Marian Wight

1916 - 2003  (86 years)

• Name	Marian Wight  [1, 2]
  Birth	29 Apr 1916	Bethel, Windsor, Vermont   [1, 3]
  Gender	Female
  Death	3 Mar 2003	Randolph, Orange, Vermont   [1, 3]
  Burial	Highland Cemetery, Chelsea, Orange, Vermont   [1]
  Person ID	I277367	Descendants of William Hascall of Fontmell Magna (1490-1542)
  Last Modified	30 Dec 2020

  
  

  Father	Clayton Wight
  Mother	Lyda Buck
  Family ID	F110620	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Arthur Clinton Button,   b. 8 Mar 1916, Chelsea, Orange, Vermont d. 1 Jul 2006, Randolph, Orange, Vermont (Age 90 years)
  Marriage	8 Aug 1936	Brookfield, Orange, Vermont   [4]
  Children	1. Wendell Arthur Button,   b. 1 Dec 1937, Montpelier, Washington, Vermont d. 9 Oct 2013, Boiling Springs, Spartanburg, South Carolina (Age 75 years)   2. Living   3. Living
  Family ID	F110614	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	30 Dec 2020

  
  

• Notes

  Rutland Herald (VT) March 8, 2003 CHELSEA - Marian W. Button, 86, died March 3, 2003, at the Gifford Medical Center in Randolph. She was born April 29, 1916, in East Bethel, the daughter of Clayton and Lyda (Buck) Wight. She graduated from South Royalton High School and attended Brattleboro Business School. When she completed her secretarial training she went to work at the local A.S.C.S. office, a division of the USDA County Extension Service through the University of Vermont. She married Arthur C. Button on August 8, 1936. Mr. Button purchased the Elm Ridge Farm in Chelsea. The couple shared the responsibility for the daily operations of a dairy farm. During the 1940s Mrs. Button worked for the Rural Electric Agency signing up homes in Chelsea for Washington Electric Company's power line. Mrs. Button was a member of the Branch Club, the United Church of Chelsea and the Service Guild. She also served on the Chelsea School Board for nine years. She enjoyed crocheting, knitting, sewing and making some of the best bread in the Valley. Survivors include her husband of Chelsea; three sons, Wendell A. Button of Spartanburg, S.C., Clayton A. Button of Nottingham, N.H., and Brian A. Button of Chelsea; three sisters, Mildred Ford of Sun City, Fla., Merle Morse of Barre, and Merta Wakefield of Randolph; eight grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by a brother, Howard Wight and a sister, Martha Wight.

  
  

• Sources

  [S9590] Cemetery index, Highland Cemetery, Chelsea, Orange, Vermont, (Find-a-Grave). [S66772] Obituary, Herald-Journal (Spartanburg, SC), Wendell Arthur Button, (October 13, 2013). [S66774] Obituary, Rutland Herald (VT), Marian W. Button, (March 8, 2003). [S66773] Obituary, The Times Argus (Montpelier-Barre, VT), Arthur C. Button, (July 4, 2006).