Johnson-Washington-Jefferson County GaArchives Obituaries.....Claxton, Bennett L. August 13, 1942
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The Dublin Courier-Herald, Dispatch & Press 8-14-1942
                     Mr. Claxton Rites Today
              Laurens Citizen Died Last Night At Kite
 Funeral services for Bennett Claxton, 77, of Route 3 Dublin, who died 
Thursday night at the home of a son, J. J. Claxton at Kite, were held this 
afternoon at Nail Creek Church near Bartow, the Rev. Sidney Claxton of 
Swainsboro and the Rev. Grover F. Tyner Sr. of Dublin officiating. Burial was 
in the church cemetery, with Adams Funeral Home of Dublin in charge.
 Mr. Claxton, a farmer, was a native of Washington County. He was a member of 
the Baptist Church and was highly regarded by those who knew him. He had been 
in ill health for about three years.
 Surviving are his wife, who before her marriage was Miss Mary Tyson; two 
daughters, Mrs. Annie Mae Rowland of Wrightsville and Mrs. Ester Williams of 
Kite; and four sons, Joe Claxton of Millen, J. J. Claxton of Kite, B. L. 
Claxton of Dublin Route 3, and M. L. Claxton of Wrightsville.

Additional Comments:
Bennett was born 2 Jul 1865 to Zachariah Claxton and Temoerance Powell 
Claxton. 

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