Father of Edmund Benson
(interred Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Henrico, Virginia)
CSA: 44th Consolidated Regiment, Tennessee Infantry
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IN MT. OLIVET CEMETERY
The Remains of Mr. Lafayette Benson Laid at Rest
Hundreds of Friends Attend the Church Services
The Floral Tributes Were Numerous and Handsome
McKendree church was crowded to the utmost capacity this morning by those desiring to pay tribute to the memory of the late Mr. Lafayette F. Benson. Mrs. Blandner presided at the organ and Rev. Felix R. Hill, of St. Louis, conducted the services, assisted by Rev. R. F. Haynes, D. D., Rev. R. A. Young, D.D., and Rev. J. B. West, D. D., Mr. Hill and Mr. Benson were for many years warm friends, and the dead man's name and character were spoken of in tender words of praise. As a practical man of business and as a warm-hearted devotee of unpretentious charity, Mr. Benson was help [sic] up as a model.
In song, prayer and sermon the bereaved wife and son, and the doubly stricken family of Col. E. W. Cole were remembered.
After the services the body was conveyed to Mt. Olivet cemetery. The following gentlemen noted as pallbearers: Active—W.R. French, George W. Fall, H . B. Buckner, Samuel Cowan, Frank Porterfield, Dr. J.R. Buiest, Calvin Morgan, Temple O. Harris, Thos. W. Wrenne and Thos. D. Craighead. Honorary—M.V. Richards, W.O Covington, W S. Bransford, Thos. D. Fite, W. A. Wray, J. M. Mann, J.T. Strong, H. Parks and F. Furman.
The floral tributes were numerous and handsome. One, for the Ladies' Hermitage Association, was a floral hour-glass, with the sands run out.
At a meeting of the Commercial Bank directory [sic] Saturday afternoon the following resolutions, were presented, introduced by suitable preamble, by Messrs Samnuel Cown, W. A. Wray, G.W. Fall and Frank Porterfield, committee, and unanimously adopted.
Resolved, That in the death of Mr. Benson the city of Nashville has lost one of her most useful, prominent and valuable citizens, and that the board of directors of this bank has sustained a most grievous loss and one that can scarcely be supplied, and that his wife and child have sustained an irreparable loss.
Be it further resolved, That the members o this board tender to the bereaved family their heartfelt and most earnest sympathy in this the hour of their deepest distress.
Be it further resolved, That a copy of these resolutions be spread upon the records of this bank, and another copy be, bt the cashier of this bank, mailed to the family of the deceased member.
At a meeting of business men at the Merchants' Exchange Saturday afternoon a committee composed of H. R. Buckner, R.S. Throne, Wm. Moore, W.F. Orr, Jas. Morgan and Samuel Cowan, presented the following resolutions, which were unanimously adopted.
Resolved, That in the death of Lafayette F. Benson we recognize that a severe loss has come to this business community, In his relations with the financial and commercial interest in Nashville he has manifested a public interest worthy of the highest citizenship and characteristic of a noble and valued type of manhood.
Resolved, That we pay just and genuine tribute to the honor and honesty of his life, and command his qualities of head and heart as meriting respect and admiration.
Resolved, That we extend deep sympathy to the bereaved family at the sad visitation of Providence.
Resolved, That a copy of these resolutions be presented to them and that the city press be requested to publish them.
At a meeting of the board of directors of the Tennessee Industrial School a committee, consisting of Messrs. Lewis T. Baxter, J.W. Allen and C.A. Miller, was appointed and reported the following resolutions, which, with a preamble, were adopted:
Resolved, That by his death the board of directors of the Tennessee Industrial School lost their most worthy and zealous member, the children of the state one of their firmest friends, the charitable institutions of the country one of their warmest supporters, and the people of the state a citizen of the most charitable nature.
As the treasurer of this board he has been untiring in his efforts to advance the interests of this institution in every honorable way, often neglecting his own private business to attend to the duties imposed upon him,. As a director his advice and counsel has always been conservative and wise; and we recognize that to him and his efforts, more than to all others of the board, has the success for the school been due.
He has labored constantly for its welfare, and was anxiously looking to the time when, through the instrumentality of this school, every homeless child in the state might find protections and aid within its walls.
Supt. W.C. Kilvington, of the Tennessee Industrial School, yesterday delivered an appropriate address at that institution upon the late L.F. Benson.
