East Prairie - Funeral service for Mrs. Mabel K. Benson, formerly of East Prairie, will be held Wednesday at McMikle Funeral Chapel in Charleston. Burial will be in the IOOF Cemetery.
Mrs. Benson, 85 years old, died Sunday at Holiday Home in Evansville, Ind.
She was born Oct. 11, 1903, in St. Louis, the daughter of Christian A. and Lillie E. Hughes Kuehner. She married Harry L. Benson Mar. 18, 1945. He died May 19, 1970.
She had lived in East Prairie a number of years, where she owned and operated Benson Mercantile Co. until retiring. She was a member of the Nelson Memorial Methodist Church here. She moved to Evansville 12 years ago.
Survivors include a daughter, Mrs. J. Guy Hoover; three grandsons and six great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by two brothers and a grandson.
Southeast Missourian
Mrs. Benson, 85 years old, died Sunday at Holiday Home in Evansville, Ind.
She was born Oct. 11, 1903, in St. Louis, the daughter of Christian A. and Lillie E. Hughes Kuehner. She married Harry L. Benson Mar. 18, 1945. He died May 19, 1970.
She had lived in East Prairie a number of years, where she owned and operated Benson Mercantile Co. until retiring. She was a member of the Nelson Memorial Methodist Church here. She moved to Evansville 12 years ago.
Survivors include a daughter, Mrs. J. Guy Hoover; three grandsons and six great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by two brothers and a grandson.
Southeast Missourian
East Prairie - Funeral service for Mrs. Mabel K. Benson, formerly of East Prairie, will be held Wednesday at McMikle Funeral Chapel in Charleston. Burial will be in the IOOF Cemetery.
Mrs. Benson, 85 years old, died Sunday at Holiday Home in Evansville, Ind.
She was born Oct. 11, 1903, in St. Louis, the daughter of Christian A. and Lillie E. Hughes Kuehner. She married Harry L. Benson Mar. 18, 1945. He died May 19, 1970.
She had lived in East Prairie a number of years, where she owned and operated Benson Mercantile Co. until retiring. She was a member of the Nelson Memorial Methodist Church here. She moved to Evansville 12 years ago.
Survivors include a daughter, Mrs. J. Guy Hoover; three grandsons and six great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by two brothers and a grandson.
Southeast Missourian
Mrs. Benson, 85 years old, died Sunday at Holiday Home in Evansville, Ind.
She was born Oct. 11, 1903, in St. Louis, the daughter of Christian A. and Lillie E. Hughes Kuehner. She married Harry L. Benson Mar. 18, 1945. He died May 19, 1970.
She had lived in East Prairie a number of years, where she owned and operated Benson Mercantile Co. until retiring. She was a member of the Nelson Memorial Methodist Church here. She moved to Evansville 12 years ago.
Survivors include a daughter, Mrs. J. Guy Hoover; three grandsons and six great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by two brothers and a grandson.
Southeast Missourian
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