs 7mos AR AR AR

1930 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas, 24 April, Prairie Township, Ethel and Chute Rd, District 25, p 8A, Hse #140, Fam #141
Butler, Oregon B Head Owns M W 38 First married at age 25 AR AR AR [born Feb 1892]
Butler, Elsie Wife F W 33 First married at age 20 AR US US
Butler, Ruth E Dau F W 12 AR AR AR

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Ruth Butler Johnson
Published October 5, 2017

Ruth Butler Johnson of Benton, 100 years old, passed away at her home Tuesday, October 3, 2017. She was born May 19, 1917 to Oregon Benjamin Butler and Elsie Ruth Kline Butler of Ethel, Arkansas.

She was preceded in death by her parents, two brothers, James Kline Butler of Dewitt, O.B Butler, Jr. of Ethel, two sisters, Bernice Butler Chavez of Miami, Fla., Polly Butler Tinsley of Conway, and one son, Dale Butler Johnson of Little Rock, Ark. Survivors are three children, Lloyd Scott Johnson (Robin) of Maine, Sandra Johnson of Benton, Ark., and Ann Johnson Walker (Don) of Benton, Ark., five grandchildren, Tracy (Danny) Paul, Jennifer Walker, Valerie (Richard) Glasgow, Sarah Johnson, Adam Johnson; two brothers, Robert E. Butler of Hot Springs Village, George E. Butler (Dorothy) of Conway, and many nieces, nephews, and cousins.

She was a member of Delta Kappa Gamma, South Pulaski Co. Retired Teachers Association, Saline Co. Retired Teachers Association, and Red Hat Society. She was a member of Pulaski Heights United Methodist Church before moving to Benton and then became a member of Salem United Methodist Church.

Memorials may be made to Salem United Methodist Church or to a charitable organization of your choice. Rev. Carlton Cross will conduct the memorial service at Ruebel Funeral Home, 6313 W. Markham, Little Rock, Ark., on Saturday, Oct. 7 at 11 a.m. Arrangements are entrusted to Ruebel Funeral Home. www.ruebelfuneralhome.com.

OBITUARY SUBMITTED BY:
Ruebel Funeral Home
6313 West Markham Street, Little Rock
Phone: 501-666-0123
http://www.ruebelfuneralhome.com

-- Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, 6 October 2017, http://m.arkansasonline.com/obituaries/2017/oct/05/ruth-johnson-2017-10-05/
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Sources

1. 1920 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas
- 6 February, South Prairie Township, "By Road" [Ethel], District 16, p 8A, Hse #138, Fam #144
2. 1930 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas
- 24 April, Prairie Township, Ethel and Chute Rd, District 25, p 8A, Hse #140, Fam #141
3. Ancestry Trees
- Bobbie Mathis, http://awtc.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=bmathis&id=I09486
4. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
5. Edith Marie McSwain Jenkins, Personal Knowledge
6. Find a Grave Memorial Registry
7. Ancestry Trees
- Bobbie Mathis, http://awtc.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=bmathis&id=I09494