She was born March 31, 1935, in Meade County, the daughter of the late Paul Warren Allen and Mary Eleanor Arnold.
She was a retired waitress and a member of Bethel United Methodist Church. She was preceded in death by 5 brothers and 2 sisters.
Ms Benham is survived by 3 children, Penny Downs and Neal Benham, both of Brandenburg, and Alan Benham, Carmi, IL; 7 sisters, Marie Hardesty, Payneville, Rena Lou Humphrey, Battletown, Loretta Jupin, Irene Hockman, Ruth Humphrey, Bonnie Jean Wardrip, and Patsy Smith, all of Brandenburg; 3 grandchildren, Samantha Benham, Leslie McNally, and Lance Downs.
Funeral services were held December 17 from the chapel of Jenkins-Sturgeon Funeral Home with the Rev. Roy Padgett Jr. officiating. Burial was in Bethel United Methodist Church Cemetery. Pallbearers were Mike Wood, Joe Marik, Bobby Barker, Roger Allen, Gary Allen, and Greg Allen.
Meade County Messenger, December 20, 2000 page 10A
She was born March 31, 1935, in Meade County, the daughter of the late Paul Warren Allen and Mary Eleanor Arnold.
She was a retired waitress and a member of Bethel United Methodist Church. She was preceded in death by 5 brothers and 2 sisters.
Ms Benham is survived by 3 children, Penny Downs and Neal Benham, both of Brandenburg, and Alan Benham, Carmi, IL; 7 sisters, Marie Hardesty, Payneville, Rena Lou Humphrey, Battletown, Loretta Jupin, Irene Hockman, Ruth Humphrey, Bonnie Jean Wardrip, and Patsy Smith, all of Brandenburg; 3 grandchildren, Samantha Benham, Leslie McNally, and Lance Downs.
Funeral services were held December 17 from the chapel of Jenkins-Sturgeon Funeral Home with the Rev. Roy Padgett Jr. officiating. Burial was in Bethel United Methodist Church Cemetery. Pallbearers were Mike Wood, Joe Marik, Bobby Barker, Roger Allen, Gary Allen, and Greg Allen.
Meade County Messenger, December 20, 2000 page 10A
Family Members
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Mary Mildred Allen Adkisson
1917–1977
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Alva Eugene "Buddy" Allen
1918–1997
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Neva Louise Allen Greer
1919–1966
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Beatrice Marie Allen Hardesty
1921–2002
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Loretta Mae "Lou" Allen Jupin
1922–2011
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Thelma Irene Allen Hockman
1923–2003
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James Lamar Allen
1925–1980
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William Randolph Allen
1927–1984
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Robert Verland Allen
1928–1976
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Nina Ruth Allen Humphrey
1932–2016
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Rena Lou Allen Humphrey
1936–2024
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Bonnie Jean Allen Wardrip
1938–2021
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Paul Warren Allen Jr.
1943–1944
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