Benon TOPALIAN (1915-1988)

1 Benon Stephen TOPALIAN1 (1915-1988) [9168]. Born 22 Oct 1915, Marash, Turkey.1,2 Marr Jane Lucy WALKLEY 20 Sep 1944.1 Died 10 Dec 1988.2 Buried Old Hopkinton Cemetery, Hopkinton, NH.3

From the Mansfield News.

February 1, 1952 - "NEW RECTOR ARRIVES - GALION - The new rector of Grace Episcopal church, here, is Rev. B. Stephen Topalian. He and Mrs. Topalian and two children, Becky, 6 and Carol 4, have moved to Galion."

March 26, 1954 - "Talk Given For DAR By Rector - GALION - In his talk on "The Miracle of Missions," Rev. B. Stephan Topalian included many of his boyhood experiences in World War II in his native Armenia, when he was speaker for members of Olentangy chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution. The chapter was having its March luncheon meeting at Hotel Talbott. Rev. Topalian is rector of Grace Episcopal church. He stressed the responsibility of the Christian church to meet the needs of the people in other parts of the world. He said that Armenia was the first nation to be Christianized.".

Sources

1"From The Rosman Lawrence Family by Mrs. A. Lawrence Jinks, 1965".
2"Social Security Death Index".
3"Obituary of Rev. Benton S. Topalian in the Akron Beacon Journal, Secember 12, 1988.".