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Benjamin H. Colbert, U. S. Marshal
Former State Marshal Dies
Services for Benjamin H. Colbert, 87, Hot Springs, Arkansas, who died Thursday at Sulphur, will be at 10 a.m. Saturday in Hahn-Cook Funeral Home. Burial will be at Hot Springs.
Colbert was a Rough Rider and fought during the Spanish-American War at San Juan Hill under Theodore Roosevelt's command. He was cited for bravery by the Cuban government.
The town of Colbert, where he was born when Oklahoma was Indian Territory, was named after his family.
When Roosevelt became president, Colbert, who had been closely associated with him, was appointed U. S. Marshal for the southern district of Indian Territory. He also attended Baylor and Vanderbilt Universities.
A long-time resident of Tulsa, he moved to Hot Springs to live with his son, Ted Colbert, about a year ago. He was a member of the Presbyterian Church, a 32nd Degree Mason and a Shriner.
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