BENSLEY, Lulu F.

NEAL, BENSLEY

Posted By: Colette Miles (email)
Date: 6/3/2014 at 15:24:58

The Semi-Weekly Democrat - Cherokee, Iowa, May 22, 1919

OBITUARY.

Lulu F Neal was born March 16,
1868, in Cumberland county, Illinois,
and died in Cherokee, Iowa, May 17
1919, at 3 o'clock a. m., aged 51 years,
2 months and one day. She was married
to Albert D. Bensley November 5,
1888. To this union was born thirteen
children, Mark, Alta, Ores, Oren, Iva,
Joseph, Laverna and Neal, all of
whom are left to mourn the loss of
mother Layton, Festus, Robert and
two infants preceeded their mother to
their eternal home.
She was baptised in the Baptist
church when about seventeen years of
age. Besides her husband and children
she leaves two brothers, 0 F
Neal of Halsey, Oregon, E. C Neal
of Chillicothe, Illinois, and one sister,
Mrs. Riley Bensley of Cherokee, besides
a host of relatives and friends.
The deceased was a member of the
W. R. C. of Cherokee., Iowa. Funeral
services were held Sunday, May 18,
at 2 o'clock p m. at her residence in
Cherokee, Iowa Burial in Oak Hill
cemetery Services were conducted by
Rev A S Winslow.

Card of Thanks.
To the many friends and neighbors
who were so kind to us in the loss of
our dear wife and mother, we wish to
express our sincere appreciation. —A.
D Bensley and family.