Wayne Gilbert Benedict, 65, died at his home in Lebanon [Chenango Co., NY], April 8, 1946, following an illness of eight years. He was graduated from Norwich High School and Colgate University in 1906. He taught in Brookfield for two years and in Colgate Academy for four years. Mr. Benedict was principle of Norwich High School for three years and principle of Oxford High School for seven years. He was district superintendent of school district of number one in Madison County for fifteen years. Surviving besides the widow, the former Erma Sherwood, are three sons; Samuel, Kingport, Tenn; Lt Paul, Fort Dix, N.J. and Daniel, Erieville; two daughters, Mrs. Johnson of Lakeville, Fla., and Mrs. Robert Ward, of New York City; three brothers, Ernest, Lebanon; Oliver, Cazenovia, and Zar, Georgetown; three sisters, Mrs. Fred Lewis, Madison; Mrs. Albert Rice, Georgetown, and Mrs. Harry Byre, Georgetown. He was a member of the Oxford Lodge, 175, F&AM, and the Lebanon Federated Church.Funeral services will be held today at 2 p.m. with the Rev. Paul Swartout, pastor of the First Baptist Church in Hamilton, and the Rev. Floyd Darling, pastor of the Baptist church in Cazenovia, officiating. Burial will be in Mt. Hope Cemetery, Norwich. [The Courier, Brookfield, NY., April 11, 1946]Local History Notes
Wayne Gilbert Benedict, 65, died at his home in Lebanon [Chenango Co., NY], April 8, 1946, following an illness of eight years. He was graduated from Norwich High School and Colgate University in 1906. He taught in Brookfield for two years and in Colgate Academy for four years. Mr. Benedict was principle of Norwich High School for three years and principle of Oxford High School for seven years. He was district superintendent of school district of number one in Madison County for fifteen years. Surviving besides the widow, the former Erma Sherwood, are three sons; Samuel, Kingport, Tenn; Lt Paul, Fort Dix, N.J. and Daniel, Erieville; two daughters, Mrs. Johnson of Lakeville, Fla., and Mrs. Robert Ward, of New York City; three brothers, Ernest, Lebanon; Oliver, Cazenovia, and Zar, Georgetown; three sisters, Mrs. Fred Lewis, Madison; Mrs. Albert Rice, Georgetown, and Mrs. Harry Byre, Georgetown. He was a member of the Oxford Lodge, 175, F&AM, and the Lebanon Federated Church.Funeral services will be held today at 2 p.m. with the Rev. Paul Swartout, pastor of the First Baptist Church in Hamilton, and the Rev. Floyd Darling, pastor of the Baptist church in Cazenovia, officiating. Burial will be in Mt. Hope Cemetery, Norwich. [The Courier, Brookfield, NY., April 11, 1946]Local History Notes
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