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Solimon S BRANDON

Coffelt (Vaughn) Cemetery
Benton County,
Arkansas

August 30, 1843 - June 16, 1904

*Obituary
Rogers Democrat
Wednesday, June 29, 1904

BRANDON, S.S. - (from The Bentonville Sun) S.S. Brandon died last Thursday morning shortly after midnight at the home of I.L. Lowe in the southwest part of town. Mr. Brandon had been seriously ill at his home near Parn for some time and was brought to Bentonville to be operated upon.

*Obituary
Gentry Journal-Advance
Friday, July 15, 1904

BRANDON, Solomon S. - We are called upon to chronicle the life, death and burial of our neighbor, friend and brother, Solomon S. Brandon, Benton Co., Arkansas who was born in Lincoln Co., Tennessee, Aug. 30, 1843; married to Miss G.E. Dean in 1865; joined "Head of Hurricane" Baptist Church in Moore Co., Tennessee in 1866; moved to Hill Co., Texas; was made a Mason in Osceola Lodge in 1876; moved to Benton Co., Arkansas; affiliated with Springtown Lodge in 1879; was ordained Deacon in Burgin Valley Baptist Church in 1882; affiliated with Hazel Valley Lodge a number of years; with other Brethren was a charter member of Centerton Lodge No. 562, F. and A.M. in 1902, of which he was the first Worshipful Master; was a member and secretary of Temple Baptist Church in its organization and at the time of his death, which occurred in Bentonville, Benton Co., Arkansas, June 16, 1904. His remains, accompanied by some of the brethren of Bentonville Lodge No. 56, F. and A.M. were conveyed to his residence near Parn where, in the presence of his bereaved family and relatives and a large number of his friends and neighbors, the church funeral services were solemnly conducted by Bro. Joiner of Bentonville and the pastor of Temple Baptist Church, Bro. J.L. Brown, after which the body, accompanied by a large concourse of people, was borne to the Coffelt cemetery and there, by his Brethren of Centerton Lodge, with Masonic honors, was consigned to its last resting place to await the resurrection morning.

Contributed on 8/30/12 by judyfrog
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Submitted: 8/30/12 • Approved: 1/18/24 • Last Updated: 1/21/24 • R748332-G0-S3

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