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- Gerald A. Benway - September 22,1906 - December 29, 1926. Son of Alfred and Maude Rosella Johnson Benway.
Newspaper Obituary - Wednesday, January 5, 1927 Pulaski Democrat - Pulaski, New York - Gerald A. Benway Dies After Short illness - Gerald A. Benway, aged 20, died at the home of his parents, Glen Avenue, Wednesday afternoon, following a brief illness with pneumonia. He was born in the town of Albion, September 22d, 1906. He had been employed in the Salmon River Table Company plant for some time. He was a steady and industrious young man and well-liked by a large circle of friends. His marriage to Miss Bessie Carlisle of Potsdam was to have taken place during 1927. His death is a harsh blow to his parents and regretted by many. He is survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Benway, three sisters, Mrs. Clayton Baum, of California, Mrs. Deforest Parrow, and Miss Evelyn Benway, of Pulaski and three brothers, Lewis, Howard and Allen Benway, of this village. Funeral services were held from Undertaker A. E. Lawrence's funeral home, Lake Street, Friday afternoon at 1:30, Mr. Lawrence officiating. Burial in Pulaski cemetery, in the spring, the body was placed in the receiving chapel. The young man's fellow workmen at the Table Factory were largely present at the funeral.
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