Funeral of Willis Howard Butler

Butler died on October 22, 1930.

1. Butler’s private burial would take place at the family’s convenience in the Old Town Cemetery, Old Town, ME.
2. A memorial doorway would be installed in Butler’s honor on October 18, 1931.

Present at the funeral were people from Butler’s past, including three of his previous churches, classmates from Princeton, and a delegation from Clarke School for the Deaf, where Butler served as a board member.

1. Warren Archibald was pastor of the South Congregational Church and a close friend of Butler.
2. Edward Laubin was the organist and choir director at Asylum Hill Congregational Church.
3. The prudential committee included all of the bearers and Arthur W. Gregory, Winthrop A. Haviland, W. Ross McCain, and James L. Thomson.

Unattributed, “Many Attend Funeral of Dr. Butler,” Hartford Courant, October 25, 1930, page 3.