Muscogee County GaArchives Obituaries.....Walker, Benoni 1886
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Enquirer-Sun
“Funeral of Mr. Benoni WALKER


“The remains of Mr. Benoni WALKER reached the city yesterday at 2:15.  They 
were escorted by Dr. BATTLE, president of Mercer university, and Messrs. Mell 
[?] NUNNALLY, B. W. HALVENSTON, H. O. LAWSON, J. E. BIVINS, J. E CAIN and 
Robert RYALS, students at Mercer.  The remains were met by a number of friends 
and the funeral took place from the depot.  The services were conducted by Rev. 
R. H. HARRIS.  The pall bearers were Messrs. J. M. ESTES, J. Albert KIRVEN, A. 
R. WILKERSON, E. A. CARSON, C. E. ESTES and B. F. COLEMAN, Jr.  Young WALKER 
was a student at Mercer university and was in Florida on a trip of business and 
pleasure combined.  He died from the effects of a gunshot wound accidentally 
received while hunting deer with a young friend.”


The “Columbus (GA) Daily Enquirer” newspaper, Wednesday, 28 APR 1886.


[Note:  Benoni Porter WALKER (29 AUG 1863-25 APR 1886), is buried at Linwood 
Cemetery, per “Muscogiana,” Vol. 3, Nos. 3 & 4 (Fall, 1992), p. 85.  I am 
not kin to this WALKER family, but am interested in knowing more about J. E. 
CAIN and Robert RYALS mentioned in this notice. - jml]



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