A graveside service will be held at 10:00am Saturday, June 20, 2020 in Parkhill Cemetery with Pastor Judy Hay officiating, according to Striffler-Hamby Mortuary, 4071 Macon Road, Columbus, GA, 31907. The family will receive friends Friday evening, June 19, 2020, from 5:00pm until 7:00pm at the funeral home. For those attending both events, social distancing guidelines set forth by the CDC will be followed.
Mrs. Benton was born August 1st in Panola, KY, daughter of the late Brown and Hellen Walton Chrisman. She is the widow of CW4 (Ret.) Luther Buron Benton, Jr. They were married for 68 years. Mrs. Benton and her late husband owned and operated Portraits by Luther, where they provided photography services for countless families over the years. She loved to sew and do needlework. Mrs. Benton loved spending time with her family, especially her daughter and granddaughters. She was a woman with a kind and gentle spirit that will be cherished forever.
In addition to her parents and her husband, Mrs. Benton was preceded in death by five brothers, James Edward Chrisman, William D. Chrisman, Wayne Park Chrisman, Mitchell Paul Chrisman, and Nelson Dee Chrisman; and one sister, Elisabeth Maxine Harrison.
Survivors include her daughter, Karen Lee Benton Cearley and her husband, LTC (Ret.) William Tom Cearley; two granddaughters, Janda Lee Cearley Earnest and her husband, Kenny Earnest, and Rachael Lee Cearley Venegas and her husband, SGM Sergio Venegas; two brothers, Harry Glenn Chrisman and his wife, Barb, and Larry Gene Chrisman; one sister, Judith Lynn Nantz and her husband, Jay; one sister-in-law, Eva Benton Elam and her husband, Steve; and numerous nieces, nephews and friends.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made in memory of Mrs. Benton to Columbus Hospice, 7020 Moon Road, Columbus, GA, 31909, or visit www.columbushospice.com.
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