[Source: The Nashville Banner, Monday Evening, August 26, 1889]
(interred Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Henrico, Virginia)
CSA: 44th Consolidated Regiment, Tennessee Infantry
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IN MT. OLIVET CEMETERY
The Remains of Mr. Lafayette Benson Laid at Rest
Hundreds of Friends Attend the Church Services
The Floral Tributes Were Numerous and Handsome
McKendree church was crowded to the utmost capacity this morning by those desiring to pay tribute to the memory of the late Mr. Lafayette F. Benson. Mrs. Blandner presided at the organ and Rev. Felix R. Hill, of St. Louis, conducted the services, assisted by Rev. R. F. Haynes, D. D., Rev. R. A. Young, D.D., and Rev. J. B. West, D. D., Mr. Hill and Mr. Benson were for many years warm friends, and the dead man's name and character were spoken of in tender words of praise. As a practical man of business and as a warm-hearted devotee of unpretentious charity, Mr. Benson was help [sic] up as a model.
In song, prayer and sermon the bereaved wife and son, and the doubly stricken family of Col. E. W. Cole were remembered.
After the services the body was conveyed to Mt. Olivet cemetery. The following gentlemen noted as pallbearers: Active—W.R. French, George W. Fall, H . B. Buckner, Samuel Cowan, Frank Porterfield, Dr. J.R. Buiest, Calvin Morgan, Temple O. Harris, Thos. W. Wrenne and Thos. D. Craighead. Honorary—M.V. Richards, W.O Covington, W S. Bransford, Thos. D. Fite, W. A. Wray, J. M. Mann, J.T. Strong, H. Parks and F. Furman.
The floral tributes were numerous and handsome. One, for the Ladies' Hermitage Association, was a floral hour-glass, with the sands run out.
At a meeting of the Commercial Bank directory [sic] Saturday afternoon the following resolutions, were presented, introduced by suitable preamble, by Messrs Samnuel Cown, W. A. Wray, G.W. Fall and Frank Porterfield, committee, and unanimously adopted.
Resolved, That in the death of Mr. Benson the city of Nashville has lost one of her most useful, prominent and valuable citizens, and that the board of directors of this bank has sustained a most grievous loss and one that can scarcely be supplied, and that his wife and child have sustained an irreparable loss.
Be it further resolved, That the members o this board tender to the bereaved family their heartfelt and most earnest sympathy in this the hour of their deepest distress.
Be it further resolved, That a copy of these resolutions be spread upon the records of this bank, and another copy be, bt the cashier of this bank, mailed to the family of the deceased member.
At a meeting of business men at the Merchants' Exchange Saturday afternoon a committee composed of H. R. Buckner, R.S. Throne, Wm. Moore, W.F. Orr, Jas. Morgan and Samuel Cowan, presented the following resolutions, which were unanimously adopted.
Resolved, That in the death of Lafayette F. Benson we recognize that a severe loss has come to this business community, In his relations with the financial and commercial interest in Nashville he has manifested a public interest worthy of the highest citizenship and characteristic of a noble and valued type of manhood.
Resolved, That we pay just and genuine tribute to the honor and honesty of his life, and command his qualities of head and heart as meriting respect and admiration.
Resolved, That we extend deep sympathy to the bereaved family at the sad visitation of Providence.
Resolved, That a copy of these resolutions be presented to them and that the city press be requested to publish them.
At a meeting of the board of directors of the Tennessee Industrial School a committee, consisting of Messrs. Lewis T. Baxter, J.W. Allen and C.A. Miller, was appointed and reported the following resolutions, which, with a preamble, were adopted:
Resolved, That by his death the board of directors of the Tennessee Industrial School lost their most worthy and zealous member, the children of the state one of their firmest friends, the charitable institutions of the country one of their warmest supporters, and the people of the state a citizen of the most charitable nature.
As the treasurer of this board he has been untiring in his efforts to advance the interests of this institution in every honorable way, often neglecting his own private business to attend to the duties imposed upon him,. As a director his advice and counsel has always been conservative and wise; and we recognize that to him and his efforts, more than to all others of the board, has the success for the school been due.
He has labored constantly for its welfare, and was anxiously looking to the time when, through the instrumentality of this school, every homeless child in the state might find protections and aid within its walls.
Supt. W.C. Kilvington, of the Tennessee Industrial School, yesterday delivered an appropriate address at that institution upon the late L.F. Benson.
