Extracted from The Smithfield Herald (Smithfield, NC)
Death Near Benson
On Tuesday morning of this week Mr. William J. McLamb who lived three miles west of Benson, died of dropsy after about six weeks of illness. The remains were buried Wednesday at Hodges Chapel Free Will Baptist church. He was a good farmer and useful citizen and will be greatly missed in his neighborhood.
Friday, February 12, 1909