Daily Oklahoman
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
January 23, 1957
page 29

Wister Rites Planned Today For B. N. Wann

Wister - Jan 22 - Funeral for Benjamin Newton Wann, 74 year old Wister area farmer and rancher, will be at 2:30 pm Wednesday in the Glendale Baptist church. Wann died Sunday in his home.

A resident of this area, since 1931, he moved here from Arkansas. He was a member of the Missionary Baptist church here.

Surviving are his wife, Lula; three sons, Farmer of Tom; Gaylord, Pocola; and Collidge, Poteau; four daughters, Mrs. Baysul Balentine, Fanshawe; Mrs. Luther Wedge, Wister; Mrs. Clayton Andrews, Heavener, and Mrs. Hosea Gatlin, El Centro, Calif.; four brothers, Finis and Omer, both of Wister, Cleaver, Booneville, Ark., and Tom, Ozark, Ark.; 10 grandchildren and six great great grandchildren.

 

Contributed by Marti Graham, December 2003. Information posted as courtesy to researchers. The contributor is not related to nor researching any of the above.