Benjamin Franklin Roach received his undergraduate college degree from Central University in Richmond, Ky. His law degree from University of Michigan Law School at Ann Arbor, Michigan.
ROACH
Saturday death claimed Judge B. F. Roach after several years of suffering which he had borne with such Christian fortitude and patience that it double endeared him to all who knew him. He was a man whose cheery, social disposition, intellectual attainments and fund of humor won everyone with whom he came in contact into a close friendship, and he was one of the most popular and esteemed men in the county.
Some years ago he was the victim of an automobile accident, a machine coming from the rear struck the vehicle in which he and his wife were riding, and they were thrown out. He apparently escaped serious injury at the time, but later neuritis and complication developed that were supposed to have resulted from this accident.
Judge Benjamin Franklin Roach was one of the most prominent lawyers at the local bar for many years. He was County Judge of Mercer for several terms and held many other offices of public trust. He was a devoted churchman, and before ill health over- took him was foremost in the activities of the Christian church in this city.
He was the son of William Hughes Roach and Mary Louise Connor Roach and was born April 8, 1860, at Salvisa, Ky. In 1883 he was married to Mary Eliza Parrish, of Midway, who died September 9, 1898. Of this marriage three children survive, Mrs. William Riker, Oak Park, Ill.; Mr. Thompson Roach, of Midway, and Mrs. L. C. Barrell of Gonzales, Texas. In 1905 Judge Roach was married to Irene Smith Williams, of Vicksburg, Miss., who with two children, Miss Mary Louise Roach and Charles Pierce Roach, survive him.
The funeral was held at the residence on Lexington pike, in the suburbs of this city, Sunday afternoon, conducted by his former pastor and close friend, Dr. M. G. Buckner, of Owensboro; Rev. L. E. Sellers, of the Christian church and Rev. S. S. Daughtry, of the Presbyterian church. The interment was on the family lot in Spring Hill Cemetery.
(Harrodsburg Herald issue of 13 Jul 1923)
JUDGE B. F. ROACH DIES
Suffered in Accident Fatal to Mercer Attorney [special to The Herald]
Harrodsburg, Ky., July 7. -
Judge B. F. Roach, 65 years old, died today after several years of invalidism resulting from injuries received in an automobile wreck several years ago. The funeral services will be held at the residence at 4 o'clock, Monday afternoon, Dr. M. G. Buckner of Owensboro; Rev. L. E. Sellers of the Christian church and the Rev. S. S. Daughtry of the Presbyterian church, officiating.
Judge Roach was county judge of Mercer county for several terms and was one of the most prominent lawyers of the local bar. He was a graduate of Centre College.
He was twice married, first to Miss Mamie Parrish of Midway and last to Miss Irene Williams of Vicksburg, Miss., who survives him.
The children left are Mrs. William Riker of Oak Park, Ill.; Thompson M. Roach of Midway; Mrs. Leonard Barrel of Gonzales, Texas; Miss Mary Louise Roach and Pierce Roach of Harrodsburg.
(Lexington Herald, issue of Sunday, July 8, 1923 - Front Page)
ROACH
Saturday death claimed Judge B. F. Roach after several years of suffering which he had borne with such Christian fortitude and patience that it double endeared him to all who knew him. He was a man whose cheery, social disposition, intellectual attainments and fund of humor won everyone with whom he came in contact into a close friendship, and he was one of the most popular and esteemed men in the county.
Some years ago he was the victim of an automobile accident, a machine coming from the rear struck the vehicle in which he and his wife were riding, and they were thrown out. He apparently escaped serious injury at the time, but later neuritis and complication developed that were supposed to have resulted from this accident.
Judge Benjamin Franklin Roach was one of the most prominent lawyers at the local bar for many years. He was County Judge of Mercer for several terms and held many other offices of public trust. He was a devoted churchman, and before ill health over- took him was foremost in the activities of the Christian church in this city.
