Marvin Jacob Benfield
Marvin Jacob Benfield, 93, of Icard Ridge Rd., Hickory, N.C. passed away Sunday, June 17, 2007, at Carolina Rehab of Burke following a brief illness.
He was born in Alexander County October 22, 1913, the son of the late Abner Monrow Benfield and Callie Houck Benfield Fox.
He was a member of Mt. Bethel United Methodist Church, where he was a Sunday School teacher for many years. He was retired from Hickory Chair. A veteran of the U.S. Navy, he served during World War II. Mr. Benfield also served as an Alexander County Commissioner.
He is survived by a daughter and son-in-law, Helen B. Sigmon and husband Gene of Bethlehem; two sons, and daughters-in-laws: Max Benfield and wife Annasue of Charleston, S.C., and Don Benfield and wife Melissa of Elizabethtown, Ky.; two grandsons, Brian Sigmon and wife Marci of Bethlehem and Todd Benfield and wife Alexis of Charleston, S.C.; three granddaughters: Niki Hewett and husband Wayne of Cornelius, Heather Benfield of Raleigh, and Amber Walker and husband Andy of Louisville, Ky.; a step granddaughter, Hannah Grimes of Elizabethtown, Ky., a great grandson, Jon-Michael Walker of Louisville, Ky.; three great-granddaughters, Chase Benfield and Jordan Benfield, both of Charleston, S.C., and Anna Elizabeth Hewett of Cornelius.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Pheribee Inez Icard Benfield; brothers, Charlie Benfield, and Floyd, Woodrow, and Clyde Fox; and three sisters, Gertrude Hall, Mamie Kuykendale, and Ola Lewis.
Interment was in the Pisgah Cemetery.
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Thank you to SC Forsyth for providing the markerstone photos for this memorial page.
Marvin Jacob Benfield, 93, of Icard Ridge Rd., Hickory, N.C. passed away Sunday, June 17, 2007, at Carolina Rehab of Burke following a brief illness.
He was born in Alexander County October 22, 1913, the son of the late Abner Monrow Benfield and Callie Houck Benfield Fox.
He was a member of Mt. Bethel United Methodist Church, where he was a Sunday School teacher for many years. He was retired from Hickory Chair. A veteran of the U.S. Navy, he served during World War II. Mr. Benfield also served as an Alexander County Commissioner.
He is survived by a daughter and son-in-law, Helen B. Sigmon and husband Gene of Bethlehem; two sons, and daughters-in-laws: Max Benfield and wife Annasue of Charleston, S.C., and Don Benfield and wife Melissa of Elizabethtown, Ky.; two grandsons, Brian Sigmon and wife Marci of Bethlehem and Todd Benfield and wife Alexis of Charleston, S.C.; three granddaughters: Niki Hewett and husband Wayne of Cornelius, Heather Benfield of Raleigh, and Amber Walker and husband Andy of Louisville, Ky.; a step granddaughter, Hannah Grimes of Elizabethtown, Ky., a great grandson, Jon-Michael Walker of Louisville, Ky.; three great-granddaughters, Chase Benfield and Jordan Benfield, both of Charleston, S.C., and Anna Elizabeth Hewett of Cornelius.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Pheribee Inez Icard Benfield; brothers, Charlie Benfield, and Floyd, Woodrow, and Clyde Fox; and three sisters, Gertrude Hall, Mamie Kuykendale, and Ola Lewis.
Interment was in the Pisgah Cemetery.
-Appreciation-
Thank you to SC Forsyth for providing the markerstone photos for this memorial page.
Marvin Jacob Benfield
Marvin Jacob Benfield, 93, of Icard Ridge Rd., Hickory, N.C. passed away Sunday, June 17, 2007, at Carolina Rehab of Burke following a brief illness.
He was born in Alexander County October 22, 1913, the son of the late Abner Monrow Benfield and Callie Houck Benfield Fox.
He was a member of Mt. Bethel United Methodist Church, where he was a Sunday School teacher for many years. He was retired from Hickory Chair. A veteran of the U.S. Navy, he served during World War II. Mr. Benfield also served as an Alexander County Commissioner.
He is survived by a daughter and son-in-law, Helen B. Sigmon and husband Gene of Bethlehem; two sons, and daughters-in-laws: Max Benfield and wife Annasue of Charleston, S.C., and Don Benfield and wife Melissa of Elizabethtown, Ky.; two grandsons, Brian Sigmon and wife Marci of Bethlehem and Todd Benfield and wife Alexis of Charleston, S.C.; three granddaughters: Niki Hewett and husband Wayne of Cornelius, Heather Benfield of Raleigh, and Amber Walker and husband Andy of Louisville, Ky.; a step granddaughter, Hannah Grimes of Elizabethtown, Ky., a great grandson, Jon-Michael Walker of Louisville, Ky.; three great-granddaughters, Chase Benfield and Jordan Benfield, both of Charleston, S.C., and Anna Elizabeth Hewett of Cornelius.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Pheribee Inez Icard Benfield; brothers, Charlie Benfield, and Floyd, Woodrow, and Clyde Fox; and three sisters, Gertrude Hall, Mamie Kuykendale, and Ola Lewis.
Interment was in the Pisgah Cemetery.
-Appreciation-
Thank you to SC Forsyth for providing the markerstone photos for this memorial page.
Marvin Jacob Benfield, 93, of Icard Ridge Rd., Hickory, N.C. passed away Sunday, June 17, 2007, at Carolina Rehab of Burke following a brief illness.
He was born in Alexander County October 22, 1913, the son of the late Abner Monrow Benfield and Callie Houck Benfield Fox.
He was a member of Mt. Bethel United Methodist Church, where he was a Sunday School teacher for many years. He was retired from Hickory Chair. A veteran of the U.S. Navy, he served during World War II. Mr. Benfield also served as an Alexander County Commissioner.
He is survived by a daughter and son-in-law, Helen B. Sigmon and husband Gene of Bethlehem; two sons, and daughters-in-laws: Max Benfield and wife Annasue of Charleston, S.C., and Don Benfield and wife Melissa of Elizabethtown, Ky.; two grandsons, Brian Sigmon and wife Marci of Bethlehem and Todd Benfield and wife Alexis of Charleston, S.C.; three granddaughters: Niki Hewett and husband Wayne of Cornelius, Heather Benfield of Raleigh, and Amber Walker and husband Andy of Louisville, Ky.; a step granddaughter, Hannah Grimes of Elizabethtown, Ky., a great grandson, Jon-Michael Walker of Louisville, Ky.; three great-granddaughters, Chase Benfield and Jordan Benfield, both of Charleston, S.C., and Anna Elizabeth Hewett of Cornelius.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Pheribee Inez Icard Benfield; brothers, Charlie Benfield, and Floyd, Woodrow, and Clyde Fox; and three sisters, Gertrude Hall, Mamie Kuykendale, and Ola Lewis.
Interment was in the Pisgah Cemetery.
-Appreciation-
Thank you to SC Forsyth for providing the markerstone photos for this memorial page.
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