The Gadsden Times, Gadsden, Alabama
Friday, August 15, 1975, page 8
Wayne Albert Benson, 50, Ralls Avenue, died Wednesday 8:30 p.m. from injuries sustained in an accident. Survivors: wife, Dorothy Benson; son, Stephen Benson; daughters, Jeanette and Karen Benson; granddaughter, Amy Benson; daughter-in-law, Mrs. Karen Benson; sister, Mrs. Ruth Marshall, Missouri; brothers, Paul Benson, Colorado; Fredrick Benson, Illinois; Harold Benson, Iowa; and mother, Mrs. Mable Benson, Iowa. Funeral service 2:30 p.m. Collier-Butler Funeral Home and burial in Crestwood Cemetery. He was a native of Albia, Iowa and a resident of Etowah County, Alabama since 1967. He was a member of the Lutheran church and employed by Vanguard Industries.
The Gadsden Times, Gadsden, Etowah County, Alabama, Thursday, August 14, 1974, front page: Wayne Albert Benson was killed when his motorcycle crashed into a utility pole at Fuller Street near Tennessee Avenue in East Gadsden. He swerved to avoid an object in the road. His son was riding behind his father. The photograph shows two motorcycles at the accident scene.
1940 Iowa Federal Census:
Albert T Benson 48
Mabel G Benson 42
Paul E Benson 19
Wayne A Benson 15
Ruth J Benson 13
Frederick C Benson 10
Harold Benson 7
Friday, August 15, 1975, page 8
Wayne Albert Benson, 50, Ralls Avenue, died Wednesday 8:30 p.m. from injuries sustained in an accident. Survivors: wife, Dorothy Benson; son, Stephen Benson; daughters, Jeanette and Karen Benson; granddaughter, Amy Benson; daughter-in-law, Mrs. Karen Benson; sister, Mrs. Ruth Marshall, Missouri; brothers, Paul Benson, Colorado; Fredrick Benson, Illinois; Harold Benson, Iowa; and mother, Mrs. Mable Benson, Iowa. Funeral service 2:30 p.m. Collier-Butler Funeral Home and burial in Crestwood Cemetery. He was a native of Albia, Iowa and a resident of Etowah County, Alabama since 1967. He was a member of the Lutheran church and employed by Vanguard Industries.
The Gadsden Times, Gadsden, Etowah County, Alabama, Thursday, August 14, 1974, front page: Wayne Albert Benson was killed when his motorcycle crashed into a utility pole at Fuller Street near Tennessee Avenue in East Gadsden. He swerved to avoid an object in the road. His son was riding behind his father. The photograph shows two motorcycles at the accident scene.
1940 Iowa Federal Census:
Albert T Benson 48
Mabel G Benson 42
Paul E Benson 19
Wayne A Benson 15
Ruth J Benson 13
Frederick C Benson 10
Harold Benson 7
The Gadsden Times, Gadsden, Alabama
Friday, August 15, 1975, page 8
Wayne Albert Benson, 50, Ralls Avenue, died Wednesday 8:30 p.m. from injuries sustained in an accident. Survivors: wife, Dorothy Benson; son, Stephen Benson; daughters, Jeanette and Karen Benson; granddaughter, Amy Benson; daughter-in-law, Mrs. Karen Benson; sister, Mrs. Ruth Marshall, Missouri; brothers, Paul Benson, Colorado; Fredrick Benson, Illinois; Harold Benson, Iowa; and mother, Mrs. Mable Benson, Iowa. Funeral service 2:30 p.m. Collier-Butler Funeral Home and burial in Crestwood Cemetery. He was a native of Albia, Iowa and a resident of Etowah County, Alabama since 1967. He was a member of the Lutheran church and employed by Vanguard Industries.
The Gadsden Times, Gadsden, Etowah County, Alabama, Thursday, August 14, 1974, front page: Wayne Albert Benson was killed when his motorcycle crashed into a utility pole at Fuller Street near Tennessee Avenue in East Gadsden. He swerved to avoid an object in the road. His son was riding behind his father. The photograph shows two motorcycles at the accident scene.
1940 Iowa Federal Census:
Albert T Benson 48
Mabel G Benson 42
Paul E Benson 19
Wayne A Benson 15
Ruth J Benson 13
Frederick C Benson 10
Harold Benson 7
Friday, August 15, 1975, page 8
Wayne Albert Benson, 50, Ralls Avenue, died Wednesday 8:30 p.m. from injuries sustained in an accident. Survivors: wife, Dorothy Benson; son, Stephen Benson; daughters, Jeanette and Karen Benson; granddaughter, Amy Benson; daughter-in-law, Mrs. Karen Benson; sister, Mrs. Ruth Marshall, Missouri; brothers, Paul Benson, Colorado; Fredrick Benson, Illinois; Harold Benson, Iowa; and mother, Mrs. Mable Benson, Iowa. Funeral service 2:30 p.m. Collier-Butler Funeral Home and burial in Crestwood Cemetery. He was a native of Albia, Iowa and a resident of Etowah County, Alabama since 1967. He was a member of the Lutheran church and employed by Vanguard Industries.
The Gadsden Times, Gadsden, Etowah County, Alabama, Thursday, August 14, 1974, front page: Wayne Albert Benson was killed when his motorcycle crashed into a utility pole at Fuller Street near Tennessee Avenue in East Gadsden. He swerved to avoid an object in the road. His son was riding behind his father. The photograph shows two motorcycles at the accident scene.
1940 Iowa Federal Census:
Albert T Benson 48
Mabel G Benson 42
Paul E Benson 19
Wayne A Benson 15
Ruth J Benson 13
Frederick C Benson 10
Harold Benson 7
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