Death certificate indicates name as Onzella and obituary Onzelle. A FAG contributor requested I change memorial to Onzelle.
ALABAMA DEATH RECORD:
Name: Onzella Meriwether Buttram
Birth Date: abt 1912
Death Date: 12 Feb 1956
Death Place: Gadsden, Etowah, Alabama
Death Age: 44
Race: White
Gender: Female
Father Name: Wilbur Merriweather (name should be spelled: Meriwether)
Mother Name: Zella Vines
FHL Film Number: 1908906
Zella Meriwether was a widow on the 1920 Federal Census, Altoona, Etowah County, Alabama. She had two children, Onzelle and Wilbur Meriwether. Zella married Walden Hopper and her son, Wilber, used the surname Hopper until death.
The Gadsden Times, Monday, Feb. 13, 1956, front page: Mrs. Buttram's Funeral Today. Funeral service for Onzelle Buttram, 44, 103 Monterey Circle, Clubview, was held today at Collier-Butler Funeral Home with Dr. Denson Franklin, Dr. J.E. Morris and the Rev. E.L. McFee of Roanoke officiating. Burial in Crestwood Cemetery. Mrs. Buttram died yesterday at a local hospital after an illness of a year. A native of Birmingham, she resided in Gadsden most of her life. She took a great interest in the cultural and civic advancement of the community. She was a director of the Etowah Council, Girls Scouts of America, active in the Little Theatre and the Parents and Teachers Association. She was a member of First Methodist Church. She is survived by her husband, J.W. Buttram, Sr.; a daughter, Zella Buttram; two sons, John Wilson Buttram, Jr. and Walden Buttram all of Gadsden; her mother, Mrs. W. Hopper and a brother, Wilbur Lee Hopper both of Altoona. Active pallbearers will be Chester Stringer, Hubert Stringer, S.A. Beard, Bill Bugg, Dr. John Sheppard, Dr. Herman Frank, Dr. L.R. Lonnergan, Dr. Joe Ford, Edward McFarland, J.L. Hoffman, Charles Hoffman, Tom Callan and Judge Wiley Hickman.
ALABAMA DEATH RECORD:
Name: Onzella Meriwether Buttram
Birth Date: abt 1912
Death Date: 12 Feb 1956
Death Place: Gadsden, Etowah, Alabama
Death Age: 44
Race: White
Gender: Female
Father Name: Wilbur Merriweather (name should be spelled: Meriwether)
Mother Name: Zella Vines
FHL Film Number: 1908906
Zella Meriwether was a widow on the 1920 Federal Census, Altoona, Etowah County, Alabama. She had two children, Onzelle and Wilbur Meriwether. Zella married Walden Hopper and her son, Wilber, used the surname Hopper until death.
The Gadsden Times, Monday, Feb. 13, 1956, front page: Mrs. Buttram's Funeral Today. Funeral service for Onzelle Buttram, 44, 103 Monterey Circle, Clubview, was held today at Collier-Butler Funeral Home with Dr. Denson Franklin, Dr. J.E. Morris and the Rev. E.L. McFee of Roanoke officiating. Burial in Crestwood Cemetery. Mrs. Buttram died yesterday at a local hospital after an illness of a year. A native of Birmingham, she resided in Gadsden most of her life. She took a great interest in the cultural and civic advancement of the community. She was a director of the Etowah Council, Girls Scouts of America, active in the Little Theatre and the Parents and Teachers Association. She was a member of First Methodist Church. She is survived by her husband, J.W. Buttram, Sr.; a daughter, Zella Buttram; two sons, John Wilson Buttram, Jr. and Walden Buttram all of Gadsden; her mother, Mrs. W. Hopper and a brother, Wilbur Lee Hopper both of Altoona. Active pallbearers will be Chester Stringer, Hubert Stringer, S.A. Beard, Bill Bugg, Dr. John Sheppard, Dr. Herman Frank, Dr. L.R. Lonnergan, Dr. Joe Ford, Edward McFarland, J.L. Hoffman, Charles Hoffman, Tom Callan and Judge Wiley Hickman.
