Ben H. Levey Succumbs

Ben H. Levey, secretary of Barnett-Levey, wholesale dry goods firm, and a Memphian for the past 18 years, died Monday morning at Baptist Hospital after an illness of six months.

Mr. Levey was born in Indianapolis, Ind., 74 years ago. He was in the manufacturing business in Colorado before moving to Oxford, Miss. He moved to Memphis several years later. Mr. Levey had continued to maintain business interest at Oxford.

He was a member of Temple Israel and B’nai B’rith, a Mason, a member of Scottish Rite and a Shriner. He made his home at Parkview Hotel.

Surviving are his daughter, Mrs. Stanley Barnett; his granddaughter, Mrs. Fred Fine and two great-grandchildren, all of Memphis, and his brother, Harry Levey of Chicago.

Services were held Tuesday morning with Dr. James A. Wax and the Rev. Dr. Harry W. Ettelson officiating. Interment was in Temple Israel Cemetery.

Hebrew Watchman

February 3, 1955, page 10