- LifeSketch
Arthur S. Benner, 74, of Nobleboro, died at the Maine Medical Center Saturday of burns received April 17 in a grass fire at Nobleboro. Henry D. Benner died that day of a heart attack as he tried to fight the flames on his brother's clothing. Mr. Benner was born in Nobleboro on Aug. 14, 1895, son of Henry and Emma Sproul Benner and was a lifelong resident. He was proprietor of a General Store for 46 years, and for a number of years operated a garage in conjunction with the store. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Helen Getchell Benner; a son, David A. Benner of Nobleboro; two daughters, Mrs. Beatrice Poole of Portland and Mrs. Janet Halloway of Bar Harbor; a sister, Mrs. Ethel Atkinson of Windham; 10 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren; several nieces, nephews, and cousins. Funeral services were held Tuesday at 2 p.m. at the Hall Funeral Home, 77 Main Street, Waldoboro, with the Rev. Earl F. Chapman officiating. Interment will be in the Benner Cemetery, Nobleboro.
Lincoln County News: June 18th, 1970.
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