OBITUARY :
HARRY G. BENEDICT, 80, of 6305 Marsh Road, died Monday, Aug. 24, 1998, at his home.
Born July 19, 1918, near Duffield, Guilford Township, Pa., he was the son of the late Ezra G. and Lizzie Wingert Benedict.
He was a 1936 graduate of Chambersburg High School.
His first wife, Evelyn R. Hess Benedict, died in 1974. They were married Dec. 13, 1941.
A farmer, he operated farms in Fayetteville and Zullinger and owned a farm on Coldspring Road in Waynesboro, retiring in 1974.
He and his wife owned and operated Benedict Country Store at their home. He drove a school bus for 27 years.
He was a member of Old German Baptist Brethren Church Antietam Congregation near Waynesboro, where he was a minister and elder.
He is survived by his wife, Julia M. Bayer Benedict, whom he married in September 1975; five daughters, Fay H. Yoder of Chambersburg, Edna H. Denlinger of Brookville, Ohio, Joan H. Helman of Fayetteville, Lois H. Flora of Covington, Ohio, and Mae H. Emig of West Alexander, Ohio; three sons, Mark H. Benedict of Versailles, Ohio, Crist H. Benedict of Covington, Ohio, and Keith H. Benedict of Chambersburg, Pa.; three brothers, Abram W. Benedict, Joe E. Benedict and Paul D. Benedict, all of Chambersburg; a stepsister, Mary Slothour of Chambersburg; 34 grandchildren; 27 great-grandchildren; and nieces, nephews and cousins.
He was preceded in death by one son, Dale H. Benedict; two sisters and three brothers.
A service will be held Thursday at 9 a.m. at the home, followed by church services at 10 a.m. at Prices Old German Baptist Brethren Church near Waynesboro on Pa. 316. Elders Donald Hess, Ray Garber, Robert Matthews and Marlin Hege will officiate. Burial will be in the adjoining church cemetery.
The family will receive friends at Grove Funeral Home, 50 S. Broad St., Waynesboro, Wednesday from 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 9 p.m.
The family requests the omission of flowers.
Source : The Herald Mail Newspaper - Hagerstown, Washington Co., Maryland - Tuesday, August 25, 1998
HARRY G. BENEDICT, 80, of 6305 Marsh Road, died Monday, Aug. 24, 1998, at his home.
Born July 19, 1918, near Duffield, Guilford Township, Pa., he was the son of the late Ezra G. and Lizzie Wingert Benedict.
He was a 1936 graduate of Chambersburg High School.
His first wife, Evelyn R. Hess Benedict, died in 1974. They were married Dec. 13, 1941.
A farmer, he operated farms in Fayetteville and Zullinger and owned a farm on Coldspring Road in Waynesboro, retiring in 1974.
He and his wife owned and operated Benedict Country Store at their home. He drove a school bus for 27 years.
He was a member of Old German Baptist Brethren Church Antietam Congregation near Waynesboro, where he was a minister and elder.
He is survived by his wife, Julia M. Bayer Benedict, whom he married in September 1975; five daughters, Fay H. Yoder of Chambersburg, Edna H. Denlinger of Brookville, Ohio, Joan H. Helman of Fayetteville, Lois H. Flora of Covington, Ohio, and Mae H. Emig of West Alexander, Ohio; three sons, Mark H. Benedict of Versailles, Ohio, Crist H. Benedict of Covington, Ohio, and Keith H. Benedict of Chambersburg, Pa.; three brothers, Abram W. Benedict, Joe E. Benedict and Paul D. Benedict, all of Chambersburg; a stepsister, Mary Slothour of Chambersburg; 34 grandchildren; 27 great-grandchildren; and nieces, nephews and cousins.
He was preceded in death by one son, Dale H. Benedict; two sisters and three brothers.
A service will be held Thursday at 9 a.m. at the home, followed by church services at 10 a.m. at Prices Old German Baptist Brethren Church near Waynesboro on Pa. 316. Elders Donald Hess, Ray Garber, Robert Matthews and Marlin Hege will officiate. Burial will be in the adjoining church cemetery.
The family will receive friends at Grove Funeral Home, 50 S. Broad St., Waynesboro, Wednesday from 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 9 p.m.
The family requests the omission of flowers.