[Source: The Nashville Banner, Monday Evening, August 26, 1889]
Father of Edmund Benson
(interred Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Henrico, Virginia)
CSA: 44th Consolidated Regiment, Tennessee Infantry
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IN MT. OLIVET CEMETERY
The Remains of Mr. Lafayette Benson Laid at Rest
Hundreds of Friends Attend the Church Services
The Floral Tributes Were Numerous and Handsome
McKendree church was crowded to the utmost capacity this morning by those desiring to pay tribute to the memory of the late Mr. Lafayette F. Benson. Mrs. Blandner presided at the organ and Rev. Felix R. Hill, of St. Louis, conducted the services, assisted by Rev. R. F. Haynes, D. D., Rev. R. A. Young, D.D., and Rev. J. B. West, D. D., Mr. Hill and Mr. Benson were for many years warm friends, and the dead man's name and character were spoken of in tender words of praise. As a practical man of business and as a warm-hearted devotee of unpretentious charity, Mr. Benson was help [sic] up as a model.
In song, prayer and sermon the bereaved wife and son, and the doubly stricken family of Col. E. W. Cole were remembered.
After the services the body was conveyed to Mt. Olivet cemetery. The following gentlemen noted as pallbearers: Active—W.R. French, George W. Fall, H . B. Buckner, Samuel Cowan, Frank Porterfield, Dr. J.R. Buiest, Calvin Morgan, Temple O. Harris, Thos. W. Wrenne and Thos. D. Craighead. Honorary—M.V. Richards, W.O Covington, W S. Bransford, Thos. D. Fite, W. A. Wray, J. M. Mann, J.T. Strong, H. Parks and F. Furman.
The floral tributes were numerous and handsome. One, for the Ladies' Hermitage Association, was a floral hour-glass, with the sands run out.
At a meeting of the Commercial Bank directory [sic] Saturday afternoon the following resolutions, were presented, introduced by suitable preamble, by Messrs Samnuel Cown, W. A. Wray, G.W. Fall and Frank Porterfield, committee, and unanimously adopted.
Resolved, That in the death of Mr. Benson the city of Nashville has lost one of her most useful, prominent and valuable citizens, and that the board of directors of this bank has sustained a most grievous loss and one that can scarcely be supplied, and that his wife and child have sustained an irreparable loss.
Be it further resolved, That the members o this board tender to the bereaved family their heartfelt and most earnest sympathy in this the hour of their deepest distress.
Be it further resolved, That a copy of these resolutions be spread upon the records of this bank, and another copy be, bt the cashier of this bank, mailed to the family of the deceased member.
At a meeting of business men at the Merchants' Exchange Saturday afternoon a committee composed of H. R. Buckner, R.S. Throne, Wm. Moore, W.F. Orr, Jas. Morgan and Samuel Cowan, presented the following resolutions, which were unanimously adopted.
Resolved, That in the death of Lafayette F. Benson we recognize that a severe loss has come to this business community, In his relations with the financial and commercial interest in Nashville he has manifested a public interest worthy of the highest citizenship and characteristic of a noble and valued type of manhood.
Resolved, That we pay just and genuine tribute to the honor and honesty of his life, and command his qualities of head and heart as meriting respect and admiration.
Resolved, That we extend deep sympathy to the bereaved family at the sad visitation of Providence.
Resolved, That a copy of these resolutions be presented to them and that the city press be requested to publish them.
At a meeting of the board of directors of the Tennessee Industrial School a committee, consisting of Messrs. Lewis T. Baxter, J.W. Allen and C.A. Miller, was appointed and reported the following resolutions, which, with a preamble, were adopted:
Resolved, That by his death the board of directors of the Tennessee Industrial School lost their most worthy and zealous member, the children of the state one of their firmest friends, the charitable institutions of the country one of their warmest supporters, and the people of the state a citizen of the most charitable nature.
As the treasurer of this board he has been untiring in his efforts to advance the interests of this institution in every honorable way, often neglecting his own private business to attend to the duties imposed upon him,. As a director his advice and counsel has always been conservative and wise; and we recognize that to him and his efforts, more than to all others of the board, has the success for the school been due.
He has labored constantly for its welfare, and was anxiously looking to the time when, through the instrumentality of this school, every homeless child in the state might find protections and aid within its walls.
Supt. W.C. Kilvington, of the Tennessee Industrial School, yesterday delivered an appropriate address at that institution upon the late L.F. Benson.
