Obituary of Benjamin R FIELD, Shelby County, Illinois This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Cindy McCachern mccachern@worldnet.att.net Obituary of Benjamin R. Field about 10 May 1903 Benjamin R. Field, who for sometime has been a resident of this city, responded to the summons of Death Sunday morning and was called away into the Hereafter. More than two years ago Mr. Field was a victim of a stroke of paralysis, and later received the second one. During the months following he suffered greatly, and welcomed the means of the release from the ills of the flesh. For several days just previous to his death he lay in an unconscious condition and did not rally sufficiently to bid farewell to the relatives who surrounded him. The funeral services were held at the residence at three o'clock Monday afternoon, conducted by Rev. J. W. Whitlock and Rev. P. S. Heald. Afterwards the remains were taken to Hazelton, Ind., where they were laid away Tuesday morning to await the resurrection of the Just. The funeral party included Mrs. Field, her son George, of Valparaiso, Indiana, her nephew J. W. Field of Strasburg, and Miss Bessie Field of Patoka, Indiana. Mr. Field was born in Gibson County, Indiana, on the 18th of July, 1828 and was therefore nearly 75 years of age at the time of his death. Quite a number of years ago he came to Shelby County, and in 1893 removed to this city. He was married five times, his fifth wife and two sons by a former marriage surviving him. The sons are George E., of Valparaiso, and K. R. of Patoka. An aged brother of the deceased, K. W. Field, resides in this city and with a host of other relatives and intimate friends mourns the death of him who... This article is from a Shelbyville, Shelby County, Illinios, newspaper printed shortly after May 10, 1903. It was cut off at the end. **************************************************************** USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. ***************************************************************** This file was submitted for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Cindy McCachern