Volume 2, no page number, as written
 
Reselutions of Respect of Mrs. Martha J. Butler
Death has again entered our community and claimed for its victim one of our loved ones Mrs Martha J. Butler.  Born April the 2 - 1834 Died May the 9. 1921. age 87. 1 month and 7 dayes.  She was married to Eld. C. S. Butler December 1886 who precided her to the grave some 50* years ago.
 
She Prefessed faith in Christ in early life united with the Thompson Creek Church in 1869 and lived a devoted Christian life alwayes present at church and sunday School as long as health would permit.  She leaves two daughters one septdaughter one brother and many relatives and friends to mourn her death whereas it has pleased Our heavenly father to take from us our Beloved sister therefore be it resolved that we Humbly Bow to the dispensation of an all wise Providence recognizing in it a mesage From a loving father to a faithful child and servant to a higher nobler home and a more glorious existerence.  Resolved that in the death of sister Butler the church Has lost a worthy member and the community a worthy Christian whose life was worthy of emulation that a copy of these reselutions be spread upon our church record and one furnished the famialy one sent the dresden enterprise and one sent to the Babtist flag for Publication
 
Committee} Mrs. Augustus Newberry
                  - -    Bertha Shankle
                  - -   Minnie Campbell
 
*("Some 50 years ago" is what it looks like to me even though that would be before they were married.  This resolution is not dated, but I assume it was written close to her death date in 1921.)