A Gun Accident Results in Death
A hunting accident last Sunday afternoon resulted in the death Wednesday morning of a popular and prominent O'Neill lady, Mrs. Edna Julia Bennett, beloved wife of Dr. H. L. Bennett, at the age of 54 years, three months and fifteen days. Funeral services for Mrsl Bennett will be held in the Presbyterian Church Friday afternoon at 2:00 o'clock, Rev.
Kenneth Scott officiating and burial in Prospect Hill cemetery.
Last Sunday afternoon Dr. and Mrs. Bennett were out in the Phoenix neighborhood and he had his gun along as usual during the hunting season. Dr. Bennett got out of the car, loaded the gun, when it was accidently discharged, the load striking Mrs. Bennett, who was sitting in the car, in the right leg just above the ankle. She was rushed to this city for medical treatment and taken to the O'Neill Hospital where an operation was performed and the leg amputated between the knee and ankle. She withstood the operation nicely and it was thought she would recover as there was much improvement in her condition during the first twenty-four hours. Then the shocks she sustained is believed to have been the contributing factor in her death, as she passed
away in the hospital at 3:30 Wednesday morning.
Edna Julia Honakson was born in Galveston, Texas, on July 16, 1891. On April 20, 1921, she was united in marriage to Dr. Harry LeRoy Bennett, the ceremony being performed in Kansas City, Kansas. Four children were bomto this union, Ethel, Washington,D. C., Dorothy, Harriett and Barbara Ann, of this city, all of whom were at her bedside when
she passed away. She is also survived by her mother and two sisters. Dr. and Mrs. Bennett came to O'Neill on April 14, 1921, from St. St. Joseph, Mo., and since that time
have been residents of this city.
Mrs. Bennett was a charming, friendly woman and had a host of friends in this city and community, who were grieved and shocked when they heard of the accident that resulted in her death. The bereaved husband and daughters have the heartfelt
sympathy of the people of the community in their hour of sorrow.
Taken From: The frontier., November 01, 1945
A hunting accident last Sunday afternoon resulted in the death Wednesday morning of a popular and prominent O'Neill lady, Mrs. Edna Julia Bennett, beloved wife of Dr. H. L. Bennett, at the age of 54 years, three months and fifteen days. Funeral services for Mrsl Bennett will be held in the Presbyterian Church Friday afternoon at 2:00 o'clock, Rev.
Kenneth Scott officiating and burial in Prospect Hill cemetery.
Last Sunday afternoon Dr. and Mrs. Bennett were out in the Phoenix neighborhood and he had his gun along as usual during the hunting season. Dr. Bennett got out of the car, loaded the gun, when it was accidently discharged, the load striking Mrs. Bennett, who was sitting in the car, in the right leg just above the ankle. She was rushed to this city for medical treatment and taken to the O'Neill Hospital where an operation was performed and the leg amputated between the knee and ankle. She withstood the operation nicely and it was thought she would recover as there was much improvement in her condition during the first twenty-four hours. Then the shocks she sustained is believed to have been the contributing factor in her death, as she passed
away in the hospital at 3:30 Wednesday morning.
Edna Julia Honakson was born in Galveston, Texas, on July 16, 1891. On April 20, 1921, she was united in marriage to Dr. Harry LeRoy Bennett, the ceremony being performed in Kansas City, Kansas. Four children were bomto this union, Ethel, Washington,D. C., Dorothy, Harriett and Barbara Ann, of this city, all of whom were at her bedside when
she passed away. She is also survived by her mother and two sisters. Dr. and Mrs. Bennett came to O'Neill on April 14, 1921, from St. St. Joseph, Mo., and since that time
have been residents of this city.
Mrs. Bennett was a charming, friendly woman and had a host of friends in this city and community, who were grieved and shocked when they heard of the accident that resulted in her death. The bereaved husband and daughters have the heartfelt
sympathy of the people of the community in their hour of sorrow.
