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Andrew Benya

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Andrew Benya Veteran

Birth
Death
15 Dec 2003 (aged 80)
Alabama, USA
Burial
Montgomery, Montgomery County, Alabama, USA GPS-Latitude: 32.3724799, Longitude: -86.120565
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Published in The Greenville News on Wednesday December 17, 2003
Andrew Benya
Montgomery, Ala.

Andrew Benya, Ret. MSgt, USAF, 69, a resident of Montgomery, Ala., died Monday, Dec. 15, 2003, just a few days shy of his 70th birthday at a local hospital.

Funeral services will be held Thursday, Dec. 18, 2003, at 2 p.m. at Alabama Heritage Funeral Home Chapel, with the Rev. Lee Dymond officiating. Interment will follow at Alabama Heritage Cemetery. Visitation will be held tonight, Dec. 17, 2003, from 6 to 8 at the funeral home.

Survivors include his wife, Thelma S. Benya, of Montgomery; three daughters, Suzie Macker, of Montgomery, Donna K. Benya, of Waterbury, Conn., and Margaret B. Jones, of Charlotte; two sons, James H. Harris, of Brunswick, Ga., and Andrew M. Benya, of Douglasville, Ga.; three sisters, Kay Pavlick, of Sharon, Pa., Marge Homes, of Hermitage, Pa., and Helen Hammon, of Murietta, Calif.; two brothers, George Benya, of Farrell, Pa., and John Benya, of Ottawa, Ill.; nine grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.

Mr. Benya was a veteran with the U.S. Air Force for 29 years, having served in World War II, the Korean War and Vietnam. He was a member of the Taylor Road Baptist Church.

Active pallbearers will be John Macker, Jon W. Jones Jr., David T. Benya, Paul A. Benya, John N. Macker and Andrew T. Macker.

Alabama Heritage directing.
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Published in The Greenville News on Wednesday December 17, 2003
Andrew Benya
Montgomery, Ala.

Andrew Benya, Ret. MSgt, USAF, 69, a resident of Montgomery, Ala., died Monday, Dec. 15, 2003, just a few days shy of his 70th birthday at a local hospital.

Funeral services will be held Thursday, Dec. 18, 2003, at 2 p.m. at Alabama Heritage Funeral Home Chapel, with the Rev. Lee Dymond officiating. Interment will follow at Alabama Heritage Cemetery. Visitation will be held tonight, Dec. 17, 2003, from 6 to 8 at the funeral home.

Survivors include his wife, Thelma S. Benya, of Montgomery; three daughters, Suzie Macker, of Montgomery, Donna K. Benya, of Waterbury, Conn., and Margaret B. Jones, of Charlotte; two sons, James H. Harris, of Brunswick, Ga., and Andrew M. Benya, of Douglasville, Ga.; three sisters, Kay Pavlick, of Sharon, Pa., Marge Homes, of Hermitage, Pa., and Helen Hammon, of Murietta, Calif.; two brothers, George Benya, of Farrell, Pa., and John Benya, of Ottawa, Ill.; nine grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.

Mr. Benya was a veteran with the U.S. Air Force for 29 years, having served in World War II, the Korean War and Vietnam. He was a member of the Taylor Road Baptist Church.

Active pallbearers will be John Macker, Jon W. Jones Jr., David T. Benya, Paul A. Benya, John N. Macker and Andrew T. Macker.

Alabama Heritage directing.


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  • Created by: Scott Braddy
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/39678387/andrew-benya: accessed ), memorial page for Andrew Benya (11 Dec 1923–15 Dec 2003), Find a Grave Memorial ID 39678387, citing Alabama Heritage Cemetery, Montgomery, Montgomery County, Alabama, USA; Maintained by Scott Braddy (contributor 46980257).