Jasper County Democrat, Volume 22, Number 103, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 March 1920 — NEWTON TP. FARMER IS DEAD [ARTICLE]

NEWTON TP. FARMER IS DEAD

Benton Kelly Died Last Sunday After Brief Illness. Benton P. Kelly, a prominent Newton township farmer, died Sunday about noon after only a week’s illness from influenza-pneumonia. Mr. Kelly was born in Bartholomew county, Ind., July 21, 1855. He is survived by his wife aud three children, Walter Kelly, Mrs. Roscoe Halstead and Mrs. Oscar Weiss, all of Newton township. The funeral was held yesterday afternoon at 2 p. m. from the Christian church in this city and bur ad made in Westen cemetery.