-----Original Message----- From: Darrell Warner [mailto:dw@qni.com] Sent: Wednesday, November 10, 1999 3:32 PM To: KYBATH-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [KYBATH] Obituary, Ben Morgan Thomas, 12-8-1938 Ben Morgan Thomas Bath County News-Outlook Thursday, December 8, 1938 Death Claims Ben M. Thomas Ben Morgan Thomas, 33 years old, died at the home of his mother, Mrs. Nettie A. Thomas, on Slate Avenue Monday, December 5, after an illness of some fourteen years' duration. Mr. Thomas' illness dates back to his 19th year, when he was taken ill with a spinal affliction, which slowly paralyzed his limbs. For the past year or so he had been able to move about with difficulty. Funeral services were held at the residence Wednesday morning, December 7th, at 10:30 o'clock, conducted by the Rev. Henry S. Ficklin, followed by interment in the family lot in the Owingsville Cemetery. He was the son of the late Mark Thomas and besides his mother is survived by four sisters, Mrs. Henry Jackson, of Alton, Mo., Mrs. Boys McCarty and Mrs. T. Epperson, of Mt. Sterling, and Mrs. Carroll Stull, of this county; five brothers, Richard Thomas, of Nicholas county, John Arnold Thomas, of Montgomery, and Edward, Jack and Watson Thomas, of Owingsville. Pall bearers were Dee Thomas, Mark Thomas, John Conyers, Billy Power, Joe Foley, Jr., Johnnie Stone, John D. Power and Richard Hart. See my entire Family Tree at http://www.qni.com/~dw/surnames.htm See the Death Certificates Page at http://members.xoom.com/warnertree/deathpage.htm Most everyone there has Kentucky connections. Warner Graveyard located in rural Owingsville, Bath County, Kentucky poSted at http://members.xoom.com/warnertree/wargrave.html Inventory, Sale Bill, Slave and Land Division from the Estate of Jacob Warner posted at http://members.xoom.com/warnertree/estate.htm