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Benjamin Franklin “Ben” Tankersley

Birth: 16 Apr 1909
Spiro, Le Flore County, Oklahoma, USA
Death: 1 Mar 1975 (aged 65)
Los Angeles County, California, USA
Burial: Rose Hills Memorial Park

Whittier, Los Angeles County, California, USA Add to Map
Plot: Floral Lawn, Gate 1, Section 5, Lot 7506, Grave 2
Memorial ID: 40840239 View Source

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Louise A Ellis Leeman

1876–1948

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Gladys Harris Tankersley

1914–1983 (m. 1933)

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Walter Alden Leeman Sr

1912–1979

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Norma D Tankersley Sparks

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