Brown, Benjamin Franklin – Ben F. Brown died at his home in Lenox, Tuesday, at 11:30 at the age of 85 years, 4 months and 24 days, after a long illness.
Funeral services were held Friday at the United Presbyterian church at 2:00 p.m. Burial in Lenox cemetery. Services were in charge of Rev. Earl Moneymaker.
He is survived by his wife, three sons, Charles of Creston, Glen of Des Moines and James, south of Lenox; one daughter, Mrs. Evelyn Reed of Creston.
Mr. Brown moved to Lenox nine years ago after a lifetime spent in farming at Prescott and Brooks.
Lenox Time Table, Lenox, Iowa, Thursday, December 30, 1948
Brown, Benjamin Franklin – Benjamin Franklin Brown, son of James M. and Jerusha Brown, was born August 4, 1883 near Keithsburg, Ill. and departed this life December 28, [1948] at 11:40 a.m. at his home in west Lenox at the age of 65 years, 4 months and 24 days.
At the age of 16 years he came with his parents to the old farm home one mile southwest of Brooks, Iowa.
On June 1, 1909, he was united in marriage to Martha E. Dixon at Corning, Iowa. Besides his wife, he leaves to mourn his passing, three sons and one daughter: Charles of Creston, Glen of Des Moines, James of Lenox and Mrs. Evelyn Reed of Creston. An infant daughter, Ernola, preceded him in death. A stepdaughter Mrs. Goldie Schowalter of Corning, Iowa, was also reared in the home from the age of two years.
Six brothers and four sisters preceded him in death. One sister, Mrs. Rhoda Walter of Long Beach, Calif., and one brother, Harper of near Corning, survive. He also leaves eight grandchildren: Gail, son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Brown; Harold, son of Mr. and Mrs. Glen Brown; Raymond, Shirley and Phyllis, children of Mr. and Mrs. James Brown, Sharon and Edward, children of Mr. and Mrs. Orlo Reed; and Elizabeth, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Emil Schowalter, and also two great grandchildren. Three daughters-in-law, Georgia Beckwith Brown, Agnes Brandon Brown and Viola Riggle Brown, two sons-in-law, Orlo Reed and Emil Schowalter.
Ben was a good husband, a kind father and a true friend. He loved his home and his neighbors. He was honest in his dealings with others, and will be sadly missed by his family, his neighbors and friends. To know him was to love him, old and young alike.
Funeral services were held in the United Presbyterian church in Lenox on Friday afternoon, Dec. 31, at 2 o’clock, with the Rev. Earl Moneymaker in charge. Burial in the Lenox cemetery.
Pallbearers were nephews Ernest Brown, Charles Wood, Fred Brown, Earl Brown, Carl Peregrine and Francis Goldsmith.
Lenox Time Table, Lenox, Iowa, Thursday, January 13, 1948
Funeral services were held Friday at the United Presbyterian church at 2:00 p.m. Burial in Lenox cemetery. Services were in charge of Rev. Earl Moneymaker.
He is survived by his wife, three sons, Charles of Creston, Glen of Des Moines and James, south of Lenox; one daughter, Mrs. Evelyn Reed of Creston.
Mr. Brown moved to Lenox nine years ago after a lifetime spent in farming at Prescott and Brooks.
Lenox Time Table, Lenox, Iowa, Thursday, December 30, 1948
Brown, Benjamin Franklin – Benjamin Franklin Brown, son of James M. and Jerusha Brown, was born August 4, 1883 near Keithsburg, Ill. and departed this life December 28, [1948] at 11:40 a.m. at his home in west Lenox at the age of 65 years, 4 months and 24 days.
At the age of 16 years he came with his parents to the old farm home one mile southwest of Brooks, Iowa.
On June 1, 1909, he was united in marriage to Martha E. Dixon at Corning, Iowa. Besides his wife, he leaves to mourn his passing, three sons and one daughter: Charles of Creston, Glen of Des Moines, James of Lenox and Mrs. Evelyn Reed of Creston. An infant daughter, Ernola, preceded him in death. A stepdaughter Mrs. Goldie Schowalter of Corning, Iowa, was also reared in the home from the age of two years.
Six brothers and four sisters preceded him in death. One sister, Mrs. Rhoda Walter of Long Beach, Calif., and one brother, Harper of near Corning, survive. He also leaves eight grandchildren: Gail, son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Brown; Harold, son of Mr. and Mrs. Glen Brown; Raymond, Shirley and Phyllis, children of Mr. and Mrs. James Brown, Sharon and Edward, children of Mr. and Mrs. Orlo Reed; and Elizabeth, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Emil Schowalter, and also two great grandchildren. Three daughters-in-law, Georgia Beckwith Brown, Agnes Brandon Brown and Viola Riggle Brown, two sons-in-law, Orlo Reed and Emil Schowalter.
Ben was a good husband, a kind father and a true friend. He loved his home and his neighbors. He was honest in his dealings with others, and will be sadly missed by his family, his neighbors and friends. To know him was to love him, old and young alike.
Funeral services were held in the United Presbyterian church in Lenox on Friday afternoon, Dec. 31, at 2 o’clock, with the Rev. Earl Moneymaker in charge. Burial in the Lenox cemetery.
Pallbearers were nephews Ernest Brown, Charles Wood, Fred Brown, Earl Brown, Carl Peregrine and Francis Goldsmith.
