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THE MT. PLEASANT RECORD
5 DEC 1941
Squire James W. Benderman, 74, widely known Scotts Mill farmer and one of the oldest members of the Maury County Court in point of service, died in the St. Thomas Hospital in Nashville last Saturday after six weeks illness. Squire Benderman was one of the best known men in the county and was especially popular in his home district (the sixth) which returned him to the County Court term after term. He was one of the progressive members of the court but not excessively so, not hesitating to vote against measures he did not believe would work to the advantage of the people as a whole Squire Benderman was the son of the late John and Fannie Douglas Benderman. He was married to Miss Georgia Fleming in 1892. He was a member of the Methodist Church and a mason. He is survived by his widow, two daughters, Mrs. Grace Pulliam and Miss Frances Benderman of Mt. Pleasant; six sons, Urban and Owen Benderman of Cleveland, Ohio; John O. Benderman of Dallas, Texas; and Carl, Guy and Mack Benderman of Mt. Pleasant; a brother, J. R. Benderman of Mt. Pleasant; 17 grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Funeral services were held Monday afternoon from the Ebenezer Cumberland Presbyterian Church, conducted by the Rev. W. O. Largen of Nashville and the Rev. J. Dallas Bass, pastor of the Mt. Pleasant Methodist Church. Burial was in Arlington Cemetery. Members of the Masonic order were in charge of services at the grave. Active pallbearers were Albert Matthews, Tom Elliott, Walter Thurman, Jr., Joe Green, Sr., Hinton J. Orr, J. R. Choate, Webb Williams, Sr., and C. A. Brownlow, Sr. Members of the County Court served as honorary pallbearers.

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