The Sibley Gazette-Tribune
Sibley, Osceola County, Iowa.
Wednesday, October 15, 1958
Funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon in the Harris Methodist church for Clarence E. Benson, one of Osceola county's pioneers, who died Saturday morning at his home in Harris at the age of 83.
The Rev. E.E. Peacock officiated at the services and chose for his text, "A Faith that Anticipates," taken from II Samuel 12:18-23 and other selected passages of Scripture.
A quartet composed of Lee McClain, Bob Davis, Louis Carstensen and Gilbert Miller sang "Beyond the Sunset" and "Heaven is My Home." Mrs. Edith Peacock accompanied them at the piano.
Pallbearers were M.W. Clark, Wayne Bradley, Carl Dieters, Pierce Hibma, Frank Dopp and A.W. Forbes. Burial was in the Ocheyedan Cemetery.
Clarence Emory Benson, one of the three children of Emory J. and Jane Van Sickle Benson, was born January 1, 1870 at Manchester, Iowa. In early childhood he moved with his parents to Shelby county, to a farm a few miles from Walnut, Iowa.
At the age of 13 he came with his parents to Osceola County and had lived continuously on the same farm for 70 years. Since 1883 he has been closely identified with the Harris community.
Mr. Benson was one of the pioneers who broke the prairie sod with oxen. He was always willing to help his neighbors in their need and some years he broke as much as 300 acres in the fall with oxen.
Perhaps his most harrowing experience involving human danger was in the great blizzard of 1888. The youth who was with him froze to death in this terrible storm, but Mr. Benson managed to survive even though he had to walk a good many miles to find shelter.
As a young lad, he was united with the Ocheyedan Congregational Church.
On June 29, 1897, he was united in marriage with Maud Logan. Two children were born to this union. They are Ruth and Harold, both of whom live in the Harris community; Ruth, at home with her parents and Harold on an adjacent farm. At the time of Mr. Benson's marriage, he united with the Presbyterian Church at Harris and through the years of his life has been strong and valuable help and devotion to the church. Since the disbandment of the Harris Presbyterian Church, the Bensons have been associated with the Methodist Church at Harris and have given love and devotion and shared their possessions generously with this church. Mr. Benson was a quiet Christian gentleman, always willing to help where he was needed. His gifts for the charitable purposes often exceeded the expectations of others.
During recent years the Bensons had found a great deal of interest in our country and its possessions. Through these excursions, Mr. Benson made many new friends, whose friendships he deeply cherished.
He leaves to mourn his passing, his widow, Maud Benson, his two children, Ruth and Harold, both of Harris, his daughter-in-law, Alice, two grandchildren, Robert T and Harold J. Benson of Harris, and one sister, Mrs. S.J. Logan of Minneapolis; many nieces and nephews and a host of other relatives and friends. His parents, a sister, Ella, Mrs. R.A. Calhoun, preceded him in death.
Thank you volunteer member, noble honor (46867107) for Clarence's obituary above.
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Sibley, Osceola County, Iowa.
Wednesday, October 15, 1958
Funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon in the Harris Methodist church for Clarence E. Benson, one of Osceola county's pioneers, who died Saturday morning at his home in Harris at the age of 83.
The Rev. E.E. Peacock officiated at the services and chose for his text, "A Faith that Anticipates," taken from II Samuel 12:18-23 and other selected passages of Scripture.
A quartet composed of Lee McClain, Bob Davis, Louis Carstensen and Gilbert Miller sang "Beyond the Sunset" and "Heaven is My Home." Mrs. Edith Peacock accompanied them at the piano.
Pallbearers were M.W. Clark, Wayne Bradley, Carl Dieters, Pierce Hibma, Frank Dopp and A.W. Forbes. Burial was in the Ocheyedan Cemetery.
Clarence Emory Benson, one of the three children of Emory J. and Jane Van Sickle Benson, was born January 1, 1870 at Manchester, Iowa. In early childhood he moved with his parents to Shelby county, to a farm a few miles from Walnut, Iowa.