Death certificate indicates name as Onzella and obituary Onzelle. A FAG contributor requested I change memorial to Onzelle.
ALABAMA DEATH RECORD:
Name: Onzella Meriwether Buttram
Birth Date: abt 1912
Death Date: 12 Feb 1956
Death Place: Gadsden, Etowah, Alabama
Death Age: 44
Race: White
Gender: Female
Father Name: Wilbur Merriweather (name should be spelled: Meriwether)
Mother Name: Zella Vines
FHL Film Number: 1908906
Zella Meriwether was a widow on the 1920 Federal Census, Altoona, Etowah County, Alabama. She had two children, Onzelle and Wilbur Meriwether. Zella married Walden Hopper and her son, Wilber, used the surname Hopper until death.
The Gadsden Times, Monday, Feb. 13, 1956, front page: Mrs. Buttram's Funeral Today. Funeral service for Onzelle Buttram, 44, 103 Monterey Circle, Clubview, was held today at Collier-Butler Funeral Home with Dr. Denson Franklin, Dr. J.E. Morris and the Rev. E.L. McFee of Roanoke officiating. Burial in Crestwood Cemetery. Mrs. Buttram died yesterday at a local hospital after an illness of a year. A native of Birmingham, she resided in Gadsden most of her life. She took a great interest in the cultural and civic advancement of the community. She was a director of the Etowah Council, Girls Scouts of America, active in the Little Theatre and the Parents and Teachers Association. She was a member of First Methodist Church. She is survived by her husband, J.W. Buttram, Sr.; a daughter, Zella Buttram; two sons, John Wilson Buttram, Jr. and Walden Buttram all of Gadsden; her mother, Mrs. W. Hopper and a brother, Wilbur Lee Hopper both of Altoona. Active pallbearers will be Chester Stringer, Hubert Stringer, S.A. Beard, Bill Bugg, Dr. John Sheppard, Dr. Herman Frank, Dr. L.R. Lonnergan, Dr. Joe Ford, Edward McFarland, J.L. Hoffman, Charles Hoffman, Tom Callan and Judge Wiley Hickman.
ALABAMA DEATH RECORD:
Name: Onzella Meriwether Buttram
Birth Date: abt 1912
Death Date: 12 Feb 1956
Death Place: Gadsden, Etowah, Alabama
Death Age: 44
Race: White
Gender: Female
Father Name: Wilbur Merriweather (name should be spelled: Meriwether)
Mother Name: Zella Vines
FHL Film Number: 1908906
Zella Meriwether was a widow on the 1920 Federal Census, Altoona, Etowah County, Alabama. She had two children, Onzelle and Wilbur Meriwether. Zella married Walden Hopper and her son, Wilber, used the surname Hopper until death.
The Gadsden Times, Monday, Feb. 13, 1956, front page: Mrs. Buttram's Funeral Today. Funeral service for Onzelle Buttram, 44, 103 Monterey Circle, Clubview, was held today at Collier-Butler Funeral Home with Dr. Denson Franklin, Dr. J.E. Morris and the Rev. E.L. McFee of Roanoke officiating. Burial in Crestwood Cemetery. Mrs. Buttram died yesterday at a local hospital after an illness of a year. A native of Birmingham, she resided in Gadsden most of her life. She took a great interest in the cultural and civic advancement of the community. She was a director of the Etowah Council, Girls Scouts of America, active in the Little Theatre and the Parents and Teachers Association. She was a member of First Methodist Church. She is survived by her husband, J.W. Buttram, Sr.; a daughter, Zella Buttram; two sons, John Wilson Buttram, Jr. and Walden Buttram all of Gadsden; her mother, Mrs. W. Hopper and a brother, Wilbur Lee Hopper both of Altoona. Active pallbearers will be Chester Stringer, Hubert Stringer, S.A. Beard, Bill Bugg, Dr. John Sheppard, Dr. Herman Frank, Dr. L.R. Lonnergan, Dr. Joe Ford, Edward McFarland, J.L. Hoffman, Charles Hoffman, Tom Callan and Judge Wiley Hickman.
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