Florita O'Neil Butler^[1]

1906 - 1998  (91 years)

• Name	Florita O'Neil Butler
  Born	29 Dec 1906	Sevier County, Tennessee
  Gender	Female
  Census	1940	District 4, Sevier County, Tennessee   [2]
  Died	29 Oct 1998	Pigeon Forge Care and Rehabilitation Center, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee   [3, 4, 5]
  Buried	1 Nov 1998	Middle Creek Methodist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee
  Person ID	I38097	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	20 Sep 2015

  
  

  Father	Ashley Wynn Butler,   b. 12 Oct 1858, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 26 Feb 1945  (Age 86 years)
  Mother	Mary Catherine "Kate" Whittle,   b. 15 Mar 1867, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 19 Dec 1958  (Age 91 years)
  Married	Dec 1887
  Family ID	F16101	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Glenn Fox McMahan,   b. 28 Sep 1906, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 3 Mar 1991  (Age 84 years)
  Married	28 Sep 1938
  Children	+ 1. Glenna Butler McMahan,   b. 17 Jun 1942  (Age 82 years)
  Family ID	F13948	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 29 Dec 1906 - Sevier County, Tennessee Census - 1940 - District 4, Sevier County, Tennessee Died - 29 Oct 1998 - Pigeon Forge Care and Rehabilitation Center, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee Buried - 1 Nov 1998 - Middle Creek Methodist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Notes

  Twin of Juanita. ---------- Reference: "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 168, 224, 225, 263. Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 46.

  
  

• Sources

  [S106] The Mountain Press, 20 Sep 2015. Trotter-McMahan House has storied past [S112] Census, 1940. name: Florita Mcmahon titles & terms: event: Census event year: 1940 event place: Pigeon Forge, Civil District 4, Sevier, Tennessee, United States gender: Female age: 33 marital status: Married race (original): race (standardized): White relationship to head of household (original): relationship to head of household (standardized): Wife birthplace: Tennessee estimated birth year: 1907 residence in 1935: Rural, Sevier, Tennessee enumeration district number: 78-5 family number: 192 sheet number and letter: 11A line number: 12 nara publication number: T627 nara roll number: 3933 digital folder number: 005461375 image number: 00136 Household Gender Age Birthplace head Glenn Mcmahon M 33 Tennessee wife Florita Mcmahon F 33 Tennessee [S23] Atchley Funeral Home, (http://www.atchleyfuneralhome.com/), 19 Dec 2001. Mary Butler Henry obituary [S74] Atchley Funeral Home Records, Volume IV, 1987-1999, Larry D. Fox, (Smoky Mountain Historical Society), 29 Oct 1998. McMahan, Florita O'Neill Butler 91 widow of Glenn Fox McMahan b. 12-29-06 Sev Co d. 10-29-1998 P-Forge Royal Care Nursing Home res 1605 Middle Creek Rd Sev teacher f. Ashley Wynn Butler m. Mary Catherine Whittle educa 12 + 3 Middle Creek Cem Survivors: 1 dau Glenna McMahan Semmer 216 Royal Oaks Dr Maryville 1 g-dau Blythe Semmer Murfreesboro 1 sis Mary B Henry P-Forge several n/n mem Middle Creek United Methodist Ch nearly 50 yr mem Manthano Club preceded by 7 siblings including twin sis Juanita O'Neill Butler. [S4] Knoxville News-Sentinel (Tennessee), 29 Oct 1998. McMAHAN, FLORITA BUTLER - age 91, of Sevierville, died Thursday, October 29, 1998, at Royal Care Nursing Home in Pigeon Forge. Formerly a teacher in Sevier County schools, she was a member of Middle Creek United Methodist Church and nearly a 50 year member of Manthano Club. Daughter of the late A.W. and Kate Butler, she was preceded in death by her husband, Glenn F. McMahan; and seven siblings including twin sister, Juanita O'Neill Butler. Survivors: daughter, Glenna McMahan Semmer of Maryville; granddaughter, Blythe Semmer of Murfreesboro; sister, Mary B. Henry of Pigeon Forge; several nieces and nephews. Family and friends will meet at Middle Creek Cemetery at 3 p.m., Sunday, November 1, 1998, for graveside service and interment with Rev. John Graham officiating. The family will greet friends following the service. Memorials may be made to Middle Creek United Methodist Church, 1569 Promise Lane, Sevierville, TN 37862. Friends may call at their convenience at Atchley Funeral Home, Sevierville.