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- A double funeral was held in the Gray and Albrecht funeral
home this afternoon for
- Mr. and Mrs. Geo. BUTEN, the Rev. J. F. Randolph officiating.
Mrs. BUTEN died at 12:30 a.m. Monday and Mr. BUTEN
about 46 hours later at 11:15 p.m. Tuesday. Mrs. BUTEN
had been failing in health several years while Mr. BUTEN
had been up and around until about a week before his death when
he suffered a stroke.
- Ada, one of the three daughters of Addison and Clarissa CLARKE
BRIGHTMAN,
- was born in Brookfield, N.Y., July 14, 1858. She was a direct
descendant of colonial and revolutionary ancestors through the
family line of BRIGHTMAN, CLARKE, DYE, SPENCER
and GREENE. Her parents became pioneer settlers of Albion,
Wis., when she was six years old. Her education was obtained
in Milton college and the Whitewater normal where she specialized
in music. She also studied under Prof. TITCOMB of Janesville
and Prof. HEYER of Racine. She taught music in this part
of Rock county for fifty years and, in three families, to three
generations.
- During her girlhood she became a member of the Rock River
S.D.B. church, later
- transferring her membership to the Milton Junction church.
Until her death prohibited it, she was active in the church,
the Ladies Aid society, the Fortnightly club, the W.C.T.U. and
the W.R.C.
- In 1885, she married J. C. PRYCE whose death in 1888
left her with two small
- daughters, Claire and Leora, the latter now Mrs. C. A. MILLER
of Oak Park, Ill. On Oct . 7, 1890, she married Mr. BUTEN.
- George Washington BUTEN, the youngest of eight children
of Frederick C. and
- Bathsheba EDWARDS BUTEN, was born Oct. 7, 1859, in
Milton. He was a constituent member of the Milton Junction S.D.B.
church. Following his marriage to Ada PRYCE, they resided
on a farm near Clear lake now owned by W. S. AGNEW.
- A daughter Linda, now Mrs. W. W. COON of Walworth,
was born to them. In
- 1899, the family moved to Milton Junction where Mr. and Mrs.
BUTEN spent the rest of their lives and where, during
their last years, Miss Claire PRYCE attended to their
comfort.
- Beside the daughters mentioned, there are five grandchildren
and one great-grandchild.
- The late Mrs. Thomas SHARPE was a sister of Mrs. BUTEN.
[Thursday edition, p. 1]
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- Courtesy of Jon Saunders
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