He was the son of William Hughes Roach and Mary Louise Connor Roach and was born April 8, 1860, at Salvisa, Ky. In 1883 he was married to Mary Eliza Parrish, of Midway, who died September 9, 1898. Of this marriage three children survive, Mrs. William Riker, Oak Park, Ill.; Mr. Thompson Roach, of Midway, and Mrs. L. C. Barrell of Gonzales, Texas. In 1905 Judge Roach was married to Irene Smith Williams, of Vicksburg, Miss., who with two children, Miss Mary Louise Roach and Charles Pierce Roach, survive him.
The funeral was held at the residence on Lexington pike, in the suburbs of this city, Sunday afternoon, conducted by his former pastor and close friend, Dr. M. G. Buckner, of Owensboro; Rev. L. E. Sellers, of the Christian church and Rev. S. S. Daughtry, of the Presbyterian church. The interment was on the family lot in Spring Hill Cemetery.
(Harrodsburg Herald issue of 13 Jul 1923)
JUDGE B. F. ROACH DIES
Suffered in Accident Fatal to Mercer Attorney [special to The Herald]
Harrodsburg, Ky., July 7. -
Judge B. F. Roach, 65 years old, died today after several years of invalidism resulting from injuries received in an automobile wreck several years ago. The funeral services will be held at the residence at 4 o'clock, Monday afternoon, Dr. M. G. Buckner of Owensboro; Rev. L. E. Sellers of the Christian church and the Rev. S. S. Daughtry of the Presbyterian church, officiating.
Judge Roach was county judge of Mercer county for several terms and was one of the most prominent lawyers of the local bar. He was a graduate of Centre College.
He was twice married, first to Miss Mamie Parrish of Midway and last to Miss Irene Williams of Vicksburg, Miss., who survives him.
The children left are Mrs. William Riker of Oak Park, Ill.; Thompson M. Roach of Midway; Mrs. Leonard Barrel of Gonzales, Texas; Miss Mary Louise Roach and Pierce Roach of Harrodsburg.
(Lexington Herald, issue of Sunday, July 8, 1923 - Front Page)
Benjamin Franklin Roach received his undergraduate college degree from Central University in Richmond, Ky. His law degree from University of Michigan Law School at Ann Arbor, Michigan.
ROACH
Saturday death claimed Judge B. F. Roach after several years of suffering which he had borne with such Christian fortitude and patience that it double endeared him to all who knew him. He was a man whose cheery, social disposition, intellectual attainments and fund of humor won everyone with whom he came in contact into a close friendship, and he was one of the most popular and esteemed men in the county.
Some years ago he was the victim of an automobile accident, a machine coming from the rear struck the vehicle in which he and his wife were riding, and they were thrown out. He apparently escaped serious injury at the time, but later neuritis and complication developed that were supposed to have resulted from this accident.
Judge Benjamin Franklin Roach was one of the most prominent lawyers at the local bar for many years. He was County Judge of Mercer for several terms and held many other offices of public trust. He was a devoted churchman, and before ill health over- took him was foremost in the activities of the Christian church in this city.
He was the son of William Hughes Roach and Mary Louise Connor Roach and was born April 8, 1860, at Salvisa, Ky. In 1883 he was married to Mary Eliza Parrish, of Midway, who died September 9, 1898. Of this marriage three children survive, Mrs. William Riker, Oak Park, Ill.; Mr. Thompson Roach, of Midway, and Mrs. L. C. Barrell of Gonzales, Texas. In 1905 Judge Roach was married to Irene Smith Williams, of Vicksburg, Miss., who with two children, Miss Mary Louise Roach and Charles Pierce Roach, survive him.
The funeral was held at the residence on Lexington pike, in the suburbs of this city, Sunday afternoon, conducted by his former pastor and close friend, Dr. M. G. Buckner, of Owensboro; Rev. L. E. Sellers, of the Christian church and Rev. S. S. Daughtry, of the Presbyterian church. The interment was on the family lot in Spring Hill Cemetery.
