| 1. |  Lois Frances Cason was born on 2 Feb 1917 in Waycross, Ware, Georgia, USA; died on 11 Oct 2008 in Valdosta, Lowndes, Georgia, USA; was buried on 15 Oct 2008 in Oakland Cemetery, Waycross, Ware, Georgia, USA. Other Events and Attributes:
- Name: Frances C Butler
- Social Security Number: 256-76-5978
- Residence: 1930, Waycross, Ware, Georgia, USA
- SSN issued: 1964, Georgia, USA
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Died:
Frances Cason Butler: Newspaper Obituary and Death Notice
Waycross Journal Herald (GA) - October 13, 2008
Deceased Name: Frances Cason Butler
Lois Frances Cason Butler, 91, of Waycross, died Saturday morning (Oct. 11, 2008) at her daughter's residence in Valdosta following a brief illness.
She was preceded in death by her husband of more than 55 years, Leonard Peyton Butler Sr.
She was born Feb. 2, 1917, in Waycross, to the late Joseph B. and Fredda Harbin Cason. She made Waycross her home for most of her life. She was an active member of Central Baptist Church, where she taught Sunday school for many years. She also served as past president of WMU and Merrymakers and sang in the Seraph Choir.
She was a member of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union.
She graduated from Brewton Parker College and later from Valdosta State College. For more than 30 years she taught first grade in the Ware County School System and was later involved in the Retired Teachers Association.
She is survived by a son, Leonard P. Butler Jr. (wife Esperanza), of Lawrenceville; two daughters, Linda Lawrence (husband Aubrey), of Woodruff, S.C., and Jane Singletary (husband Lewis), of Valdosta; and four siblings, Nelda Cason Drinkwater, of Gaithersburg, Md.; Montine Cason Drupiewski, of Winter Park, Fla.; Richard Cason, of Lutz, Fla.; and Carol Cason Farr, of Waycross; seven grandchildren; three stepgrandchildren; five great-grandchildren; and a host of nieces, nephews and other relatives.
She was also preceded in death by a sister, Doris Cason Williams, of Cottondale, Fla.; and a brother, Joseph B. Cason Jr., of Waycross.
A funeral will be held at 1 1 a.m. Wednesday at Central Baptist Church in Waycross with burial following in Oakland Cemetery.
Honorary pallbearers include her Sunday School class and the Merrymakers of Central Baptist.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to the Joseph and Fredda Cason Scholarship Fund at Waycross College or Grace Hospice of Valdosta.
The family will receive friends Tuesday evening from 6 to 8 at Miles-Odum Funeral Home.
Sympathy may be expressed by signing online at www.milesodumfuneralhome .com .
Miles-Odum Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Lois married Leonard Peyton Butler on 25 Feb 1943. Leonard was born on 28 Oct 1919; died on 31 May 1998 in Waycross, Ware, Georgia, USA; was buried in Oakland Cemetery, Waycross, Ware, Georgia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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1917 - 2008 (91 years)
