Jasper County Democrat, Volume 20, Number 23, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 June 1917 — GRANDMA IS DEAD [ARTICLE]

GRANDMA IS DEAD

Aged Widow of Jared Benjamin Passes to Great Beyond. Mrs. Lottib Halstead Benjamin, the aged widow of Jared Benjamin, one of the pioneer citizens of Jasper county, who passed to his reward eleven years ago, died at her home on Lincoln avenue- at 1 p. m. Thursday of old age, and the funeral will be held this afternoon at 2; 30 o'clock from the Church of God,, conducted, it is expected, by Elder S. J. Lindsay of Oregon, Illinois, and burial made in Weston cemetery Beside her husband. She leaves two children, Mrs. J. C. Martindale and Miss Mattie, wticP lived with her mother and cared for her, and many old friends who will, regret to learn of her death.

While we have not much data at hand at this itme, we hope to have a complete obituary for our next issue. As we understand, however, Mrs. Benjamin was born in Ohio August 8, 1824, and came with her parents to Indiana when a young girl. Her father was ferryman for .some years on the Kankakee river at a point about where Baum's bridge is now located. After her marriage to Jared Benjamin she came with her husband to Newton township where they resided for many years before locating in Rensselaer, where- her husband died about eleven years ago. Both were for many years prominent .members of the Church of God here and were highly esteemed people. Until recently she had enjoyed very good health and took a walk with her daughter each afternoon or evening. Only last Sunday her nephew, J. D. Martindale, took her out for an automobile ride and they drove to Remington. But the bodily machinery had worn out and refused to run any longer, and a good woman was gathered home to her fathers.