Mrs. G.B. Bentley Taken By Death. Born in Illinois. Came to Reardan in an Early Day. Funeral Today. In the death of Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Bentley of Reardan, another pioneer has passed away. Mrs. Bentley died April 14, following a severe illness that lasted four weeks. Mary Elizabeth Crow was born in Pike County, Illinois, April 5, 1859. She came to Washington and was married to G.B. Bentley, to whom she had been affianced, on Jan 2, 1889, at Spokane where Mr. Bentley met her on her arrival in the state. Mr. Bentley preceded his wife in 1883, and located a homestead which he still owns near Reardan, where they took up their residence and had a part in developing the new country. One daughter, Mrs. Lulu Miller, now living, was their only child. Besides the husband and daughter and two grandchildren, Mrs. Bentley is survived by three sisters and two brothers and a number of nieces residing in the west. Mrs. Annie Horn, a sister residing at Lewiston, Idaho, arrived shortly after Mrs. Bentley's death. The funeral was held today from the Evangelical Church of Reardan, the Rev. S.C. Foster officiating. The remains were laid at rest in the Reardan Cemetery. The bereaved family have the heartfelt sympathy of the entire community. [Reardan Gazette: 4-17-1924]
Sister of John H. Crow, William Albert Crow, Thomas Wilson Crow, Robert M. Crow and Anna Eliza Crow Horne
Sister of John H. Crow, William Albert Crow, Thomas Wilson Crow, Robert M. Crow and Anna Eliza Crow Horne
Mrs. G.B. Bentley Taken By Death. Born in Illinois. Came to Reardan in an Early Day. Funeral Today. In the death of Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Bentley of Reardan, another pioneer has passed away. Mrs. Bentley died April 14, following a severe illness that lasted four weeks. Mary Elizabeth Crow was born in Pike County, Illinois, April 5, 1859. She came to Washington and was married to G.B. Bentley, to whom she had been affianced, on Jan 2, 1889, at Spokane where Mr. Bentley met her on her arrival in the state. Mr. Bentley preceded his wife in 1883, and located a homestead which he still owns near Reardan, where they took up their residence and had a part in developing the new country. One daughter, Mrs. Lulu Miller, now living, was their only child. Besides the husband and daughter and two grandchildren, Mrs. Bentley is survived by three sisters and two brothers and a number of nieces residing in the west. Mrs. Annie Horn, a sister residing at Lewiston, Idaho, arrived shortly after Mrs. Bentley's death. The funeral was held today from the Evangelical Church of Reardan, the Rev. S.C. Foster officiating. The remains were laid at rest in the Reardan Cemetery. The bereaved family have the heartfelt sympathy of the entire community. [Reardan Gazette: 4-17-1924]
Sister of John H. Crow, William Albert Crow, Thomas Wilson Crow, Robert M. Crow and Anna Eliza Crow Horne
Sister of John H. Crow, William Albert Crow, Thomas Wilson Crow, Robert M. Crow and Anna Eliza Crow Horne
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