Decatur County Journal Leon, Iowa Thursday, December 7, 1911 BENJAMIN T. MCCLEARY, son of ISAAC and MARY MCCLEARY, was born June 23, 1873 on the present home place near High Point, departed this life November 29, 1911, at the age of 38 years, 3 months and ? Days. He was united in marriage to Miss ANNA MYERS, of Allerton, on June 23, 1908. His health began to fail in the summer and he was under the doctor's care but was feeling no worse on retiring for the night the evening before his death. His sudden death was a great shock to his wife, aged mother, sister and brothers. He was converted in 1903 and on February 14, united with the Friends Church. The funeral services were held at the Friends Church, December 1, 1911, conducted by his Pastor, Rev. Plinney Fry, assisted by A.L. Sears. ------------------------------------------------------------- Copied by Nancee(McMurtrey)Seifert December 17, 2009 [email protected]