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Chase County Obituaries
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Byram, Benjamin Franklin Ben Byram, 87, formerly of
Cedar Point, died Sept. 5,
2002, at Davenport, Iowa.
Chase County Leader-News, Cottonwood Falls, Kans. Sep 19, 2002
Complete obituary will fol-
low in next week's paper.
Benjamin Franklin Byram,
87, of Rock Island, formerly of
Lynn Center, died Sept. 5,
2002, at Genesis Medical
Center, Davenport, Iowa.
A memorial service was
Sept. 7, 2002, at Kirk, Huggins
& Esterdahl Funeral Home,
1301 4th St., Orion, with the
Rev. Mike Massa officiating.
Burial was in Western Township
Cemetery, Orion.
Memorials may be made to
Grace Lutheran Church,
Ophiem.
Benjamin was born Oct. 31,
1914, in Cedar Point to Joseph
Lee and Margaret Zickefoose
Byram. He married Leona M.
Bloomberg Sept. 24, 1940, in
Ophiem. She preceded him in
death May 19, 1989.
Benjamin owned and oper-
ated Byram Machine Tiling for
42 years, retiring in 1988. He
was a member of Ophiem
Lutheran Church.
Survivors include daugh-
ters, Judy Kay Nelson,
Freeport, Ill.; Jane LaVey
Samuelson, Atlanta, Ga.; sis-
ters, Esther Whibley, Laurel,
Md., Ola Pracht, Cottonwood
Falls, Lila Windler, Wichita;
brother, Arch Byram, Emporia;
five grandchildren; two great-
grandsons. He was preceded in
death by his parents; sisters,
Ruth and Twila; and brother,
Lemuel Wade.
Chase County Leader-News, Cottonwood Falls, Kans. Sep. 26, 2002
by your Chase County Host, Lorna Marvin.
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