At the age of 13 he came with his parents to Osceola County and had lived continuously on the same farm for 70 years. Since 1883 he has been closely identified with the Harris community.
Mr. Benson was one of the pioneers who broke the prairie sod with oxen. He was always willing to help his neighbors in their need and some years he broke as much as 300 acres in the fall with oxen.
Perhaps his most harrowing experience involving human danger was in the great blizzard of 1888. The youth who was with him froze to death in this terrible storm, but Mr. Benson managed to survive even though he had to walk a good many miles to find shelter.
As a young lad, he was united with the Ocheyedan Congregational Church.
On June 29, 1897, he was united in marriage with Maud Logan. Two children were born to this union. They are Ruth and Harold, both of whom live in the Harris community; Ruth, at home with her parents and Harold on an adjacent farm. At the time of Mr. Benson's marriage, he united with the Presbyterian Church at Harris and through the years of his life has been strong and valuable help and devotion to the church. Since the disbandment of the Harris Presbyterian Church, the Bensons have been associated with the Methodist Church at Harris and have given love and devotion and shared their possessions generously with this church. Mr. Benson was a quiet Christian gentleman, always willing to help where he was needed. His gifts for the charitable purposes often exceeded the expectations of others.
During recent years the Bensons had found a great deal of interest in our country and its possessions. Through these excursions, Mr. Benson made many new friends, whose friendships he deeply cherished.
He leaves to mourn his passing, his widow, Maud Benson, his two children, Ruth and Harold, both of Harris, his daughter-in-law, Alice, two grandchildren, Robert T and Harold J. Benson of Harris, and one sister, Mrs. S.J. Logan of Minneapolis; many nieces and nephews and a host of other relatives and friends. His parents, a sister, Ella, Mrs. R.A. Calhoun, preceded him in death.
Thank you volunteer member, noble honor (46867107) for Clarence's obituary above.
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The Sibley Gazette-Tribune
Sibley, Osceola County, Iowa.
Wednesday, October 15, 1958
Funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon in the Harris Methodist church for Clarence E. Benson, one of Osceola county's pioneers, who died Saturday morning at his home in Harris at the age of 83.
The Rev. E.E. Peacock officiated at the services and chose for his text, "A Faith that Anticipates," taken from II Samuel 12:18-23 and other selected passages of Scripture.
A quartet composed of Lee McClain, Bob Davis, Louis Carstensen and Gilbert Miller sang "Beyond the Sunset" and "Heaven is My Home." Mrs. Edith Peacock accompanied them at the piano.
Pallbearers were M.W. Clark, Wayne Bradley, Carl Dieters, Pierce Hibma, Frank Dopp and A.W. Forbes. Burial was in the Ocheyedan Cemetery.
Clarence Emory Benson, one of the three children of Emory J. and Jane Van Sickle Benson, was born January 1, 1870 at Manchester, Iowa. In early childhood he moved with his parents to Shelby county, to a farm a few miles from Walnut, Iowa.
At the age of 13 he came with his parents to Osceola County and had lived continuously on the same farm for 70 years. Since 1883 he has been closely identified with the Harris community.
Mr. Benson was one of the pioneers who broke the prairie sod with oxen. He was always willing to help his neighbors in their need and some years he broke as much as 300 acres in the fall with oxen.
Perhaps his most harrowing experience involving human danger was in the great blizzard of 1888. The youth who was with him froze to death in this terrible storm, but Mr. Benson managed to survive even though he had to walk a good many miles to find shelter.
As a young lad, he was united with the Ocheyedan Congregational Church.
