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Frank Butler

Birth	:	21 Dec 1878 Ontario, Canada
Death	:	20 Sep 1944 Sioux City, Woodbury County, Iowa, USA
Burial	:	Graceland Park Cemetery, Sioux City, Woodbury County, USA
Coordinate	:	42.4589005, -96.3486023
Plot	:	Section Sunnyside, Lot 36
Description	:	Burns Prove Fatal To Frank Butler Former Resident Third Victim Of Gas Explosion At Gurney Plant Frank Butler, 65, of Sioux City, former Le Mars resident, was the third victim of the fire and explosion at the Leeds bulk plant of the Gurney oil company Wednesday afternoon. T. R. Gurney, 37, manager of the plant, and Harry Van Houdnos, 46, another former resident of Le Mars, both died Wednesday night after they were enveloped in flames from the exploded storage tank. Mr. Butler, an employee of the company, was injured in the transport fire.... Read More	Burns Prove Fatal To Frank Butler Former Resident Third Victim Of Gas Explosion At Gurney Plant Frank Butler, 65, of Sioux City, former Le Mars resident, was the third victim of the fire and explosion at the Leeds bulk plant of the Gurney oil company Wednesday afternoon. T. R. Gurney, 37, manager of the plant, and Harry Van Houdnos, 46, another former resident of Le Mars, both died Wednesday night after they were enveloped in flames from the exploded storage tank. Mr. Butler, an employee of the company, was injured in the transport fire. He became a living torch when he was covered by flaming liquid from the explosion of the gasoline truck and succumbed to his injuries Thursday night. Frank Butler was born December 21, 1878, at Simcoe, Ontario, Canada, and came with his parents, the late Mr. and Mrs. William Butler, to Le Mars in the eighties, and grew up here. He was married to Cora Hungerford in 1901 and they farmed in Plymouth and Woodbury counties until 1925 when they went to Sioux City where he was an employee of several years and later entered the employ of the gurney company. He is survived by his wife and two sons, Kenneth H. and Robert J. Butler of Huron, S. D., and two grandsons, Gary Lee and Robert Butler of Huron, S. D., two brothers, George Butler of Oakland, Calif., and William Butler of Madison, S. D., and two sisters, Mrs. Elmer Burkeen and Mrs. Harry Haight of Sioux City. He was preceded in death by three brothers and a sister, Harley J. Butler, John and Roy Butler, and a sister, Mrs. Ross Christy, all were well known in Le Mars. The funeral was held saturday afternoon at the W. Harry Christy Funeral Home in Moringside with Rev. W. R. Moore officiating and burial was made in Graceland Park Cemetery, Sioux City, Iowa. The pallbearers were Fremont Ideker of Hinton, Chet Goodrich, Martin Riediger, Melvin Shellhamer and Edward Olson of Sioux City and Lou Crow of Sergeant Bluff. Le Mars Semi-Weekly Tuesday, September 26, 1944 Le Mars, Iowa

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Frank Butler's memorial is located at: Graceland Park Cemetery, Sioux City, Woodbury County, USA.
When did Frank Butler death?
Frank Butler death on 20 Sep 1944 in Sioux City, Woodbury County, Iowa, USA
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Latitude: 42.4589005
Longitude: -96.3486023

Family Members:

Parent

William Warren Butler

(1848 - 1906)

Marie Atkin Butler

(1847 - 1912)

Siblings

John H Butler

(1870 - 1924)

Harley Judson Butler

(1872 - 1932)

George Arthur Butler

(1875 - 1948)

Maude Alice Butler Christy

(1880 - 1940)

Roy Wallace “Pal” Butler Sr.

(1885 - 1943)

Blanche Butler Burkeen

(1885 - 1950)

William Ransome “Bill” Butler

(1890 - 1957)

Belle Butler Haight

(1891 - 1949)

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