fell asleep early Monday morning April 12, 1926; at the age of 78 y. 1 m. 27 d.
She suffered an attack of plural pneumonia followed by a complication of
diseases. She suffered a great deal during her last illness but bore it all
patiently. She seemed to realize that the time of her departure had come and
often spoke of it. The following children survive: Sarah, wife of R.C. Parndt,
Telford, Pa.; Lovina, wife of S.S. Alderfer, Philadelphia, Pa.; Elmer W. Benner,
Franconia, Pa.; Tillie, wife of B. F. Simmons, Telford, Pa.; Rhine W. Benner,
Roaring, W. Va.; and Elsie, wife of Titus Myers, Soudertown, Pa. Funeral
services were conducted on April 15, 1926, at the home of her youngest daughter,
Mrs. Titus Myers, by Bro. Jacob M. Moyer of the Soudertown Congregation and at
the Rockhill Mennonite Church, where she was a member for over fifty years, by
Bros. Joseph Ruth, of Line Lexington, and Edwin Souder and Alfred Detwiler of
the Rockhill Congregation. Interment in cemetery nearby.
Gospel Herald - Vol. XIX, No. 8 - May 20, 1926
fell asleep early Monday morning April 12, 1926; at the age of 78 y. 1 m. 27 d.
She suffered an attack of plural pneumonia followed by a complication of
diseases. She suffered a great deal during her last illness but bore it all
patiently. She seemed to realize that the time of her departure had come and
often spoke of it. The following children survive: Sarah, wife of R.C. Parndt,
Telford, Pa.; Lovina, wife of S.S. Alderfer, Philadelphia, Pa.; Elmer W. Benner,
Franconia, Pa.; Tillie, wife of B. F. Simmons, Telford, Pa.; Rhine W. Benner,
Roaring, W. Va.; and Elsie, wife of Titus Myers, Soudertown, Pa. Funeral
services were conducted on April 15, 1926, at the home of her youngest daughter,
Mrs. Titus Myers, by Bro. Jacob M. Moyer of the Soudertown Congregation and at
the Rockhill Mennonite Church, where she was a member for over fifty years, by
Bros. Joseph Ruth, of Line Lexington, and Edwin Souder and Alfred Detwiler of
the Rockhill Congregation. Interment in cemetery nearby.
Gospel Herald - Vol. XIX, No. 8 - May 20, 1926
Family Members
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Sarah Wiegner "Sallie" Benner Barndt
1869–1938
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Marietta Benner
1872–1879
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Lovina Wiegner Benner Alderfer
1874–1938
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Tillie W. Benner Simmons
1876–1957
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Elmer W. Benner
1878–1939
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Wilson W. Benner
1880–1921
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Lizzie Maria Benner
1882–1888
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Luellen Benner
1884–1888
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Enos Benner
1885–1888
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Catharine Benner
1887–1888
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Rhine Wiegner Benner
1889–1974
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Elsie W. Benner Myers
1893–1930
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