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Newspaper
Massillon Independent
Location
Massillon, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 2019
Page
6
A centenarian from a rural 1919 hard labor childhood prepares to mark his 101st year at Amherst Meadows Care Center. Benning recalls a mule kick that infected his leg, the failed ether anesthesia, and subsequent amputation below the knee, with a peg leg shaping his years of schooling and farm work.
Ed Benning, born August 26 1911 in Carrollton Georgia, celebrated 108 years in Massillon Ohio where he once worked as a crane operator for Republic Steel and served as a custodian at Amherst Meadows. His wife Everleaner died July 7 2010 after 66 years of marriage. He credits leaving farm life for better schooling and a long, productive life aided by a supportive family and community.
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