STERLING – Betty Jean Benson, 61, of Sterling, passed away on Friday, August 28, 2020.
Betty was born in Sterling, on October 7, 1958, the daughter of Floyd and Alma (Little) Dickerson. Betty married David Benson on August 1, 1981, in Coleta.
Her love for children made her a pillar of the community, as she worked in the Unit 5 School District, mentoring those from all walks of life.
Survivors include her husband, David; one son, Seth (Allysa) Benson; two grandchildren, Hadley and Remington and three brothers, John Dickerson and his two sons, Kenneth (Tracy) Dickerson and his family and Richard Dickerson and his daughter, Natasha Dickerson.
Betty was preceded in death by her parents.
Cremation rites have been accorded. A public gathering at 10 a.m. on Saturday, September 5, 2020, at McDonald Funeral Home, 1002 12th Ave, Rock Falls, IL. A memorial service will follow at 11 a.m. with Reverend Scott Porter officiating.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, 262 Danny Thomas Place, Memphis, TN 38105.
Sauk Valley News ( Sterling, IL) - September 2, 2020
Thanks to contributor, Misty, for link to her father.
Betty was born in Sterling, on October 7, 1958, the daughter of Floyd and Alma (Little) Dickerson. Betty married David Benson on August 1, 1981, in Coleta.
Her love for children made her a pillar of the community, as she worked in the Unit 5 School District, mentoring those from all walks of life.
Survivors include her husband, David; one son, Seth (Allysa) Benson; two grandchildren, Hadley and Remington and three brothers, John Dickerson and his two sons, Kenneth (Tracy) Dickerson and his family and Richard Dickerson and his daughter, Natasha Dickerson.
Betty was preceded in death by her parents.
Cremation rites have been accorded. A public gathering at 10 a.m. on Saturday, September 5, 2020, at McDonald Funeral Home, 1002 12th Ave, Rock Falls, IL. A memorial service will follow at 11 a.m. with Reverend Scott Porter officiating.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, 262 Danny Thomas Place, Memphis, TN 38105.
Sauk Valley News ( Sterling, IL) - September 2, 2020
Thanks to contributor, Misty, for link to her father.
STERLING – Betty Jean Benson, 61, of Sterling, passed away on Friday, August 28, 2020.
Betty was born in Sterling, on October 7, 1958, the daughter of Floyd and Alma (Little) Dickerson. Betty married David Benson on August 1, 1981, in Coleta.
Her love for children made her a pillar of the community, as she worked in the Unit 5 School District, mentoring those from all walks of life.
Survivors include her husband, David; one son, Seth (Allysa) Benson; two grandchildren, Hadley and Remington and three brothers, John Dickerson and his two sons, Kenneth (Tracy) Dickerson and his family and Richard Dickerson and his daughter, Natasha Dickerson.
Betty was preceded in death by her parents.
Cremation rites have been accorded. A public gathering at 10 a.m. on Saturday, September 5, 2020, at McDonald Funeral Home, 1002 12th Ave, Rock Falls, IL. A memorial service will follow at 11 a.m. with Reverend Scott Porter officiating.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, 262 Danny Thomas Place, Memphis, TN 38105.
Sauk Valley News ( Sterling, IL) - September 2, 2020
Thanks to contributor, Misty, for link to her father.
Betty was born in Sterling, on October 7, 1958, the daughter of Floyd and Alma (Little) Dickerson. Betty married David Benson on August 1, 1981, in Coleta.
Her love for children made her a pillar of the community, as she worked in the Unit 5 School District, mentoring those from all walks of life.
Survivors include her husband, David; one son, Seth (Allysa) Benson; two grandchildren, Hadley and Remington and three brothers, John Dickerson and his two sons, Kenneth (Tracy) Dickerson and his family and Richard Dickerson and his daughter, Natasha Dickerson.
Betty was preceded in death by her parents.
Cremation rites have been accorded. A public gathering at 10 a.m. on Saturday, September 5, 2020, at McDonald Funeral Home, 1002 12th Ave, Rock Falls, IL. A memorial service will follow at 11 a.m. with Reverend Scott Porter officiating.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, 262 Danny Thomas Place, Memphis, TN 38105.
Sauk Valley News ( Sterling, IL) - September 2, 2020
Thanks to contributor, Misty, for link to her father.
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