hmtl5 Helen Lois Nighswonger b. 2 Sep 1921 Viola, Sedgwick County, Kansas d. 12 Nov 2012 Concordia, Lafayette County, Missouri: McKeown Genealogy

Helen Lois Nighswonger

Female 1921 - 2012  (91 years)


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  • Name Helen Lois Nighswonger 
    Born 2 Sep 1921  Viola, Sedgwick County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Female 
    Died 12 Nov 2012  Concordia, Lafayette County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Buried Meadville Cemetery, Meadville, Linn County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Person ID I1570  McKeown
    Last Modified 4 Aug 2023 

    Father Paul Emerson Nighswonger,   b. 31 Jan 1891, Viola, Sedgwick County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Feb 1965, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years) 
    Mother Mary Stinson,   b. 23 Feb 1896, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Apr 1971  (Age 75 years) 
    Family ID F598  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Gene Francis Butterfield,   b. 16 Jun 1919, Laclede, Linn County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Jul 2008, Chillicothe, Livingston County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 89 years) 
    Last Modified 29 Nov 2021 
    Family ID F653  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 2 Sep 1921 - Viola, Sedgwick County, Kansas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 12 Nov 2012 - Concordia, Lafayette County, Missouri Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Meadville Cemetery, Meadville, Linn County, Missouri Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • Lois Butterfield
      (September 4, 1921 - November 12, 2012)

      Lois Butterfield, age 91, of Meadville, died Monday, November 12, 2012, at Lutheran Nursing Home in Concordia.
      A funeral service will be Thursday, November 15, 2012, at 10:30 a.m. at the United Methodist Church in Meadville with Pastor Richard Casady officiating. The family will receive friends Thursday from 9:30 a.m. until service time at the church. Burial will be in the Meadville Cemetery in Meadville. Arrangements are under the direction of Wright-Baker-Hill Funeral Home in Brookfield.

      Memorials to the Meadville United Methodist Church or the Meadville Cemetery may be left at the church or mailed to Wright-Baker-Hill Funeral Home, P.O. Box 496, Brookfield, MO 64628.

      Helen Lois, daughter of Paul and Mary (Stinson) Nighswonger, was born September 4, 1921, in Viola, Kansas. On January 27, 1945, she married Gene Butterfield who preceded her in death on July 11, 2008.

      Mrs. Butterfield was a homemaker. She was a member of the United Methodist Church in Meadville where she served as organist for over forty years. She was a member of the United Methodist Women and the Home Culture Club in Meadville.

      Survivors include one son, Larry Butterfield of Brentwood; one daughter, Cheryl Cooper of Chandler, Arizona; four grandchildren, Betsy Webb and husband, Ryan of Kirkwood, Katie Butterfield of Brentwood, Brent Cooper and wife, Kathy of Concordia and Kristen Swigert and husband, Scott of Windsor; six great-grandchildren, Cailey Cooper, Cameron Cooper, and Cate Cooper all of Concordia, Makayla Swigert and Barr Swigert both of Windsor, and Samantha Webb of Kirkwood; two brothers, Lester Nighswonger and wife, Phyllis of Cedar Falls, Iowa and Roger Nighswonger and wife, Linda of Cypress, Texas; and one sister, Pat Kirby and husband, Jack of Georgetown, Texas.

      Her parents; one brother, Doel Nighswonger; a daughter-in-law, Lainie Butterfield; and a son-in-law, David Cooper also preceded her in death.
      [1, 2]

  • Sources 
    1. [S8] Find a Grave.

    2. [S3] Obituary.