Sarah B. (Sallie) Benner

Female 1855 - 1925


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  • Born  28 Jun 1855  Bucks County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender  Female 
    Died  1 Oct 1925  Bucks County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried  Rockhill Mennonite Cemetery, West Rockhill Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • Gospel Herald - Vol. XVIII, No. 31 - October 29, 1925 - page 639
      Detweiler. - Sarah (Benner) Detweiler was born June 28, 1855; died Oct. 5, 1925, at the home of her son in Silverdale, Pa; aged 70 y. 3 m. 3 d. Two daughters, 1 son, 4 grandchildren, and 1 great-grandchild survive. After a lingering illness of dropsy and heart failure, she passed away peacefully, being conscious to the end. She fell asleep in Jesus, not even moving her hands. Services at the home by I. Frank Swartz with further services at the Blooming Glen Church by Wilson R. Mo_er and Alfred Detweiler. Interment in the Rockhill Cemetery. Text, II Cor. 5:1.

      "She longed to cross the silent river,
      The summons then at midnight came;
      Mother's gone to yonder shore,
      To be with Christ forevermore."
    Person ID  I1973  ShowalterFunk
    Last Modified  6 Feb 2009 

    Family  Garret A. Detweiler,   b. 3 Mar 1853, Bucks County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Feb 1887, Bucks County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married  16 Oct 1875 
    Children 
     1. Ella Benner Detweiler,   b. 25 Sep 1877, Silverdale, Bucks County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Feb 1963, Eastern Mennonite Home, Souderton, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. Ira B. Detweiler,   b. 10 Sep 1882, Bucks County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Jul 1950, Silverdale, Bucks County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location
    Family ID  F6404  Group Sheet


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