Ben Dunham, 65, former operator of a meat market here, died Friday at 11:30 p.m. in Grant Hospital at Columbus.
The last eight years Mr. Dunham was employed as a guard at the Ohio State Penitentiary. He left Portsmouth in 1942.
He was born at Piketon, a son of the late Jacob and Sarah Foster Dunham.
Surviving are his wife, Laura Annis Dunham; three sons, Ronald, Ben F. and Harry, all of Columbus; five daughters, Mrs. John Crosley of Dayton, Mrs. Gail Taylor, Mrs. Charles Wolfe, Mrs. Harry Shields and Mrs. Virginia Ann Dunham, all of Columbus; 12 grandchildren and six great grandchildren.
Three brothers, Harry of Waverly and Roy and Daniel, both of Portsmouth; and three sisters, Mrs. Mattie Argenbright of Piketon, Mrs. Sue Davis of Waverly and Miss Nettie Dunham of Columbus, also survive.
He was a member of the Moose Lodge.
Funeral services will be conducted Tuesday at 1 p.m. at Brock Funeral Home with interment in Mound Cemetery at Piketon. The body will arrive here Monday, noon.

The Portsmouth Times
17 July 1954

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1917-1918 US WW I Draft Registration Cards
Name Bery C Or Ban C Dunham
Event Type Draft Registration
Event Date 1917-1918
Event Place Scioto County, Ohio
Gender Male
Nationality United States
Birth Date 22 Feb 1887
Birthplace Piketon, Ohio, United States

1930 US Census
Name: Benjamin C Dunham
Birth Year: abt 1887
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birthplace: Ohio
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Head
Home in 1930: Portsmouth, Scioto, Ohio
Radio Set: Yes
Lives on Farm: No
Age at First Marriage: 36
Attended School: No
Able to Read and Write: Yes
Father's Birthplace: Ohio
Mother's Birthplace: Ohio
Able to Speak English: Yes
Occupation: Retail Merchant
Industry: Meats
Class of Worker: Employer
Employment: Yes
**Benjamin C Dunham 43
Anice L Dunham 42
Elizabeth M Dunham 14
Benjamin F Dunham 12
Catherine A Dunham 6
Mildred J Dunham 5
Harry B Dunham 2 [2 11/12]