The Payette Independent
Thursday, July 21, 1927
George W. Bingaman was born in Lancaster county, Pennsylvania, Nov. 7, 1840. At the age of 21, he enlisted in the army as a private in Company C, 17th regiment of Pennsylvania cavalry of volunteers. He was with Sherman in his march to the ocean, was wounded twice and after three years of faithful service, received an honorable discharge.
May 20, 1868 he was united in marriage to Elizabeth Lellar at Redding, Pennsylvania. To this union nine children were born, seven of whom are living, M. K. Bingaman, Denver Colo.; Mrs. D. D. Ikenberry, Miami, New Mexico; Mrs. Edwin Harader, Grants Pass, Oregon; Mrs. Roy Cox, Salem, Oregon; Mrs. H. D. Bowman, Quinter, Kansas; Mrs. W. C. Willard, Nampa, Idaho; Oliver Bingaman of this place. Two brothers, Rev. A. L. Bingaman of Cerro Gordo, Illinois, and J. L. Bingaman of Greene, Iowa, also survive him.
In 1883 the Bingaman family moved from Redding, Pa., to Octavia, Nebraska and to Quinter, Kansas in 1899, and on to Idaho in 1918. Here the mother passed away May 1, 1924.
Mr. Bingaman enlisted into the Christian warfare during the early days of his married life and remained faithful to the end of his life. He was a member of the Church of the Brethren.
For the past two months he had been in failing health which required him to be bedfast. Death came Wednesday evening, July 13 at 5:30 o'clock. His was the ripe age of 87 years, 8 months and 6 days.
Funeral services were held from the Brethren Church Friday morning at 10:30, conducted by Rev. Herschel Shank, and interment was made beside his wife in Riverside Cemetery.
Dear is the spot where Christians sleep.
And sweet the strain where Angels poor,
O why should we in anguish weep?
They are not lost but gone before.
