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Orville Rayburn “Butch” Babbitt

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Birth	:	13 Nov 1909 Primrose, Boone County, Nebraska, USA
Death	:	7 Nov 1983 Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, Iowa, USA
Burial	:	Olivet United Church Cemetery, Seeleys Bay, Leeds and Grenville United Counties, Canada
Coordinate	:	44.4726700, -76.1923200
Plot	:	Sec 17 Lot 30
Description	:	BIRTH-DEATH: Social Security Death Index Name: O. Babbitt Last Residence: 51551 Malvern, Mills, Iowa, United States of America Born: 13 Nov 1909 Died: Nov 1983 State (Year) SSN issued: Iowa (1955) Orville R. Babbitt was born Nov. 13. 1909 on a farm 3 1/2 miles east and north of Primrose, Nebraska. He was the 10th child of Charles Alvin Babbitt and Lillie Ann Brower Babbitt. His brothers and sisters were Pearl, Ruth, Glen, Grace, Gertrude, Verna, Bessie, Mabel, George, Opal and Victor Babbitt. Orville chose to be a farmer and worked on the... Read More	BIRTH-DEATH: Social Security Death Index Name: O. Babbitt Last Residence: 51551 Malvern, Mills, Iowa, United States of America Born: 13 Nov 1909 Died: Nov 1983 State (Year) SSN issued: Iowa (1955) Orville R. Babbitt was born Nov. 13. 1909 on a farm 3 1/2 miles east and north of Primrose, Nebraska. He was the 10th child of Charles Alvin Babbitt and Lillie Ann Brower Babbitt. His brothers and sisters were Pearl, Ruth, Glen, Grace, Gertrude, Verna, Bessie, Mabel, George, Opal and Victor Babbitt. Orville chose to be a farmer and worked on the farms in the Primrose and Cedar Rapids area. Orville married Alice Mae Primrose on March 30, 1938, at the Presbyterian parsonage at St. Paul, Nebraska. They were married by the bride's uncle, Rev. Wm. J. Primrose. On April 1, 1938 they moved to Malvern, Iowa where Orville worked on a farm for his uncle, J. R. Hurst. Then he rented the farm known as the Clark Hilton farm 1 mile east of Malvern, Iowa. Orville was baptized and joined the First Presbyterian Church of Malvern and Mae also joined by letter March 23, 1945. In 1969 they joined the Methodist Church of Malvern when the two churches merged. One son, Mark Lane, was born on May 6, 1951. Orville was a capable and industrious farmer, always taking pride in his farming and livestock. He was always concerned about the welfare of his family and friends and always had time to help others. His two grandchildren, Amanda and Brandon, were his pride and joy. He loved all sports, especially baseball. The family resided on the same farm for 43 years and then retired in Malvern on March 7, 1980. After retirement Orville continued his interest in the farm and all farm related matters. Orville passed away suddenly Nov. 7, 1983 at Jenny Edmundson Hospital after suffering a heart attack. Burial was at the Malvern Cemetery. Mark and Robin Babbitt purchased the farm in 1981 and now live there. They have two children, Amanda, who is married to Allen Jenson and they have a son, Briggs Mitchell, 8 months old. Brandon is now finishing college in Omaha. Mae, Orville's wife, is talented in sewing and handwork, enjoys making quilts and crafts. She was an active member of the First Presbyterian Church and helped as a Sunday School teacher. Now she enjoys being a member of the United Methodist Church and U.M.W., and the Love Thy Neighbor Club when she joined in 1938. Both Orville and Mae were members of large families and enjoyed visits of family members and friendship of many friends. ---------Submitted by A. Mae (Primrose) Babbitt HISTORY OF PRIMROSE AND DUBLIN, NEBRASKA 2002 pages 251-252 Funeral services were held Wednesday, November 9, 1983 at 10:30 a.m. for Orville Rayburn Babbitt, 73, of Malvern, Iowa. Rev. Charles E. Cowell, Jr., of the United Methodist Church, Malvern, officiated. Mrs. Gary L. Perkins was organist and William K. Gilbert was soloist. Honorary pallbearers were Robert M. Hop, Ellis Lefgren, Ted Bowen, Guy Grindle, Jr., Roy Wilhelm, Kenneth Evans, Virgil Curtis and Willard Casper. Pallbearers were Raburn Benton, Lee Dinklage, Lee Stevens, Richard Tasto, LeRoy Bower and William Clay. Interment was made in Malvern Cemetery. Orville Babbitt, son of Charles Alvin and Lillis Ann, (Brower) Babbitt, was born November 13, 1909 on a farm rural Primrose. He died Monday, November 7 after taken to Jennie Edmundson Hospital by the Malvern Rescue Unit. His early childhood was spent in the Primrose area. He attended the Methodist Church at Primrose and later after moving to Malvern joined the Presbyterian Church and in 1969 transferred to the Malvern Methodist Church. He married Alice Mae Primrose in April of 1938 at Malvern, Iowa where he was employed by an uncle, Rayburn Hurst for six years. Later he farmed on his own on the farm east of Malvern for 42 years. He retired to a home in Malvern in March of 1980. Survivors are his wife, Mae; one son, Mark and his wife Robin; two grandchildren; four sisters, Mabel Smith and Verna Rolf of Albion, Bessie Lowe and Opal Watts of Emerson. Preceding him in death was his brother, Victor. -----------obituary