(Harrodsburg Herald issue of 13 Jul 1923)
JUDGE B. F. ROACH DIES
Suffered in Accident Fatal to Mercer Attorney [special to The Herald]
Harrodsburg, Ky., July 7. -
Judge B. F. Roach, 65 years old, died today after several years of invalidism resulting from injuries received in an automobile wreck several years ago. The funeral services will be held at the residence at 4 o'clock, Monday afternoon, Dr. M. G. Buckner of Owensboro; Rev. L. E. Sellers of the Christian church and the Rev. S. S. Daughtry of the Presbyterian church, officiating.
Judge Roach was county judge of Mercer county for several terms and was one of the most prominent lawyers of the local bar. He was a graduate of Centre College.
He was twice married, first to Miss Mamie Parrish of Midway and last to Miss Irene Williams of Vicksburg, Miss., who survives him.
The children left are Mrs. William Riker of Oak Park, Ill.; Thompson M. Roach of Midway; Mrs. Leonard Barrel of Gonzales, Texas; Miss Mary Louise Roach and Pierce Roach of Harrodsburg.
(Lexington Herald, issue of Sunday, July 8, 1923 - Front Page)
ROACH
Saturday death claimed Judge B. F. Roach after several years of suffering which he had borne with such Christian fortitude and patience that it double endeared him to all who knew him. He was a man whose cheery, social disposition, intellectual attainments and fund of humor won everyone with whom he came in contact into a close friendship, and he was one of the most popular and esteemed men in the county.
Some years ago he was the victim of an automobile accident, a machine coming from the rear struck the vehicle in which he and his wife were riding, and they were thrown out. He apparently escaped serious injury at the time, but later neuritis and complication developed that were supposed to have resulted from this accident.
Judge Benjamin Franklin Roach was one of the most prominent lawyers at the local bar for many years. He was County Judge of Mercer for several terms and held many other offices of public trust. He was a devoted churchman, and before ill health over- took him was foremost in the activities of the Christian church in this city.
He was the son of William Hughes Roach and Mary Louise Connor Roach and was born April 8, 1860, at Salvisa, Ky. In 1883 he was married to Mary Eliza Parrish, of Midway, who died September 9, 1898. Of this marriage three children survive, Mrs. William Riker, Oak Park, Ill.; Mr. Thompson Roach, of Midway, and Mrs. L. C. Barrell of Gonzales, Texas. In 1905 Judge Roach was married to Irene Smith Williams, of Vicksburg, Miss., who with two children, Miss Mary Louise Roach and Charles Pierce Roach, survive him.
The funeral was held at the residence on Lexington pike, in the suburbs of this city, Sunday afternoon, conducted by his former pastor and close friend, Dr. M. G. Buckner, of Owensboro; Rev. L. E. Sellers, of the Christian church and Rev. S. S. Daughtry, of the Presbyterian church. The interment was on the family lot in Spring Hill Cemetery.
(Harrodsburg Herald issue of 13 Jul 1923)
JUDGE B. F. ROACH DIES
Suffered in Accident Fatal to Mercer Attorney [special to The Herald]
Harrodsburg, Ky., July 7. -
Judge B. F. Roach, 65 years old, died today after several years of invalidism resulting from injuries received in an automobile wreck several years ago. The funeral services will be held at the residence at 4 o'clock, Monday afternoon, Dr. M. G. Buckner of Owensboro; Rev. L. E. Sellers of the Christian church and the Rev. S. S. Daughtry of the Presbyterian church, officiating.
Judge Roach was county judge of Mercer county for several terms and was one of the most prominent lawyers of the local bar. He was a graduate of Centre College.
He was twice married, first to Miss Mamie Parrish of Midway and last to Miss Irene Williams of Vicksburg, Miss., who survives him.
The children left are Mrs. William Riker of Oak Park, Ill.; Thompson M. Roach of Midway; Mrs. Leonard Barrel of Gonzales, Texas; Miss Mary Louise Roach and Pierce Roach of Harrodsburg.
(Lexington Herald, issue of Sunday, July 8, 1923 - Front Page)
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