This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: WandaPurcell13 Surnames: Thurman, Barber, Price Classification: obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.oklahoma.counties.rogermills/8982/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Bennett Joseph "Benjamin" Thurman was born April 17, 1855 at Hodgenville, Kentucky. He departed this life October 28, 1929 at his home near Hamburg, Oklahoma at the age of 74 years, 6 months, 11 days. He was the son of Bennet and Lucy Barber Thurmasn. Mr. Thurman taught school 8 years and was County Supt. for 4 years. At the age of 21, he moved to Neosho, Missouri where he practiced law for 11 years and continued practicing for about 20 years in all. He returned to Kentucky and gave loving care to the declining years of his mother, his father having died in 1883. On February 7, 1896, Mr. Thurman was married at Hodgenville, Kentucky to Maggie Price. To this union was born 4 childen: Nicholas, Jack, Lucy Belle and Joseph B. Lucy Belle age 2 years and Jack B. age 6 months preceded their father in death. He is survived by his wife, two sons Nick and Joe, two grandsons of whom he was inordinately proud, one niece and one nephew. Mr. Thurman was baptized into the faith of ! the Baptist Church at Neosho, Missouri at the age of 25 years. A week ago he had a hemorrhage on the brain that caused pariasl paralysisd which was soon followed by another stroked that closed his life in this world. He was a loving husband and father and such a neighbor that all who have known him in the 25 years that he lived here (Oklahoma will feel they have lost a real friend. Services were conducted at Union Chapel Cemetery on Tuesday afternoon, December 29, 1929. (Note spelling of Bennett and Bennet) Charolotte Nance Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.