Taken From: The frontier., November 01, 1945
A Gun Accident Results in Death
A hunting accident last Sunday afternoon resulted in the death Wednesday morning of a popular and prominent O'Neill lady, Mrs. Edna Julia Bennett, beloved wife of Dr. H. L. Bennett, at the age of 54 years, three months and fifteen days. Funeral services for Mrsl Bennett will be held in the Presbyterian Church Friday afternoon at 2:00 o'clock, Rev.
Kenneth Scott officiating and burial in Prospect Hill cemetery.
Last Sunday afternoon Dr. and Mrs. Bennett were out in the Phoenix neighborhood and he had his gun along as usual during the hunting season. Dr. Bennett got out of the car, loaded the gun, when it was accidently discharged, the load striking Mrs. Bennett, who was sitting in the car, in the right leg just above the ankle. She was rushed to this city for medical treatment and taken to the O'Neill Hospital where an operation was performed and the leg amputated between the knee and ankle. She withstood the operation nicely and it was thought she would recover as there was much improvement in her condition during the first twenty-four hours. Then the shocks she sustained is believed to have been the contributing factor in her death, as she passed
away in the hospital at 3:30 Wednesday morning.
Edna Julia Honakson was born in Galveston, Texas, on July 16, 1891. On April 20, 1921, she was united in marriage to Dr. Harry LeRoy Bennett, the ceremony being performed in Kansas City, Kansas. Four children were bomto this union, Ethel, Washington,D. C., Dorothy, Harriett and Barbara Ann, of this city, all of whom were at her bedside when
she passed away. She is also survived by her mother and two sisters. Dr. and Mrs. Bennett came to O'Neill on April 14, 1921, from St. St. Joseph, Mo., and since that time
have been residents of this city.
Mrs. Bennett was a charming, friendly woman and had a host of friends in this city and community, who were grieved and shocked when they heard of the accident that resulted in her death. The bereaved husband and daughters have the heartfelt
sympathy of the people of the community in their hour of sorrow.
Taken From: The frontier., November 01, 1945
A hunting accident last Sunday afternoon resulted in the death Wednesday morning of a popular and prominent O'Neill lady, Mrs. Edna Julia Bennett, beloved wife of Dr. H. L. Bennett, at the age of 54 years, three months and fifteen days. Funeral services for Mrsl Bennett will be held in the Presbyterian Church Friday afternoon at 2:00 o'clock, Rev.
Kenneth Scott officiating and burial in Prospect Hill cemetery.
Last Sunday afternoon Dr. and Mrs. Bennett were out in the Phoenix neighborhood and he had his gun along as usual during the hunting season. Dr. Bennett got out of the car, loaded the gun, when it was accidently discharged, the load striking Mrs. Bennett, who was sitting in the car, in the right leg just above the ankle. She was rushed to this city for medical treatment and taken to the O'Neill Hospital where an operation was performed and the leg amputated between the knee and ankle. She withstood the operation nicely and it was thought she would recover as there was much improvement in her condition during the first twenty-four hours. Then the shocks she sustained is believed to have been the contributing factor in her death, as she passed
away in the hospital at 3:30 Wednesday morning.
Edna Julia Honakson was born in Galveston, Texas, on July 16, 1891. On April 20, 1921, she was united in marriage to Dr. Harry LeRoy Bennett, the ceremony being performed in Kansas City, Kansas. Four children were bomto this union, Ethel, Washington,D. C., Dorothy, Harriett and Barbara Ann, of this city, all of whom were at her bedside when
she passed away. She is also survived by her mother and two sisters. Dr. and Mrs. Bennett came to O'Neill on April 14, 1921, from St. St. Joseph, Mo., and since that time
have been residents of this city.
Mrs. Bennett was a charming, friendly woman and had a host of friends in this city and community, who were grieved and shocked when they heard of the accident that resulted in her death. The bereaved husband and daughters have the heartfelt
sympathy of the people of the community in their hour of sorrow.
Taken From: The frontier., November 01, 1945
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