Payette County ID Archives Obituaries.....Benson, Hoy James 1926
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The Payette Independent 2-25-1926
The Payette Independent
Payette, Idaho
Thursday, February 25, 1926
 
HOY JAMES BENSON

Hoy James Benson was born in Jasper county, Indiana, December 17, 1876. He was 
baptized when a young boy into the Christian church at Delphi, Indiana, and 
remained a faithful member until the end. He was married to Elta Luella 
Maxfield, November 11, 1908. Two children were born to this union, Dorothy 
Elizabeth, 15 years of age, and James Maxfield, who died at the age of one 
year and three weeks.

After a brief illness Mr. Benson died at 10 o'clock a. m. February 22, 1926, 
at the age of 49 years, 2 months and 5 days, leaving his wife and daughter, 
two sisters, three brothers and innumerable friends to mourn his untimely 
death. The sisters are Mrs. Leora Helton, of Indianapolis, Indiana, and Mrs. 
Ethel Metzger, of Lafayette, Indiana. The brothers are Ray and Everest Benson, 
of Indianapolis, and Evvett Benson, of Chicago.

Funeral services were conducted from eh Christian church at 2:30 Wednesday 
afternoon and were conducted by Rev. Ernest L. Mitchell, pastor. Interment 
took place of Riverside cemetery. The sympathy of the community goes out to 
the bereaved wife and daughter and other relatives.

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