Benjamin Stauffer Lehman

Lehman, --- Benjamin S., son of the late Benjamin and Annie (Stauffer) Lehman, formerly of Elizabethtown, Pa., was born Feb. 3, 1871, and departed this life May 24, 1953, at the home of his son; aged 82 y. 3 m.21 d. He was a member of the Mt. Pleasant Mennonite Church. He, with his family, moved to Fentress about forty years ago. His wife and one son preceded him in death. Surviving are 3 sons and a daughter (Mrs. Elmer Zeagler, Manheim, Pa.; Herman R., Palmyra, Pa.; Irwin, Lake Park, Fla., and Jacob, with whom he resided). Twelve grandchildren and 8 great-grandchildren also survive. Funeral services were held at the Mt. Pleasant Church Fentress, Va., in charge of Clayton Bergey, after which the body was shipped to Pennsylvania, where further services were held at the Risser Mennonite Church near Elizabethtown, Pa., in charge of Noah Risser and Walter Oberholtzer. Interment was in the adjoining cemetery.

Gospel Herald - Volume XLVII , Number 27 - July 7, 1953---page 653, 654, 655

Death Certificate