Butler County Genealogy Trails Kansas Frank Benson Bio

BUTLER COUNTY'S EIGHTY YEARS BIOS

FRANK BENSON

(Transcribed by Peggy Luce)

Frank Benson died today, and his death cast a shadow over the brightness of the February sun shining against a ground mantle of white snow. For Frank was reared in the atmosphere of the Kingdom of Butler, a member of a family whose name carries with it the greatest honor and respect, and commanding universal esteem and good will in his own right.

The whole town was stirred by Mr. Benson’s brave fight for his life, after he had been rescued from the river in which his overturned tractor pinned him. His clean life and strong constitution were big factors in his favor, and when he had survived the operation in which part of his right leg was removed, it was generally believed that he would recover. The interest of the town was centered at this bedside in the hospital. The sympathy of hundreds was ever with the sufferer. He was a true friend and a devoted husband and father. He had a wholesome outlook on life. He wielded a growing influence for good in his community. – February, 1920.