On June 29, 1897, he was united in marriage with Maud Logan. Two children were born to this union. They are Ruth and Harold, both of whom live in the Harris community; Ruth, at home with her parents and Harold on an adjacent farm. At the time of Mr. Benson's marriage, he united with the Presbyterian Church at Harris and through the years of his life has been strong and valuable help and devotion to the church. Since the disbandment of the Harris Presbyterian Church, the Bensons have been associated with the Methodist Church at Harris and have given love and devotion and shared their possessions generously with this church. Mr. Benson was a quiet Christian gentleman, always willing to help where he was needed. His gifts for the charitable purposes often exceeded the expectations of others.
During recent years the Bensons had found a great deal of interest in our country and its possessions. Through these excursions, Mr. Benson made many new friends, whose friendships he deeply cherished.
He leaves to mourn his passing, his widow, Maud Benson, his two children, Ruth and Harold, both of Harris, his daughter-in-law, Alice, two grandchildren, Robert T and Harold J. Benson of Harris, and one sister, Mrs. S.J. Logan of Minneapolis; many nieces and nephews and a host of other relatives and friends. His parents, a sister, Ella, Mrs. R.A. Calhoun, preceded him in death.
Thank you volunteer member, noble honor (46867107) for Clarence's obituary above.
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Sibley, Osceola County, Iowa.
Wednesday, October 15, 1958
Funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon in the Harris Methodist church for Clarence E. Benson, one of Osceola county's pioneers, who died Saturday morning at his home in Harris at the age of 83.
The Rev. E.E. Peacock officiated at the services and chose for his text, "A Faith that Anticipates," taken from II Samuel 12:18-23 and other selected passages of Scripture.
A quartet composed of Lee McClain, Bob Davis, Louis Carstensen and Gilbert Miller sang "Beyond the Sunset" and "Heaven is My Home." Mrs. Edith Peacock accompanied them at the piano.
Pallbearers were M.W. Clark, Wayne Bradley, Carl Dieters, Pierce Hibma, Frank Dopp and A.W. Forbes. Burial was in the Ocheyedan Cemetery.
Clarence Emory Benson, one of the three children of Emory J. and Jane Van Sickle Benson, was born January 1, 1870 at Manchester, Iowa. In early childhood he moved with his parents to Shelby county, to a farm a few miles from Walnut, Iowa.
At the age of 13 he came with his parents to Osceola County and had lived continuously on the same farm for 70 years. Since 1883 he has been closely identified with the Harris community.
Mr. Benson was one of the pioneers who broke the prairie sod with oxen. He was always willing to help his neighbors in their need and some years he broke as much as 300 acres in the fall with oxen.
Perhaps his most harrowing experience involving human danger was in the great blizzard of 1888. The youth who was with him froze to death in this terrible storm, but Mr. Benson managed to survive even though he had to walk a good many miles to find shelter.
As a young lad, he was united with the Ocheyedan Congregational Church.
On June 29, 1897, he was united in marriage with Maud Logan. Two children were born to this union. They are Ruth and Harold, both of whom live in the Harris community; Ruth, at home with her parents and Harold on an adjacent farm. At the time of Mr. Benson's marriage, he united with the Presbyterian Church at Harris and through the years of his life has been strong and valuable help and devotion to the church. Since the disbandment of the Harris Presbyterian Church, the Bensons have been associated with the Methodist Church at Harris and have given love and devotion and shared their possessions generously with this church. Mr. Benson was a quiet Christian gentleman, always willing to help where he was needed. His gifts for the charitable purposes often exceeded the expectations of others.
During recent years the Bensons had found a great deal of interest in our country and its possessions. Through these excursions, Mr. Benson made many new friends, whose friendships he deeply cherished.
He leaves to mourn his passing, his widow, Maud Benson, his two children, Ruth and Harold, both of Harris, his daughter-in-law, Alice, two grandchildren, Robert T and Harold J. Benson of Harris, and one sister, Mrs. S.J. Logan of Minneapolis; many nieces and nephews and a host of other relatives and friends. His parents, a sister, Ella, Mrs. R.A. Calhoun, preceded him in death.
Thank you volunteer member, noble honor (46867107) for Clarence's obituary above.
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