Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 78, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 April 1913 — Brief Funeral Service For Benjamin J. Gifford. [ARTICLE]

Brief Funeral Service For Benjamin J. Gifford.

.Rev. J. C. Parrett conducted a brief funeral service for Benjamin J. Gifford at the Makeever hotel Monday evening, only the closest friends and a few relatives being in attendance. . The body was taken to Kankakee this morning, being accompanied by Miss Mary Gifford, Carl Griswold, Thos. Callahan, Ed Oliver, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Gifford, Mr. and Mrs. N. G. Halsey, Mr. and Mra S. C. Irwin and C. jG. Spitler. From Kersey Mr. and Mrs. Frank E. Lewis, Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Hobbs and Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Kersey. The body laid in state Monday at the parlors of the Makeever hotel, where the remains of the remarkable map was reviewed by many friends. Messrs. Lewis and Hobbs came from Kersey and brought with them ten of the railroad hands who hve long been in Mr. Gifford’s employ. H. W. Marble, of Wheatfield, also came for the purpose of viewing the remains of the deceased.