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Dorothy Mae <I>Benkert</I> Buchanan

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Dorothy Mae Benkert Buchanan

Birth
Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana, USA
Death
8 Dec 2019 (aged 96)
Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana, USA
Burial
Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana, USA Add to Map
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Dorothy Mae (Benkert) Buchanan, formerly of Evansville, IN, died on December 8, 2019 in Indianapolis, IN. She was born June 16, 1923.

Dorothy loved Jesus Christ the Lord and was confidently looking forward to being in His presence. She was a long-time member of Oak Hill Evangelical Free Church, now known as Oak Hill Bible Fellowship Church and a member of the Mr. and Mrs. Class. She taught in the Tuesday morning Bible Study Class and Vacation Bible School. Dorothy was a graduate of Bramwell’s Business College and worked at Deaconess Hospital in Medical records. She loved working with youth groups such as Brownies, Cub Scouts and Camp Fire Girls. Dorothy loved spending time with her grandchildren hosting “Tea Parties” for the younger ones. She loved Bible Study, reading, bird watching, gardening, boating and camping.

She is preceded in death by her parents, Anna and Elmer Benkert, her son, John Gary Buchanan in Vietnam in 1970, and her husband, John, in 2002.

Dorothy is survived by daughter and son-in-law, Cynthia and Jim Bright; daughter-in-law, Nancy Buchanan; grandchildren, Melissa (Tory) Swanson, Stacey (Joel) Weyrick, Joshua (Candace) Bright, Caleb (Kelsey) Bright, Nicole (Warren) Campbell, and Chad (Laura) Barclay. She had ten great grandchildren that she greatly enjoyed.

Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, December 21, 2019, at Alexander North Chapel, officiated by Rev. Cliff Herring, with burial in Sunset Memorial Park. Friends may visit Saturday from 9:30 a.m. until service time at the funeral home. Published in Courier Press, December 18, 2019.
Dorothy Mae (Benkert) Buchanan, formerly of Evansville, IN, died on December 8, 2019 in Indianapolis, IN. She was born June 16, 1923.

Dorothy loved Jesus Christ the Lord and was confidently looking forward to being in His presence. She was a long-time member of Oak Hill Evangelical Free Church, now known as Oak Hill Bible Fellowship Church and a member of the Mr. and Mrs. Class. She taught in the Tuesday morning Bible Study Class and Vacation Bible School. Dorothy was a graduate of Bramwell’s Business College and worked at Deaconess Hospital in Medical records. She loved working with youth groups such as Brownies, Cub Scouts and Camp Fire Girls. Dorothy loved spending time with her grandchildren hosting “Tea Parties” for the younger ones. She loved Bible Study, reading, bird watching, gardening, boating and camping.

She is preceded in death by her parents, Anna and Elmer Benkert, her son, John Gary Buchanan in Vietnam in 1970, and her husband, John, in 2002.

Dorothy is survived by daughter and son-in-law, Cynthia and Jim Bright; daughter-in-law, Nancy Buchanan; grandchildren, Melissa (Tory) Swanson, Stacey (Joel) Weyrick, Joshua (Candace) Bright, Caleb (Kelsey) Bright, Nicole (Warren) Campbell, and Chad (Laura) Barclay. She had ten great grandchildren that she greatly enjoyed.

Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, December 21, 2019, at Alexander North Chapel, officiated by Rev. Cliff Herring, with burial in Sunset Memorial Park. Friends may visit Saturday from 9:30 a.m. until service time at the funeral home. Published in Courier Press, December 18, 2019.


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  • Created by: Morris
  • Added: Dec 17, 2019
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/205525754/dorothy_mae-buchanan: accessed ), memorial page for Dorothy Mae Benkert Buchanan (16 Jun 1923–8 Dec 2019), Find a Grave Memorial ID 205525754, citing Sunset Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana, USA; Maintained by Morris (contributor 48601585).