Samuel R. Benner, of Decatur, Ill., died in the Macon County Hospital May 6, 1941, of heart trouble from which he had been suffering for more than a year. A son of Harry and Elizabeth Benner, he was born at Rock Forge, March 30, 1869, making his age at time of death 72 years, 1 month and 6 days, in August 1894 he was married to Miss Dorris Pritts, of Illinois, who died in 1916. He is survived by three daughters, Miss Laura Benner of Decatur, Ill.; Mrs. F. R. Johnston, of Bethany, Ill., and Mrs. Kenneth Wolson, of Rockford, Ill.; also four sons, I. H. Benner and Fred Benner, of Decatur Ill.; C. I., of Findley, Ill., and Ross R. Benner, of Mt. Vernon, Ind. He also leaves two sisters, Mrs. Cyrus Gearhart of Milesburg, and Mrs. Lloyd Womer, of Axemann, and a host of friends here and in Illinois. He was a member of the Methodist church. Funeral services were held Thursday afternoon in Moran and Sons Chapel, with burial in Hainton cemetery near Kirksville, Ill.
Contributor: frantic33 (47018744)
Illinois Death Certificate
Name: Samuel R. Benner
Birth Date: 30 Mar 1869
Birth Place: Bellefonte, Penn
Death Date: 6 May 1941
Death Place: Decatur, Macon, Illinois
Burial Date: 8 May 1941
Burial Place: Near Kirksville, Moultrie, Ill.
Death Age: 72
Occupation: Laborer/Decatur Milling
Race: White
Marital Status: W
Gender: Male
Residence: Decatur, Macon, Ill.
Father Name: Harvey Benner
Father Birth Place: Penn.
Mother Name: Elizabeth Roan
Mother Birth Place: Penn.
Comments: Sex corrected from Female, SSN: 361-05-9163
FHL Film Number: 1832584
Contributor: frantic33 (47018744)
Illinois Death Certificate
Name: Samuel R. Benner
Birth Date: 30 Mar 1869
Birth Place: Bellefonte, Penn
Death Date: 6 May 1941
Death Place: Decatur, Macon, Illinois
Burial Date: 8 May 1941
Burial Place: Near Kirksville, Moultrie, Ill.
Death Age: 72
Occupation: Laborer/Decatur Milling
Race: White
Marital Status: W
Gender: Male
Residence: Decatur, Macon, Ill.
Father Name: Harvey Benner
Father Birth Place: Penn.
Mother Name: Elizabeth Roan
Mother Birth Place: Penn.
Comments: Sex corrected from Female, SSN: 361-05-9163
FHL Film Number: 1832584
Samuel R. Benner, of Decatur, Ill., died in the Macon County Hospital May 6, 1941, of heart trouble from which he had been suffering for more than a year. A son of Harry and Elizabeth Benner, he was born at Rock Forge, March 30, 1869, making his age at time of death 72 years, 1 month and 6 days, in August 1894 he was married to Miss Dorris Pritts, of Illinois, who died in 1916. He is survived by three daughters, Miss Laura Benner of Decatur, Ill.; Mrs. F. R. Johnston, of Bethany, Ill., and Mrs. Kenneth Wolson, of Rockford, Ill.; also four sons, I. H. Benner and Fred Benner, of Decatur Ill.; C. I., of Findley, Ill., and Ross R. Benner, of Mt. Vernon, Ind. He also leaves two sisters, Mrs. Cyrus Gearhart of Milesburg, and Mrs. Lloyd Womer, of Axemann, and a host of friends here and in Illinois. He was a member of the Methodist church. Funeral services were held Thursday afternoon in Moran and Sons Chapel, with burial in Hainton cemetery near Kirksville, Ill.
Contributor: frantic33 (47018744)
Illinois Death Certificate
Name: Samuel R. Benner
Birth Date: 30 Mar 1869
Birth Place: Bellefonte, Penn
Death Date: 6 May 1941
Death Place: Decatur, Macon, Illinois
Burial Date: 8 May 1941
Burial Place: Near Kirksville, Moultrie, Ill.
Death Age: 72
Occupation: Laborer/Decatur Milling
Race: White
Marital Status: W
Gender: Male
Residence: Decatur, Macon, Ill.
Father Name: Harvey Benner
Father Birth Place: Penn.
Mother Name: Elizabeth Roan
Mother Birth Place: Penn.
Comments: Sex corrected from Female, SSN: 361-05-9163
FHL Film Number: 1832584
Contributor: frantic33 (47018744)
Illinois Death Certificate
Name: Samuel R. Benner
Birth Date: 30 Mar 1869
Birth Place: Bellefonte, Penn
Death Date: 6 May 1941
Death Place: Decatur, Macon, Illinois
Burial Date: 8 May 1941
Burial Place: Near Kirksville, Moultrie, Ill.
Death Age: 72
Occupation: Laborer/Decatur Milling
Race: White
Marital Status: W
Gender: Male
Residence: Decatur, Macon, Ill.
Father Name: Harvey Benner
Father Birth Place: Penn.
Mother Name: Elizabeth Roan
Mother Birth Place: Penn.
Comments: Sex corrected from Female, SSN: 361-05-9163
FHL Film Number: 1832584
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