Benjamin F. BENTLEY

BENTLEY

Posted By: Sharon R Becker (email)
Date: 5/28/2011 at 13:45:14

OBITUARY ~ BENJAMIN F. BENTLEY

Benjamin F. Bentley was born in Greenup county, Kentucky, May 17, 1861, and passed to his reward on Jan. 28, 1920, aged 58 years, 8 months, and 11 days.

From Kentucky the family moved to Michigan and later to Iowa where the deceased spent most of his life. At the age of 22 he was married but soon afterward lost his first wife and one child. His second marriage occurred Oct. 12, 1889. To this union nine children were born - four sons and five daughters. One daughter died at the age of six years. He is survived by his devoted wife and eight children, two brothers, John Bentley of Cloverton, Minnesota, and Willi- am Bentley of Burt, Iowa, and a large circle of friends.

He was converted and united with the M. E. church when about 28 years of age and with the exception of a few years while living in Missouri where he was associated with the Baptist church, he was loyal to the church of his choice. He was faithful in all his christian duties, a devoted father and a true christian gentleman. He will be missed from our circle below but we believe he has gone to be with Christ and the redeem ed of earth in heaven.

Funeral services were held at the home and interment was made in Bethel cemetery near Diagonal, Iowa.

Submission by Alice Carson, March of 2011