Jasper County Democrat, Volume 19, Number 61, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 October 1916 — SUDDEN DEATH BRINGS SORROW [ARTICLE]

SUDDEN DEATH BRINGS SORROW

Benjamin King Stricken While Returning Home from Rensselaer. Benjamin King, a farmer residing in Union township about two miles north of Parr, an<f a brother of Frank King of this city, died very suddenly Wednesday evening after having been stricken with heart failure while returning to his home from Rensselaer.

Mr. King had brought a load of hogs here Wednesday and sold them. He then went to the court house and paid his taxes and a number of accounts about town. After having his horses shod at the blacksmith shop he departed for his home about 4:30 o’clock. Two or three miles this side of his home he met his sister-in-law, Mrs. Arthur Hall, and stopped and conversed with her for several minutes. He was then in apparently as good health as ever.

About 8 o’clock the team drew up at the home and Mr. King was lying in the bottom of the wagon, where Mrs. King found him. He w,as unconscious and breathing faintly. As the quickest way to receive aid the wagon was driven with the unconscious man to the home of William Price. Every effort was made to revive him, but !he passed away before a physician could arrive.

A few weeks ago Mr. King suffered a pain in his 'heart and a dizzy feeling while at work in the field. He then went to the house and goon felt better, so did not consult a physician.

Mr. King was 47 years old, and is survived by a wife and four children; his mother, Mrs. William King; two brothers, Frank King, of this city, and Will King, of Medaryville, and three sisters, Mrs. Emma Wolfe, of Chalmers, Mrs. John Worden, of. Wabash, and Mrs. Thomas Mills of Zionsville. Funeral services were held at Parr yesterday afternoon, and the body then brought to Rensselaer and burial made in Weston cemetery.

The exercises at the cemetery were conducted by the Modern Woodmen, of which Mr. King was a member of Rensselaer camp and carried SI,OOO insurance in this order.