The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-01-02
BENJAMIN EXLEY, SR., AGED 49,
30 YEARS, Has PASSED AWAY
VETERAN OF CIVIL WAR AND GS-
TEEDD CITIZEN DIES AT
TER BRIEF ILLNESS.
Served Through Conflict Between States
and Recently Retired From
Business.
rcnjamin T:xlcy. Srr aged 81

Roninmin Txicy. Sr., aged 81 y"ars
ono OF The most widely known residents
If this community and the father M Ben
L,,Iry nr.sidrnt If the Ohio valley Drug
t.onuary, died IN III" family homo, -
rcsk,ll avenue. Echo Point. at II O'Clock
last night He had been i'll for IN" past
three months with complications 81 MS
! cases, incident Ia advanced years nuI
had been confined I" his bed only t""
weeks.
Th,. passing az Mr. Exlry puts upon
! The scroll nt the departed another vet
cram soldier uf the great Union army
who has joined tn" army ~ IN" major
NV. When the hurl. IL arms WAS sound
! I'D through this section that the rebel
| lion was on: that Abraham Lincoln nc'u
! I'd helm II was hr among thf. score OF
! Young men who formed IN" Cari!h ha'-
! :rrv. And all through the h''i"r anu
; long slruggl. "f i"Tr years ~ n't''T
+ conflict nf blood and strife lie WAS III
: the front, and during tn" war nc WAS
: hrrnrrd with an office FOR his EhIIhhlr!'
, lrnjamin Exlcy. then Il young fi'hh' !"'-
! lowing the surrender nf her, r"turhcu !"
: his home fr:sidc. I;ut during LA' Er'''
, and sO-rnwfui conflict between ,''i
: sraIrS II" cam" back - Wheeling OH "'H
,ur,nu.,}, and married ~ .w"cth"Hri ~
nFS bi'SlptH! days '7'i''.''
, Inns The w.ddIng was l'"ri"rn"" 'y
! minister Of Tho old N"rrh &ts""t Memo
! DIST church. The pastor mas !"hS poem
/ ,;.a.I. but III" Lrld" "f his d&E> 81 WIZ
! lives.
! When the day. al peace haH lowered
over hi: country. making II an uhl'"u
! stairs. benjamin EXi"y r~;urn'" h"n''
! returning 10 celebrate his l"ns-rr"I"hE-
: I'd hnnevmcrn with his nrid" since
! hos. day: t!iry hav" spent years ~
! h,nrInrss in this community, until III"
! chain was broken h. his passing
! Mr. F,xl..v was hnrr n"nr l."rds Eng
land nm Aprii II, ISIS. When : years
! did h, cana. to This country WIN H'S
! rnrrnts, who we're among the ponce
! ST tiers II! this community. II" Axe
| rd lauSly. INSTITUTES. ard was perhaps
! the oldest living student ~ that 'nS''N-
! t,nr When the war hrok" out u" en-
! lstrd with The Carlin Battery. rs stated,
,,,L II, WAS one o. the last few OF these
! gallant mon living. In 1878 he eSthb-
! ilshcd a NAMING mill in Martins Ferry
,rd for more than Z scor" OF years n"
! conducted that industry. About lSs? Nc
! slid on, that establishment and until
! short time ago had been connected with
! ,hr OHIO Valley Drug Company with ms
son. Death only stopped his commercial
! activities.
! Mr., Exlcy was perhaps the Oldest
! member Of North street church. whcre
| T." had worsh!pprd with his w'lc LOT
mora than a half century. lie leaves
! hcsidcs his widow one daughter MISS
! Martini Exlcy. at home; TWO or"th'Fs'
+ Edward Exlcy, Of Oklahoma CITY ok!m-
! hon,a. and Ben Exlcy. Of Wheeling. Ii
! NOR. his other son. died scvcra. years
, ago.
|, WAS announced from tho homo late
! las, night that no funeral arrangements
! would hr made in awaiting word from
relatives. hut that services Will be hc'd
IN :hr family residence, with inicrm"ht
N a local cemetery.