Chester County PA Archives Obituary.....Aldus BENNER, 1923 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/pafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Dan Lindley danoh19344@hotmail.com Daily Local News, January 12, 1923 Aldus Benner Aldus Benner, of Atglen, died yesterday at the Chester Count Hospital following an operation. Mr. Benner some time ago received an injury to one of his legs and the limb was amputated, a second operation became necessary and was performed yesterday, but the patient did not rally and he died shortly afterwards. He was 47 years of age and is survived by a wife and son. IBID: BENNER-In Chester County Hospital, on January 12th, 1923, Aldus W. Benner. Relatives and friends of the family are invited to attend the funeral without further notice form his late residence, in Atglen, on Tuesday, January 16, 1923. Services at the house at 1:30 o’clock p.m. Interment at Atglen Baptist Cemetery. Daily Local News, January 19, 1923 FUNERAL Funeral services were held over the body of Aldus Benner, at his late home, on Valley Avenue, on Tuesday afternoon, at 1:30 o’clock. The services were attended by many relatives and friends. The services were attended by many relatives and friends. The services were conducted by Rev. J.E. Balderson, pastor of the Baptist Church here, where the deceased was a member, taking his theme from Deuteronomy, 34:1, “And Moses went up from the plains of Moag unto the mountain of Nebo to top of Pisgah.” Two selections were sung, “The Old Rugged Cross,” and “It is well with my soul,” by a male quartette. The floral tributes were many and beautiful. The pall bearers were Messrs. William Young, P.F. Hudson, Charles Philips, Atglen; Stephen La Fave, George B. Mercer, and Alfred L. Crowe, of Downingtown. Interment was made in the Atglen Baptist Cemetery. On Monday evening, 25 men representing the Downingtown Manufacturing Company came to Atglen to pay their last tribute of respect to Aldus Benner, who had been an employee of the above company for a number of years. This file is located at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/pa/chester/obits/b/benner-a.txt