William Benjamin Saxbury 1872-1937

Dallas County Republican, February 18, 1937 - Williams Benjamin Saxbury was born January 26, 1872, near New Canton, Illinois, and passed away February 13, 1937, at his home near Buffalo, Mo., being at the time of his death 65 years and 18 days of age.

He had been in failing health for several years but was only bed fast one week of his last three weeks of serious illness.

He was married to Barbara Elizabeth Harmison April 15, 1900, and to this union were born six children, all of whom are still living. Mrs. Ethel Buttram, of Philipsburg, Mo., Mrs. Beulah Gregg, of Buffalo, Glen of Topeka, Kansas, Harold, Buffalo, Jesse, of Bellflower, California, and Wilma Carrie at home.

He was the son of Benjamin and Martha Saxbury. His father passed away when he was a boy of only 11 years and his mother, two brothers and one sister also preceded him in death.

He was a kind and helpful husband and father and a good christian neighbor and was liked by all who knew him. He leaves to mourn his passing, his kind and devoted companion, his six children, a step-brother, W. H. Brown, of Hannibal, Mo., a step-sister, Mrs. Lora Swan, of Madisonville, Mo., seven grand children, a numbers of nieces and nephews and a host of ther relatives and friends. He bore his terrible suffering with much patience and cheerfulness which was so much help to the many carring hands that cared for him until the last. All of his children were with him in his last illness, except Jesse, who was in California.

Funeral services were conducted at Prairie Grove at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 17, 1937, by Rev. Earl T. Sechler. Burial was in the Prairie Grove cemetery under direction of L. B. Jones.