Pike County Times-Journal Zebulon, Ga., Friday, May 19, 1905 Mr. B.H. Lifsey Dies Mr. B.H. Lifsey died at his home near Finchers church Tuesday morning, having been sick only one week. He was born in this county in 1832 and has lived in the community in which he was born all of his life, being 73 years of age at the time of his death. He had been a devoted and consistent member of Finchers church since early boyhood. He was an active Sunday School worker, and had been teacher of a class for probably 40 years. The funeral services were conducted at his church by his pastor, Rev. J.L. Ware, of Milner. Interesting talks were made by a number of his old friends and comrades who spoke of his usefulness and faithfulness as a soldier and a citizen. He did all the good in the community that he could. He was a kind and devoted husband and father and a good neighbor. Everybody lost a good friend in his death. The family have the sincerest sympathies of friends. (Transcribed by Lynn Ballard Cunningham 9/6/02) ------------------- Descendants of Benjamin Hawkins Lifsey 1 Benjamin Hawkins Lifsey b: 02 September 1833 in Georgia d: 06 May 1905 in Pike County, Georgia ... +Mary Rucker b: Abt. 1843 in Georgia m: 1858 in Pike County, Georgia . 2 Emma L. Lifsey b: Abt. 1859 . 2 [1] James Henry Lifsey b: 06 June 1866 in Georgia d: 17 May 1924 in Pike County, Georgia ...... +Sallie Hartsfield m: 12 October 1890 d: Aft. 1896 in Pike County, Georgia . *2nd Wife of [1] James Henry Lifsey: ...... +Leola Smith m: Bef. 1896 in Pike County, Georgia . *3rd Wife of [1] James Henry Lifsey: ...... +Alice Bishop b: 02 July 1881 in Georgia m: 10 October 1904 in Pike County, Georgia d: 05 June 1970