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- Castile NY Castilian - 2/16/1954
Sudden sorrow struck a local
home early Saturday morning,
September 11, 1954 when the infant
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Richard
Benedict, was found dead in
bed by the mother.
Mrs. Benedict, with her son Richard,
Jr., and her infant daughter,
Judy Ann, had arrived in Castile
only last Thursday from their
home in Oklahoma, to spend some
time with her husband's family. The
mother and infant, who was only
27 days old, occupied the same bed,-
When the mother awoke early, Saturday
morning she discovered the
child was not breathing. Dr. G. S.
Baker was summoned and he pro-
nounced the baby dead upon his
arrival. The cause of death was at-
tributed to asphyxiation.
Services .were conducted Sunday
afternoon at 2:00 o'clock at the
G,rave in Grace Cemetery with the
Rev. Edward Black, pastor of the
Castile Baptist Church, officiating.
In addition to the parents, one
brother, Richard Jr., survives; also
the paternal grandparents, Mr. and
Mrs. Chester Benedict and the maternal
grandparents, Mr. and Mrs.
Oliver Southern of Lawton, Okla.
Richard Benedict, who has been
stationed with the armed forces in
Japan and who had not seen his infant
daughter, received an emergency
leave and was flown to the
United States. He arrived in Castile
to be with his wife and son this
Wednesday evening.
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