WARD - Benjamin Franklin, 71, Rt. 1, Onalaska, passed away March 11th in a Chehalis hospital. He was born Aug. 6, 1888 in Marion, Ohio and had been a resident of Onalaska for 16 years. Mr. Ward was a member of the Presbyterian church, pas master of Silver Creek Grange, and a member of Hiram Masonic Lodge F. & A.M. Courtney, B.C. Surviving the deceased is his wife, Hazel. Funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon at the Boone mortuary with Rev. Kenneth Robinson officiating. Interment in Claquato cemetery.
Source: The Chehalis Advocate, 17 March 1960, page 4. Microfilm available at Washington State Library, 6880 Capitol Blvd. S., Tumwater, WA 98512
Transcribed by Kathryn Lester. She has no further information on this individual.