Taken from a book containing obituaries from The Index, Hermitage, MO. His obit states that he died October 5th.
A former Benton Countian, Levi Benton Ihrig, 84, died October 5th in Topeka, Kansas. Mr. Ihrig was a former pastor of the Spring Branch Church of the Brethren at Avery, a pastor in which he served for thirty years.
The obituary follows:
Levi Benton Ihrig, eldest son of George and Jane Ihrig was born near Avery, Mo, on November 26, 1869 and passed away in Topeka, Kansas on October 5, 1954 at the age of 84 years and 10 months.
On April 13, 1887, he was united in marriage to Mary A. Breshears who preceded him in death on Oct. 2, 1947 in the sixtieth year of their married life.
Mr. Ihrig served as pastor of the Spring Branch Church of th Brethren near Avery, Mo., for thirty years. At the same time, he farmed and operated a general merchandise store. Throughout the years he kept an active interest in the Spring Branch activities through a continuing correspondace with many of its members.
He retired from the active ministry when he moved to McPherson, Kansas in 1919 where he operated a grocery store and worked as a salesman until 1939.
He and his wife participated in the "Cherokee Strip Opening" and proved up a claim near Guthrie, Oklahoma. This and other adventures of his life as a pioneer gave him a wide fund of experiences which he enjoyed sharing with those about him.
The Ihrigs were parents of six children of whom one daughter, Mrs. Lorin Sibley of Topeka, survives. For the past several years Mr. Ihrig has made his home with his daughter and family.
Other survivors of the immediate family include two brothers, L. V. Ihrig of Avery, Mo.; and Joe Ihrig of Modesto, California; a sister, Mrs. John Rash also of Modesto, Calif.; three grandchildren, Mrs. Donald Gamet of Prairie Village, Kansas; Royce Fleming, a teacher in the Topeka public schools, and Gerry Sibley of the home; three great-grandchildren, Marilyn, Carelton, and Kathy Gamet of Prairie Village.
His friends who knew him as "Bentie" or "Grandpa" as well as his own family, will remember his industrious nature, his love for children, his faith in humanity, his interest in and concern for his church, and the fact that an unkind word spoken about another was unknown to him.
A former Benton Countian, Levi Benton Ihrig, 84, died October 5th in Topeka, Kansas. Mr. Ihrig was a former pastor of the Spring Branch Church of the Brethren at Avery, a pastor in which he served for thirty years.
The obituary follows:
Levi Benton Ihrig, eldest son of George and Jane Ihrig was born near Avery, Mo, on November 26, 1869 and passed away in Topeka, Kansas on October 5, 1954 at the age of 84 years and 10 months.
On April 13, 1887, he was united in marriage to Mary A. Breshears who preceded him in death on Oct. 2, 1947 in the sixtieth year of their married life.
Mr. Ihrig served as pastor of the Spring Branch Church of th Brethren near Avery, Mo., for thirty years. At the same time, he farmed and operated a general merchandise store. Throughout the years he kept an active interest in the Spring Branch activities through a continuing correspondace with many of its members.
He retired from the active ministry when he moved to McPherson, Kansas in 1919 where he operated a grocery store and worked as a salesman until 1939.
He and his wife participated in the "Cherokee Strip Opening" and proved up a claim near Guthrie, Oklahoma. This and other adventures of his life as a pioneer gave him a wide fund of experiences which he enjoyed sharing with those about him.
The Ihrigs were parents of six children of whom one daughter, Mrs. Lorin Sibley of Topeka, survives. For the past several years Mr. Ihrig has made his home with his daughter and family.
Other survivors of the immediate family include two brothers, L. V. Ihrig of Avery, Mo.; and Joe Ihrig of Modesto, California; a sister, Mrs. John Rash also of Modesto, Calif.; three grandchildren, Mrs. Donald Gamet of Prairie Village, Kansas; Royce Fleming, a teacher in the Topeka public schools, and Gerry Sibley of the home; three great-grandchildren, Marilyn, Carelton, and Kathy Gamet of Prairie Village.
His friends who knew him as "Bentie" or "Grandpa" as well as his own family, will remember his industrious nature, his love for children, his faith in humanity, his interest in and concern for his church, and the fact that an unkind word spoken about another was unknown to him.
