Bentley. -Caleb Bentley, son of Melancton and Eliza Reynolds Bentley, was born in Berlin, N. Y., December 13, 1844, and died at his home Thursday, August 25, 1927.
On October 22, 1866, he was united in marriage to Emma Whitford by Rev. Asa Coon. To them were born five children, all of whom are here today to comfort and sustain the mother.
On April 7, 1868, he was baptized by Rev. James Summerbell and united with the Seventh Day Baptist Church of which he was a faithful member until called home.
In May, 1905, he was ordained deacon of the church, and for more than forty years has been a trustee of the same. The Word of God was very precious to him. He read it through seven times and, because of failing eyesight, was prevented from finishing it the eighth time. He accepted its teachings as a personal message from God to him.
Besides the wife and children, he is survived by fourteen grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren; one sister, Mrs. Minnie Prickett of Pittsfield, Mass.; and one brother, William Bentley, of Oklahoma. The children are: Mrs. Eva Ormsby of Berlin; Mrs. Jane Hull of Berlin; Mrs. Zella Rathbun of Hartford, Conn.; Arlie C. Bentley of Berlin; William U. Bentley of Berlin.
Burial services were held in the late home Sunday afternoon, August 28, 1927. In the absence of the pastor, the services were conducted by Rev. E. Adelbert Witter, who used the twenty-third Psalm as Scripture. Burial was made in the Seventh Day Baptist Cemetery.
