Dallas Co., TX - Obits: Calvin Lafayette Bennett

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Calvin Lafayette Bennett (04 Dec 1842- 20 May 1916)

Terrell Daily Transcript May 27, 1916

Capt. C. L. Bennett Dead

Captain C. L. Bennett died at his home in Kaufman Saturday, and was buried in
Mesquite Sunday. The body was brought through Terrell Sunday Morning, and
taken to his old home in Mesquite, where he was buried with the honors of the
Masonic fraternity, of which he was an honored member. Besides friends and
relatives who accompanied his body to that place , the following members of
the Kaufman Masonic Lodge honored their deceased brother by paying the last
tribute of respect at the grave: W. J. Beck, R. H. Barnett, Guy Spencer, T. K.
Broughton, George G. Shaw, Wm. Feagan and Jim Yates. Those who attended the
funeral other than Masons were: W. T. Nash, Jack Nash, John Panky and Mr. Mrs.
Joe Miller. Mrs. Miller is a daughter of the deceased.

Captain Bennett was well known in Terrell, and had many friends here. He was
the father of Mrs. D. M. Weatherford.