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Orville Rayburn “Butch” Babbitt's memorial is located at: Olivet United Church Cemetery, Seeleys Bay, Leeds and Grenville United Counties, Canada.
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Orville Rayburn “Butch” Babbitt death on 7 Nov 1983 in Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, Iowa, USA
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Latitude: 44.4726700
Longitude: -76.1923200

Family Members:

Parent

Charles Alvin Babbitt

(1868 - 1940)

Lillie Ann Brower Babbitt

(1870 - 1952)

Spouse

Alice Mae Primrose Babbitt

(1915 - 2012)

Siblings

Ruth E. Babbitt Kolm

(1893 - 1975)

Glen Monroe Babbitt

(1896 - 1951)

Grace Alice Babbitt Brown

(1898 - 1965)

Gertrude Ethel “Gertie” Babbitt

(1900 - 1902)

Verna Belle Babbitt Rolf

(1902 - 1998)

Bessie Mildred Babbitt Lowe

(1904 - 2002)

Mabel L. Babbitt Smith

(1906 - 1997)

Victor Gerald Babbitt

(1912 - 1983)

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. Olivet United Church Cemetery
Seeleys Bay, Leeds and Grenville United Counties, Canada
Coordinate: 44.4726700, -76.1923200

2. Lillies Baptist Cemetery
Leeds and Grenville United Counties, Canada
Coordinate: 44.4929800, -76.1886000

3. St. John's Anglican Church Cemetery
Lyndhurst, Leeds and Grenville United Counties, Canada
Coordinate: 44.5199600, -76.1849100

4. Morton Cemetery
Morton, Leeds and Grenville United Counties, Canada
Coordinate: 44.5394300, -76.1894500

5. Middleton Cemetery
Leeds and Grenville United Counties, Canada
Coordinate: 44.5328500, -76.1475500

6. Herald Angels Anglican Cemetery
Leeds, Leeds and Grenville United Counties, Canada
Coordinate: 44.4115490, -76.2374100

7. Sand Bay Cemetery
Sand Bay Corner, Leeds and Grenville United Counties, Canada
Coordinate: 44.4637600, -76.0830400

8. Marble Rock Cemetery
Gananoque, Leeds and Grenville United Counties, Canada
Coordinate: 44.3993700, -76.1489700

9. Brier Hill Cemetery
Brier Hill, Leeds and Grenville United Counties, Canada
Coordinate: 44.5537660, -76.1676170

10. Pine Grove Cemetery
Pine Grove, Frontenac County, Canada
Coordinate: 44.4103000, -76.2726000

11. Lyndhurst Cemetery
Lyndhurst, Leeds and Grenville United Counties, Canada
Coordinate: 44.5519030, -76.1222930

12. Lyndhurst Cemetery
Lyndhurst, Leeds and Grenville United Counties, Canada
Coordinate: 44.5514400, -76.1182500

13. Saint Barnaby's Cemetery
Brewers Mills, Frontenac County, Canada
Coordinate: 44.4166600, -76.3045700

14. Dulcemaine Cemetery
Dulcemaine, Leeds and Grenville United Counties, Canada
Coordinate: 44.4480110, -76.0434560

15. Saint Patrick's Roman Catholic Cemetery
Lansdowne, Leeds and Grenville United Counties, Canada
Coordinate: 44.4265600, -76.0520200

16. Gananoque Cemetery
Gananoque, Leeds and Grenville United Counties, Canada
Coordinate: 44.3510100, -76.1770900

17. Ripley-Sly Cemetery
Elgin, Leeds and Grenville United Counties, Canada
Coordinate: 44.5967200, -76.1986200

18. Saint Columbanus Roman Catholic Cemetery
Elgin, Leeds and Grenville United Counties, Canada
Coordinate: 44.5975490, -76.1938040

19. Sand Hill Presbyterian Church Cemetery
Joyceville, Frontenac County, Canada
Coordinate: 44.3815000, -76.3157300

20. Ruttle-Warburton Cemetery
Lansdowne, Leeds and Grenville United Counties, Canada
Coordinate: 44.4662366, -76.0087640

21. Lansdowne Cemetery
Ebenezer, Leeds and Grenville United Counties, Canada
Coordinate: 44.3852740, -76.0507110

22. Saint John's Catholic Cemetery
Gananoque, Leeds and Grenville United Counties, Canada
Coordinate: 44.3359100, -76.1635600

23. Halladay Burial Place
Elgin, Leeds and Grenville United Counties, Canada
Coordinate: 44.6104100, -76.2173000

24. Chaffey's Lock Cemetery
Chaffey's Locks, Leeds and Grenville United Counties, Canada
Coordinate: 44.5810500, -76.3164660