Benjamin W. "Ben" Imus Obituary (1926

Let Us Pause To Honor the Memory of Mr. Benjamin Wayman "Ben" Imus Mr. Benjamin Wayman "Ben" Imus, age 87, of Madison, Indiana, entered this life on July 23, 1926 in St. Louis Missouri. He was the loving son of the late, Benjamin L. and Mazie E. Fallen Imus. Ben had graduated high school in 1944 from Sullivan High School and received his bachelor's in chemical engineering. He was inducted into the United States Army in 1953 and was raised to the rate of Corporal during the Korean War. He was honorably discharged from the Reserves on April 1st, 1960. He was united in marriage on September 8, 1956 in Madison, Indiana to Lula Marie Clark. This happy union of fifty three years was blessed with one son, Steven Douglas Imus. They resided in Cincinnati, Ohio for fifty years moving back to Madison in 2007 after the death of their son. Ben had worked as a chemical engineer, process engineer, design engineer, foreman, scheduling manager and production manager all of his working career. Most of his working career was spent with Emery Industries in Cincinnati for forty years. Ben was of the Christian faith, but was a very private man and enjoyed his time spent with his late son and devoted wife. Ben died on Tuesday, February 4, 2014, at 7:05 p.m. at the The Water's of Clifty Falls in Madison, Indiana. Click Here for Funeral Service A LOVING FAMILY Ben will be missed by his loving wife of fifty seven years, Lula Marie Clark Imus of Madison, Indiana; his brother in law and sisters in law, Roger & Kay Clark of Madison, Indiana and Margaret Clark of Madison, Indiana; his nieces and nephews, Julie, Brian, & Brittany Clark; Ashley Armes and Lindsey Bradley. He was preceded in death by his father, Benjamin Lincoln Imus; his mother, Mazie E. Fallen Imus Copeland; his son, Steven Douglas Imus, died Jan. 26, 2003; his brother, Paul Rothe and his sister, Evadna Griffith. PRIVATE FUNERAL CEREMONY Private funeral services will be conducted Friday, February 7, 2014, at 2:00 pm, by Bro. Bob Hicks at the Morgan & Nay Funeral Centre, 325 Demaree Drive in Madison, Indiana. Interment will follow in the Hebron Cemetery near Madison, Indiana. PRIVATE VISITATION Private visitation will be Friday from 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. the Morgan & Nay Funeral Centre, 325 Demaree Drive in Madison, Indiana. MILITARY HONORS A final salute will be conducted on Friday at 2:30 p.m. at the Morgan & Nay Funeral Centre, by Jefferson Post 9, of the American Legion. Full military honors will be conducted at the graveside by Jefferson Post 9, of the American Legion MEMORIAL EXPRESSIONS Memorial contributions may be made to the Hebron Cemetery. Cards are available at the funeral home. To send a flower arrangement in memory of Benjamin W. "Ben" Imus, please click here to visit our sympathy store.