Obituaries:  Benjamin H. Sibley, Sabine Parish       S-140
Source:  Sabine Index, Many, La., Jan 22, 1976
Submitted by: Carl Dilbeck
              carlrad@earthlink.net




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Benjamin H. Sibley

  Benjamin Sibley, known to his friends as "Pepper", died on
Saturday, Jan. 17, at 12:45 in the Heritage Manor Nursing Home in
Mansfield.

  Survivors include two sisters, Mrs. Lula Johnson of Monroe, and
Mrs. Ida S. Pugh of Many; 2 brothers-in-law, Deacon Thomas R.
Pugh, and Mr. Collins Johnson; 1 niece, Mrs. Bessie Collins of
Los Angeles, Calif.; 7 nephews, 3 grand nephews, 10 great grand
nieces, and many other relatives and friends.

  Funeral services were held on Wednesday, Jan. 21, at the Bethel
Baptist Church, at 1 p.m. Burial was in the New Jerusalem
Cemetery, under the direction of the Thomas Funeral Home.

  Active pallbearers were Lere Aldredge, L. S. Barrett, James
Harris, Harold O. Nelson, Willard Palmer, Efferson McClanahan,
and Fern Woods.

  Honorary pallbearers were the Deacons of the Bethel Baptist
Church.