Source : The Herald Mail Newspaper - Hagerstown, Washington Co., Maryland - Tuesday, August 25, 1998
OBITUARY :
HARRY G. BENEDICT, 80, of 6305 Marsh Road, died Monday, Aug. 24, 1998, at his home.
Born July 19, 1918, near Duffield, Guilford Township, Pa., he was the son of the late Ezra G. and Lizzie Wingert Benedict.
He was a 1936 graduate of Chambersburg High School.
His first wife, Evelyn R. Hess Benedict, died in 1974. They were married Dec. 13, 1941.
A farmer, he operated farms in Fayetteville and Zullinger and owned a farm on Coldspring Road in Waynesboro, retiring in 1974.
He and his wife owned and operated Benedict Country Store at their home. He drove a school bus for 27 years.
He was a member of Old German Baptist Brethren Church Antietam Congregation near Waynesboro, where he was a minister and elder.
He is survived by his wife, Julia M. Bayer Benedict, whom he married in September 1975; five daughters, Fay H. Yoder of Chambersburg, Edna H. Denlinger of Brookville, Ohio, Joan H. Helman of Fayetteville, Lois H. Flora of Covington, Ohio, and Mae H. Emig of West Alexander, Ohio; three sons, Mark H. Benedict of Versailles, Ohio, Crist H. Benedict of Covington, Ohio, and Keith H. Benedict of Chambersburg, Pa.; three brothers, Abram W. Benedict, Joe E. Benedict and Paul D. Benedict, all of Chambersburg; a stepsister, Mary Slothour of Chambersburg; 34 grandchildren; 27 great-grandchildren; and nieces, nephews and cousins.
He was preceded in death by one son, Dale H. Benedict; two sisters and three brothers.
A service will be held Thursday at 9 a.m. at the home, followed by church services at 10 a.m. at Prices Old German Baptist Brethren Church near Waynesboro on Pa. 316. Elders Donald Hess, Ray Garber, Robert Matthews and Marlin Hege will officiate. Burial will be in the adjoining church cemetery.
The family will receive friends at Grove Funeral Home, 50 S. Broad St., Waynesboro, Wednesday from 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 9 p.m.
The family requests the omission of flowers.
Source : The Herald Mail Newspaper - Hagerstown, Washington Co., Maryland - Tuesday, August 25, 1998
HARRY G. BENEDICT, 80, of 6305 Marsh Road, died Monday, Aug. 24, 1998, at his home.
Born July 19, 1918, near Duffield, Guilford Township, Pa., he was the son of the late Ezra G. and Lizzie Wingert Benedict.
He was a 1936 graduate of Chambersburg High School.
His first wife, Evelyn R. Hess Benedict, died in 1974. They were married Dec. 13, 1941.
A farmer, he operated farms in Fayetteville and Zullinger and owned a farm on Coldspring Road in Waynesboro, retiring in 1974.
He and his wife owned and operated Benedict Country Store at their home. He drove a school bus for 27 years.
He was a member of Old German Baptist Brethren Church Antietam Congregation near Waynesboro, where he was a minister and elder.
He is survived by his wife, Julia M. Bayer Benedict, whom he married in September 1975; five daughters, Fay H. Yoder of Chambersburg, Edna H. Denlinger of Brookville, Ohio, Joan H. Helman of Fayetteville, Lois H. Flora of Covington, Ohio, and Mae H. Emig of West Alexander, Ohio; three sons, Mark H. Benedict of Versailles, Ohio, Crist H. Benedict of Covington, Ohio, and Keith H. Benedict of Chambersburg, Pa.; three brothers, Abram W. Benedict, Joe E. Benedict and Paul D. Benedict, all of Chambersburg; a stepsister, Mary Slothour of Chambersburg; 34 grandchildren; 27 great-grandchildren; and nieces, nephews and cousins.
He was preceded in death by one son, Dale H. Benedict; two sisters and three brothers.
A service will be held Thursday at 9 a.m. at the home, followed by church services at 10 a.m. at Prices Old German Baptist Brethren Church near Waynesboro on Pa. 316. Elders Donald Hess, Ray Garber, Robert Matthews and Marlin Hege will officiate. Burial will be in the adjoining church cemetery.
The family will receive friends at Grove Funeral Home, 50 S. Broad St., Waynesboro, Wednesday from 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 9 p.m.
The family requests the omission of flowers.
Source : The Herald Mail Newspaper - Hagerstown, Washington Co., Maryland - Tuesday, August 25, 1998
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