Benjamin F. Farnsworth b. 1892 Tenn.> S.C. Obit. 1939
Spartanburg Herald , dated Jan. 28, 1939 { SC }
Greenville, Jan. 28- BENJAMIN FRANKLIN FARNSWORTH, 47, widely known retail furniture dealer here, died this morning at a local hospital, following a sudden heart attack.
Born in Bennettstown, Tenn., in 1892, he came to Greenville in 1913. He was president of the Furniture Exchange Assoc. and was a member of the retial merchant's bureau and the Chamber of Commerce.
MR. FARNSWORTH was a member of the Earl Street Baptist Church.
Surviving are his wife,MRS. CLARE WOODS FARNSWORTH; one daughter, MISS FRANCES FARNESWORTH; two brothers,W.H. and D.D. FARNSWORTH, both of Greenville and three sisters, MRS. J.E. STEVENSON of Clarksville, Tenn.,MRS. N.E. DOWLING of Greenville and MRS. J.L. SURRATT of Duncan. An aunt, MRS. E.F. STACKER, also survives.
Funeral services will be held Sunday from the Mackey Mortuary in Greenville. Interment will follow in the Springwood cemetery.
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