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Submitted: 12/18/12 • Approved: 5/12/22 • Last Updated: 5/15/22 • R796352-G0-S3
18 Jul 1879 - 22 Mar 1953
Marriage: 02 Aug 1906 Izard County, Arkansas*
William Benjamin Vest husband of Sarah Nona (Banning) Vest. Wedding ceremony performed by his grandfather, Rev. James Jackson Vest. William Benjamin Vest son of Albert Harvey Vest and Nancy Jane (Shirley) Vest.
**obituary
William Benjamin Vest
Batesville-William Benjamin Vest, 73 of Boswell died in a local hospital Sunday. He was a lifetime resident of Arkansas, a farmer and a Baptist.
Survivors include his widow; two sons, Harlan of Boswell and Dale Vest of Mountain View, one daughter, Mrs. Earl Gillihan of Boswell; one sister, Mrs. Nancy Jones of Oxford, and four grandchildren.
Funeral services were conducted today in Boswell Baptist Church. Burial was in Vest Cemetery by Crouch Funeral Home.
Published 24 Mar 1953 Arkansas Democrat Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas.
*Cite This Record
"Arkansas, County Marriages, 1837-1957," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NMK1-ZYH : 9 March 2021), William B Vest, 2 Aug 1906; citing Marriage, Izard, Arkansas, United States, county offices, Arkansas; FHL microfilm 1,290,027.
Photo provided courtesy of Sandra Smith. Biological information provided by researcher dgb.
Contributed on 12/18/12 by sandhollow
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