Lenox Time Table, Lenox, Iowa, Thursday, January 13, 1948
Brown, Benjamin Franklin – Ben F. Brown died at his home in Lenox, Tuesday, at 11:30 at the age of 85 years, 4 months and 24 days, after a long illness.
Funeral services were held Friday at the United Presbyterian church at 2:00 p.m. Burial in Lenox cemetery. Services were in charge of Rev. Earl Moneymaker.
He is survived by his wife, three sons, Charles of Creston, Glen of Des Moines and James, south of Lenox; one daughter, Mrs. Evelyn Reed of Creston.
Mr. Brown moved to Lenox nine years ago after a lifetime spent in farming at Prescott and Brooks.
Lenox Time Table, Lenox, Iowa, Thursday, December 30, 1948
Brown, Benjamin Franklin – Benjamin Franklin Brown, son of James M. and Jerusha Brown, was born August 4, 1883 near Keithsburg, Ill. and departed this life December 28, [1948] at 11:40 a.m. at his home in west Lenox at the age of 65 years, 4 months and 24 days.
At the age of 16 years he came with his parents to the old farm home one mile southwest of Brooks, Iowa.
On June 1, 1909, he was united in marriage to Martha E. Dixon at Corning, Iowa. Besides his wife, he leaves to mourn his passing, three sons and one daughter: Charles of Creston, Glen of Des Moines, James of Lenox and Mrs. Evelyn Reed of Creston. An infant daughter, Ernola, preceded him in death. A stepdaughter Mrs. Goldie Schowalter of Corning, Iowa, was also reared in the home from the age of two years.
Six brothers and four sisters preceded him in death. One sister, Mrs. Rhoda Walter of Long Beach, Calif., and one brother, Harper of near Corning, survive. He also leaves eight grandchildren: Gail, son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Brown; Harold, son of Mr. and Mrs. Glen Brown; Raymond, Shirley and Phyllis, children of Mr. and Mrs. James Brown, Sharon and Edward, children of Mr. and Mrs. Orlo Reed; and Elizabeth, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Emil Schowalter, and also two great grandchildren. Three daughters-in-law, Georgia Beckwith Brown, Agnes Brandon Brown and Viola Riggle Brown, two sons-in-law, Orlo Reed and Emil Schowalter.
Ben was a good husband, a kind father and a true friend. He loved his home and his neighbors. He was honest in his dealings with others, and will be sadly missed by his family, his neighbors and friends. To know him was to love him, old and young alike.
Funeral services were held in the United Presbyterian church in Lenox on Friday afternoon, Dec. 31, at 2 o’clock, with the Rev. Earl Moneymaker in charge. Burial in the Lenox cemetery.
Pallbearers were nephews Ernest Brown, Charles Wood, Fred Brown, Earl Brown, Carl Peregrine and Francis Goldsmith.
Lenox Time Table, Lenox, Iowa, Thursday, January 13, 1948
Funeral services were held Friday at the United Presbyterian church at 2:00 p.m. Burial in Lenox cemetery. Services were in charge of Rev. Earl Moneymaker.
He is survived by his wife, three sons, Charles of Creston, Glen of Des Moines and James, south of Lenox; one daughter, Mrs. Evelyn Reed of Creston.
Mr. Brown moved to Lenox nine years ago after a lifetime spent in farming at Prescott and Brooks.
Lenox Time Table, Lenox, Iowa, Thursday, December 30, 1948
Brown, Benjamin Franklin – Benjamin Franklin Brown, son of James M. and Jerusha Brown, was born August 4, 1883 near Keithsburg, Ill. and departed this life December 28, [1948] at 11:40 a.m. at his home in west Lenox at the age of 65 years, 4 months and 24 days.
At the age of 16 years he came with his parents to the old farm home one mile southwest of Brooks, Iowa.
On June 1, 1909, he was united in marriage to Martha E. Dixon at Corning, Iowa. Besides his wife, he leaves to mourn his passing, three sons and one daughter: Charles of Creston, Glen of Des Moines, James of Lenox and Mrs. Evelyn Reed of Creston. An infant daughter, Ernola, preceded him in death. A stepdaughter Mrs. Goldie Schowalter of Corning, Iowa, was also reared in the home from the age of two years.
Six brothers and four sisters preceded him in death. One sister, Mrs. Rhoda Walter of Long Beach, Calif., and one brother, Harper of near Corning, survive. He also leaves eight grandchildren: Gail, son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Brown; Harold, son of Mr. and Mrs. Glen Brown; Raymond, Shirley and Phyllis, children of Mr. and Mrs. James Brown, Sharon and Edward, children of Mr. and Mrs. Orlo Reed; and Elizabeth, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Emil Schowalter, and also two great grandchildren. Three daughters-in-law, Georgia Beckwith Brown, Agnes Brandon Brown and Viola Riggle Brown, two sons-in-law, Orlo Reed and Emil Schowalter.
Ben was a good husband, a kind father and a true friend. He loved his home and his neighbors. He was honest in his dealings with others, and will be sadly missed by his family, his neighbors and friends. To know him was to love him, old and young alike.
Funeral services were held in the United Presbyterian church in Lenox on Friday afternoon, Dec. 31, at 2 o’clock, with the Rev. Earl Moneymaker in charge. Burial in the Lenox cemetery.
Pallbearers were nephews Ernest Brown, Charles Wood, Fred Brown, Earl Brown, Carl Peregrine and Francis Goldsmith.
Lenox Time Table, Lenox, Iowa, Thursday, January 13, 1948
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