Jasper County Democrat, Volume 21, Number 82, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 January 1919 — BENJAMIN GEESA IS DEAD [ARTICLE]

BENJAMIN GEESA IS DEAD

Well Known Citizen of Near Mt. Ayr Dies In Ctiicago Hospital. Benjamin Geesa of near Mt. Ayr, died in the Presbyterian hospital in Chicago at 8:18 Wednesday night, following an operation at 1 a. m. The body was brought to Rensselaer Thursday and taken overland to his his home near Mt. Ayr. Deceased was an old soldier and was 83 years of age at time of his death. He was an old resident of that vicinity, hut many years ago was a resident of Rensselaer and' conducted a grist mill here. <He leaves a wife and several children. The funeral was to be held at North Star church and burial (made in the Morocco cemetery, but at this writing we are unable to give the date or hour of same.