Obituary - Benedict Joseph Melton, d. 1918, Spurlington, Taylor Co., Kentucky

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Submitted by Larry Shively, AMrun@aol.com  - Feb 1999

The News Journal, Thursday October 3, 1918, Vol IX, No 3, Page 5, Column 3

At Life's Close Full Stewardships
 - For B. Joseph Melton of Spurlington Saturday morning. Other Deaths Saturday morning at nine 
o'clock, Benedict Joseph Melton of Spurlington  in this county, passed over to the other shore 
after a season of severe suffering.  Mr. Melton was among Taylor county's most beloved citizens, 
being a true Christian and an untiring friend to his neighbors and family.  He was born near 
Jericho in this county and has lived all his life within  a few miles of the spot of his birth.  
He married Miss Mary Susan Shively  and to this union no children were born.  She died several 
years ago and  he afterwards married Miss Mary Newton.  Of this union the following  children 
with their mother survive:  Miss Cordia Melton, Charles,  Benedict, Dave James, and Frank Melton.
On last Monday morning the funeral was held at the Catholic church at Spurlington, when mass was 
said by the Rev. Father Wright of Finley and  the burial followed in the Catholic cemetery.  The 
large number of  friends and relatives who attended the funeral of Mr. Melton attested  the high 
esteem held by them of this good man.  The bereaved family have  the sincere sympathy of a large 
number of friends in their great loss.