Taken from a book containing obituaries from The Index, Hermitage, MO. His obit states that he died October 5th.
A former Benton Countian, Levi Benton Ihrig, 84, died October 5th in Topeka, Kansas. Mr. Ihrig was a former pastor of the Spring Branch Church of the Brethren at Avery, a pastor in which he served for thirty years.
The obituary follows:
Levi Benton Ihrig, eldest son of George and Jane Ihrig was born near Avery, Mo, on November 26, 1869 and passed away in Topeka, Kansas on October 5, 1954 at the age of 84 years and 10 months.
On April 13, 1887, he was united in marriage to Mary A. Breshears who preceded him in death on Oct. 2, 1947 in the sixtieth year of their married life.
Mr. Ihrig served as pastor of the Spring Branch Church of th Brethren near Avery, Mo., for thirty years. At the same time, he farmed and operated a general merchandise store. Throughout the years he kept an active interest in the Spring Branch activities through a continuing correspondace with many of its members.
He retired from the active ministry when he moved to McPherson, Kansas in 1919 where he operated a grocery store and worked as a salesman until 1939.
He and his wife participated in the "Cherokee Strip Opening" and proved up a claim near Guthrie, Oklahoma. This and other adventures of his life as a pioneer gave him a wide fund of experiences which he enjoyed sharing with those about him.
The Ihrigs were parents of six children of whom one daughter, Mrs. Lorin Sibley of Topeka, survives. For the past several years Mr. Ihrig has made his home with his daughter and family.
Other survivors of the immediate family include two brothers, L. V. Ihrig of Avery, Mo.; and Joe Ihrig of Modesto, California; a sister, Mrs. John Rash also of Modesto, Calif.; three grandchildren, Mrs. Donald Gamet of Prairie Village, Kansas; Royce Fleming, a teacher in the Topeka public schools, and Gerry Sibley of the home; three great-grandchildren, Marilyn, Carelton, and Kathy Gamet of Prairie Village.
His friends who knew him as "Bentie" or "Grandpa" as well as his own family, will remember his industrious nature, his love for children, his faith in humanity, his interest in and concern for his church, and the fact that an unkind word spoken about another was unknown to him.
A former Benton Countian, Levi Benton Ihrig, 84, died October 5th in Topeka, Kansas. Mr. Ihrig was a former pastor of the Spring Branch Church of the Brethren at Avery, a pastor in which he served for thirty years.
The obituary follows:
Levi Benton Ihrig, eldest son of George and Jane Ihrig was born near Avery, Mo, on November 26, 1869 and passed away in Topeka, Kansas on October 5, 1954 at the age of 84 years and 10 months.
On April 13, 1887, he was united in marriage to Mary A. Breshears who preceded him in death on Oct. 2, 1947 in the sixtieth year of their married life.
Mr. Ihrig served as pastor of the Spring Branch Church of th Brethren near Avery, Mo., for thirty years. At the same time, he farmed and operated a general merchandise store. Throughout the years he kept an active interest in the Spring Branch activities through a continuing correspondace with many of its members.
He retired from the active ministry when he moved to McPherson, Kansas in 1919 where he operated a grocery store and worked as a salesman until 1939.
He and his wife participated in the "Cherokee Strip Opening" and proved up a claim near Guthrie, Oklahoma. This and other adventures of his life as a pioneer gave him a wide fund of experiences which he enjoyed sharing with those about him.
The Ihrigs were parents of six children of whom one daughter, Mrs. Lorin Sibley of Topeka, survives. For the past several years Mr. Ihrig has made his home with his daughter and family.
Other survivors of the immediate family include two brothers, L. V. Ihrig of Avery, Mo.; and Joe Ihrig of Modesto, California; a sister, Mrs. John Rash also of Modesto, Calif.; three grandchildren, Mrs. Donald Gamet of Prairie Village, Kansas; Royce Fleming, a teacher in the Topeka public schools, and Gerry Sibley of the home; three great-grandchildren, Marilyn, Carelton, and Kathy Gamet of Prairie Village.
His friends who knew him as "Bentie" or "Grandpa" as well as his own family, will remember his industrious nature, his love for children, his faith in humanity, his interest in and concern for his church, and the fact that an unkind word spoken about another was unknown to him.
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