Barry County Missouri - Benjamin F. McCary 1835 - 1918
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Barry County Missouri Obituary Benjamin F. McCary 1835 - 1918

Source: Scrapbook bought at the estate sale of Vivian Roller by  Ted  W.
Roller

BEN F. M'CARY PASSES AWAY ----o----Old Citizen Reached Eighty-Third Year
-- Respected by Everyone ----o----


Another name has been removed from the ? long list  of  old  and  highly
esteemed citizens of Barry county that calls to our minds  that  we  too
are moving along the same line, ? that distant country from whose bourne
no traveller ever returns there to make  a  strict  accounting  for  all
transactions on earth. Having made peace with his God in early life  and
lived the life that is necessary to heavenly accomplishments, his spirit
ascended to Hum who gave it and no doubt is now enjoying a happy reunion
with those of his loved ones who had gone to the glory land before.

After a stroke of paralysis and  infirmities  attending  old  age,  from
which he lingered for sometime, Benjamin F. McCary passed from earth  to
a heavenly domicile, aged 83 years and 19  days,  surrounded  by  loving
relatives and friends, at his home  4  miles  southwest  of  this  city,
Sunday morning, at 9 a.m., April 21.

He was born in Rhea county, Tenn., April 2, 1835 and was a  son  of  the
late Hon. and Mrs. Henry McCary who came to this  county  in  1837,  and
located the McCary farm 4 miles southwest of this city, where they lived
honorable and upright lives. Benj.  F.,  was  two  years  old  when  his
parents came to this county and has been a resident of the county for 81
years.

Oct. 5, 1856 he and Miss Tennessee A. Peevey were married; the bride was
a daughter of the late Judge and Mrs. Isacc  Peevey  old  and  respected
citizens of this county during life. To this marriage there was born  13
children, seven survive the parents and are: Osa McCary of  Stark  City,
Newton county, the only living son, and Mesdames George Packwood of near
Exeter, Mrs. E. W. Davis of  near  Wheaton,  Mrs.  Bert  Davis  of  near
Washburn, Mrs. Maud Anderson of San Juan, N.M., Ollie Burnett of  Dewey,
Okla., and Mrs. W.D. Pallet of near Cassville.

He left three brothers to mourn  his  passing:  F.A.  McCary  of  Powell
McDonald county, Josiah McCary of near Exeter and Thos. B. McCary  on  R
1, Cassville and a sister Mrs. Mitchell of California.

NOTE: Vol. I, pg. 69. of Barry County Cemeteries shows burial  place  as
Kings Cemetery aka Roller Cemetery, Tennessee is also buried there.

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