[Source: The Nashville Banner, Monday Evening, August 26, 1889]
(interred Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Henrico, Virginia)
CSA: 44th Consolidated Regiment, Tennessee Infantry
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IN MT. OLIVET CEMETERY
The Remains of Mr. Lafayette Benson Laid at Rest
Hundreds of Friends Attend the Church Services
The Floral Tributes Were Numerous and Handsome
McKendree church was crowded to the utmost capacity this morning by those desiring to pay tribute to the memory of the late Mr. Lafayette F. Benson. Mrs. Blandner presided at the organ and Rev. Felix R. Hill, of St. Louis, conducted the services, assisted by Rev. R. F. Haynes, D. D., Rev. R. A. Young, D.D., and Rev. J. B. West, D. D., Mr. Hill and Mr. Benson were for many years warm friends, and the dead man's name and character were spoken of in tender words of praise. As a practical man of business and as a warm-hearted devotee of unpretentious charity, Mr. Benson was help [sic] up as a model.
In song, prayer and sermon the bereaved wife and son, and the doubly stricken family of Col. E. W. Cole were remembered.
After the services the body was conveyed to Mt. Olivet cemetery. The following gentlemen noted as pallbearers: Active—W.R. French, George W. Fall, H . B. Buckner, Samuel Cowan, Frank Porterfield, Dr. J.R. Buiest, Calvin Morgan, Temple O. Harris, Thos. W. Wrenne and Thos. D. Craighead. Honorary—M.V. Richards, W.O Covington, W S. Bransford, Thos. D. Fite, W. A. Wray, J. M. Mann, J.T. Strong, H. Parks and F. Furman.
The floral tributes were numerous and handsome. One, for the Ladies' Hermitage Association, was a floral hour-glass, with the sands run out.
At a meeting of the Commercial Bank directory [sic] Saturday afternoon the following resolutions, were presented, introduced by suitable preamble, by Messrs Samnuel Cown, W. A. Wray, G.W. Fall and Frank Porterfield, committee, and unanimously adopted.
Resolved, That in the death of Mr. Benson the city of Nashville has lost one of her most useful, prominent and valuable citizens, and that the board of directors of this bank has sustained a most grievous loss and one that can scarcely be supplied, and that his wife and child have sustained an irreparable loss.
Be it further resolved, That the members o this board tender to the bereaved family their heartfelt and most earnest sympathy in this the hour of their deepest distress.
Be it further resolved, That a copy of these resolutions be spread upon the records of this bank, and another copy be, bt the cashier of this bank, mailed to the family of the deceased member.
At a meeting of business men at the Merchants' Exchange Saturday afternoon a committee composed of H. R. Buckner, R.S. Throne, Wm. Moore, W.F. Orr, Jas. Morgan and Samuel Cowan, presented the following resolutions, which were unanimously adopted.
Resolved, That in the death of Lafayette F. Benson we recognize that a severe loss has come to this business community, In his relations with the financial and commercial interest in Nashville he has manifested a public interest worthy of the highest citizenship and characteristic of a noble and valued type of manhood.
Resolved, That we pay just and genuine tribute to the honor and honesty of his life, and command his qualities of head and heart as meriting respect and admiration.
Resolved, That we extend deep sympathy to the bereaved family at the sad visitation of Providence.
Resolved, That a copy of these resolutions be presented to them and that the city press be requested to publish them.
At a meeting of the board of directors of the Tennessee Industrial School a committee, consisting of Messrs. Lewis T. Baxter, J.W. Allen and C.A. Miller, was appointed and reported the following resolutions, which, with a preamble, were adopted:
Resolved, That by his death the board of directors of the Tennessee Industrial School lost their most worthy and zealous member, the children of the state one of their firmest friends, the charitable institutions of the country one of their warmest supporters, and the people of the state a citizen of the most charitable nature.
As the treasurer of this board he has been untiring in his efforts to advance the interests of this institution in every honorable way, often neglecting his own private business to attend to the duties imposed upon him,. As a director his advice and counsel has always been conservative and wise; and we recognize that to him and his efforts, more than to all others of the board, has the success for the school been due.
He has labored constantly for its welfare, and was anxiously looking to the time when, through the instrumentality of this school, every homeless child in the state might find protections and aid within its walls.
Supt. W.C. Kilvington, of the Tennessee Industrial School, yesterday delivered an appropriate address at that institution upon the late L.F. Benson.
[Source: The Nashville Banner, Monday Evening, August 26, 1889]
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