Statesville Record and Landmark
Statesville, North Carolina
27 Jan 1887
Mr. Benjamin B. Lewis died of typhoid fever at the residence of his brother, Mr. W.G. Lewis, in this place, about 5 o'clock last Saturday afternoon, aged about 31 years.
He was a son of Maj. A.M. Lewis, of Raleigh, studied law and obtained license about 10 years ago, and entered the practice in copartnership with his father. Less than a year ago he moved to Statesville for the practice of his profession, and had begun to establish himself when he was stricken down.
It is one of the saddest of cases, and the event impressed the community deeply and is universally deplored. Young, strong, ambitious with popular manners, the future seemed rich in promises to him, when he was cut down thus ultimately in all his manly strength. "While yet in love with life and raptured with world, he passed to silence and pathetic dust."
His father, mother and brother were at his bedside throughout his sickness, and his sister, Mrs. F.E. Patrick, of Richmond, arrived about two hours before his death.
A large number of persons attended the funeral at the residence Sunday afternoon. The exercises were conducted by Rev. J.W. Perry, of the Baptist church, of which church the deceased was a member, and the remains left the same evening for Raleigh. At the First Baptist church there, Monday afternoon, a funeral sermon was preached by Rev. Dr. Skinner, and the interment took place at the Oakwood cemetery.
The Raleigh press pay warm tributes to the memory of Mr. Lewis, and the bar of that city has taken suitable action upon his death. He was certainly a genial, kindly nature. He was full of the milk of human kindness, and one could not know him without becoming his friend. May he rest in peace.
Statesville, North Carolina
27 Jan 1887
Mr. Benjamin B. Lewis died of typhoid fever at the residence of his brother, Mr. W.G. Lewis, in this place, about 5 o'clock last Saturday afternoon, aged about 31 years.
He was a son of Maj. A.M. Lewis, of Raleigh, studied law and obtained license about 10 years ago, and entered the practice in copartnership with his father. Less than a year ago he moved to Statesville for the practice of his profession, and had begun to establish himself when he was stricken down.
It is one of the saddest of cases, and the event impressed the community deeply and is universally deplored. Young, strong, ambitious with popular manners, the future seemed rich in promises to him, when he was cut down thus ultimately in all his manly strength. "While yet in love with life and raptured with world, he passed to silence and pathetic dust."
His father, mother and brother were at his bedside throughout his sickness, and his sister, Mrs. F.E. Patrick, of Richmond, arrived about two hours before his death.
A large number of persons attended the funeral at the residence Sunday afternoon. The exercises were conducted by Rev. J.W. Perry, of the Baptist church, of which church the deceased was a member, and the remains left the same evening for Raleigh. At the First Baptist church there, Monday afternoon, a funeral sermon was preached by Rev. Dr. Skinner, and the interment took place at the Oakwood cemetery.
The Raleigh press pay warm tributes to the memory of Mr. Lewis, and the bar of that city has taken suitable action upon his death. He was certainly a genial, kindly nature. He was full of the milk of human kindness, and one could not know him without becoming his friend. May he rest in peace.
Statesville Record and Landmark
Statesville, North Carolina
27 Jan 1887
Mr. Benjamin B. Lewis died of typhoid fever at the residence of his brother, Mr. W.G. Lewis, in this place, about 5 o'clock last Saturday afternoon, aged about 31 years.
He was a son of Maj. A.M. Lewis, of Raleigh, studied law and obtained license about 10 years ago, and entered the practice in copartnership with his father. Less than a year ago he moved to Statesville for the practice of his profession, and had begun to establish himself when he was stricken down.
It is one of the saddest of cases, and the event impressed the community deeply and is universally deplored. Young, strong, ambitious with popular manners, the future seemed rich in promises to him, when he was cut down thus ultimately in all his manly strength. "While yet in love with life and raptured with world, he passed to silence and pathetic dust."
His father, mother and brother were at his bedside throughout his sickness, and his sister, Mrs. F.E. Patrick, of Richmond, arrived about two hours before his death.
A large number of persons attended the funeral at the residence Sunday afternoon. The exercises were conducted by Rev. J.W. Perry, of the Baptist church, of which church the deceased was a member, and the remains left the same evening for Raleigh. At the First Baptist church there, Monday afternoon, a funeral sermon was preached by Rev. Dr. Skinner, and the interment took place at the Oakwood cemetery.
The Raleigh press pay warm tributes to the memory of Mr. Lewis, and the bar of that city has taken suitable action upon his death. He was certainly a genial, kindly nature. He was full of the milk of human kindness, and one could not know him without becoming his friend. May he rest in peace.
Statesville, North Carolina
27 Jan 1887
Mr. Benjamin B. Lewis died of typhoid fever at the residence of his brother, Mr. W.G. Lewis, in this place, about 5 o'clock last Saturday afternoon, aged about 31 years.
He was a son of Maj. A.M. Lewis, of Raleigh, studied law and obtained license about 10 years ago, and entered the practice in copartnership with his father. Less than a year ago he moved to Statesville for the practice of his profession, and had begun to establish himself when he was stricken down.
It is one of the saddest of cases, and the event impressed the community deeply and is universally deplored. Young, strong, ambitious with popular manners, the future seemed rich in promises to him, when he was cut down thus ultimately in all his manly strength. "While yet in love with life and raptured with world, he passed to silence and pathetic dust."
His father, mother and brother were at his bedside throughout his sickness, and his sister, Mrs. F.E. Patrick, of Richmond, arrived about two hours before his death.
A large number of persons attended the funeral at the residence Sunday afternoon. The exercises were conducted by Rev. J.W. Perry, of the Baptist church, of which church the deceased was a member, and the remains left the same evening for Raleigh. At the First Baptist church there, Monday afternoon, a funeral sermon was preached by Rev. Dr. Skinner, and the interment took place at the Oakwood cemetery.
The Raleigh press pay warm tributes to the memory of Mr. Lewis, and the bar of that city has taken suitable action upon his death. He was certainly a genial, kindly nature. He was full of the milk of human kindness, and one could not know him without becoming his friend. May he rest in peace.
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