Obituary: Mrs. Cora Adell Bloodough Butts, 80, 710 Cooper Street, widow of McClellan Butts, died Tuesday afternoon at 2:46 at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Alfred L. Bolton, 118 Gale Street. She had been ill since last August and had resided
with her daughter for the past two months.Mrs. Butts was born Feb. 24, 1865, at Macomb Settlement, a daughter of John W. and Francella Ingerson Bloodough. She was married to Mr. Butts Feb. 24, 1883, at St. Lawrence in the Methodist church parsonage by the pastor at that time,
Rev. Mr. Fritzs. Her husband died in 1903 at the Butts homestead on the Clayton-Cape Vincent road. She moved to Watertown in 1905 and had since resided here.She was a member of the Bethany Methodist Church and was active in the Volunteer class of the church and the Women's Society of Christian Service of the church.
She is survived by her daughter, Mrs. Alfred (Rena) Bolton, 118 Gale Street; two sons, George E. Butts, 1209 Gill Street, and John M. Butts, 710 Cooper Street. Also surviving are four grandchildren, Mrs. Gordon Donaldson, 736 Cadwell
Street; Raymond A. Bolton, Lido Beach, L.I.; Mrs. John Allen Davis, 710 Cooper Street; and Carlton W. Butts of Clayton, and two great-grandchildren.Funeral services will be held at the home of her son, John M. Butts, 710 Cooper Street, Friday afternoon at 2 with Rev. Lisle B. Caldwell, pastor of Bethany Methodist Church, officiating. Burial will be in the Clayton Cemetery.
Bearers will be John A. Davis, John Bloodough, Ward Percy, Harold Percy, Kenneth Percy, and Lyle Percy.
Darius served as a Private in the Civil War; he was in Co. D, 186th NY Volunteers. He enlisted 15 Aug. 1864, and was discharged 10 June 1865, serving 10 months.
Obituary: John M. Butts, 53, of 710 Cooper St., a resident of Watertown for 50 years and supervisor of planning for the Watertown area of the Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation, died Sunday afternoon about 5:15 when he suffered a coronary attack
while returning in a boat from fishing near Clayton.Mr. Butts, who had a heart condition for the past two years, suffered the attack as the 21-foot outboard cruiser in which he had been fishing was docking near his cottage at Spicer Bay, near Clayton, off the Clayton-Alexandria Bay Road.
In the fishing party with Mr. Butts were his son-in-law, John A. Davis 449 South Massey St., and Mr. Davis's brother, Robert C. Davis, 1652 State St., owner of the boat. The Davis brothers are partners in a local accounting business.
John Davis said Mr. Butts was seated in the stern of the boat as it was docking and that when he suffered the attack he slumped forward in the seat. Mr. Butts died almost instantly after suffering a coronary occlusion.
The Clayton Fire Department was summoned and arrived quickly with a respirator and other equipment but nothing could be done. Dr. John T. Fowkes, Clayton, was called and pronounced Mr. Butts, who was still in the boat, dead on arrival.
The funeral will be held Wednesday afternoon at 2 at the Reed & Benoit Funeral Home with Rev. Lester W. Wakeman, pastor of Bethany Methodist Church, officiating. Burial will be made in the Clayton Cemetery.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Anna L. Dunning Butts; a daughter, Mrs. John A. (Marjorie) Dais, city; a brother, George E. Butts, Watertown and Clayton; and a sister, Mrs. Alfred (Reana) Bolton, city.
Mr. Butts, who had been employed by the Niagara Mohawk Corporation for 36 years, had undergone an operation on his heart weeks ago. His condition had apparently been improving. He had not worked for the past six weeks.
John Merrill Butts was born at Clayton, Jan. 6, 1902, son of the late McClellan and Cora Bloodough Butts. When he was three years old he moved with his family to Watertown and he attended local schools, including the Arsenal St. school.
In August, 1919, he became employed for the utilities company.
Mr. Butts started work as a meter reader and later was employed as a lineman. He later worked in a number of positions in the distribution and transmission departments. About 15 years ago he was named supervisor of the planning
department.Planning operations under his direction included the Watertown area for Niagara Mohawk which includes Jefferson and Lewis counties and parts of St. Lawrence county.
On July 5, 1922, Mr. Butts married Miss Anna L. Dunning, a former resident of Gouverneur who was living in Watertown at that time. The couple was married in the parsonage of Bethany Methodist Church with Rev. Walter G. Wilmshurst, then
pastor, officiating.Mr. Butts was a member of Bethany Methodist Church. He was a member of the 25-year club at Niagara Mohawk and also of the Utilities Employes' Association.
Obituary: Mrs. Anna Louise Dunning Butts, 56, of 710 Cooper Street, widow of John M. Butts, died Sunday morning at 10:40 at the House of the Good Samaritan, where she had been a patient since last Monday.
Mrs. Butts, whose husband was supervisor of planning for the Watertown area of the Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation at the time of his death in August, 1955, had been in poor health, suffering from a heart condition.
The funeral will be Wednesday afternoon at 2 at the Reed & Benoit Funeral Home with Rev. Lester W. Wakeman, pastor of Bethany Methodist Church, officiating. Burial will be made in the Clayton Cemetery.
Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. John A. (Marjorie G.) Davis, city; four sisters, Mrs. Joseph (Margaret L.) Travette, city; Mrs. Nicholas (Merline) Shirghio, Syracuse; Mrs. Francis (Hazel) Van Coure, Gouverneur; Mrs. Palmer (Evagene) Clark,
Russell; two brothers, Fred C. Dunning, Alexandria Bay, and John A. Dunning, Syracuse.Mrs. Butts was born Feb. 11, 1900, at Rossie, daughter of William S. and Alvina Boshaine Dunning.
On July 5, 1922, she was married to John M. Butts, a native of Clayton and son of the late McClellan and Cora Bloodough Butts. The couple was married in the parsonage of Bethany Methodist Church with Rev. Walter G. Wilmhurst, then pastor,
officiating. At that time Mrs. Butts had been living in Watertown. The couple made their home in this city.Mr. Butts, who started with Niagara Mohawk in 1919, began work as a meter reader and was later a lineman. Later he was named supervisor of the planning department and planning operations under his direction included Jefferson and Lewis
counties and part of St. Lawrence county.Mr. Butts died Aug. 28, 1955.
Mrs. Butts was a member of Bethany Methodist Church and of the W.S.C.S. of the church. She was also active in the Conas Monas class at the church.
During World War II, Mrs. Butts worked as a nurse's aide at the Mercy Hospital. From 1947 to 1949 she was employed at the Smith and Percy store.