Arval E. "Benny" Clevenger^{[1, 2, 3, 4]}

1928 - 2013  (85 years)

• Name	Arval E. "Benny" Clevenger
  Born	9 Apr 1928	Rutledge, Tennessee
  Gender	Male
  Census	1930	District 7, Grainger County, Tennessee   [5]
  Died	24 May 2013  [6]
  Buried	Boyds Creek Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee
  Person ID	I126222	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	9 Sep 2013

  
  

  Father	Arville Ernest Clevenger,   b. 17 Oct 1887, Tennessee ,   d. 13 Mar 1936, Knox County, Tennessee  (Age 48 years)
  Mother	Martha Ella Spencer,   b. 26 Sep 1885, Tennessee ,   d. 24 Feb 1959  (Age 73 years)
  Married	2 Mar 1906	Grainger County, Tennessee   [7]
  Family ID	F93529	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Margaret Creswell
  Married	Abt 1950
  Children	+ 1. Jan Clevenger   2. Kelly Clevenger
  Family ID	F46424	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 9 Apr 1928 - Rutledge, Tennessee Buried - - Boyds Creek Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

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• Sources

  [S74] Atchley Funeral Home Records, Volume IV, 1987-1999, Larry D. Fox, (Smoky Mountain Historical Society), 11 Sep 1987. Francis Hamilton Creswell obituary [S73] Rawlings Funeral Home, Book 2, 8 Jun 1970. Daisy Creswell obituary [S23] Atchley Funeral Home, (http://www.atchleyfuneralhome.com/), 3 Jul 2009. Joseph Bruce Creswell obituary [S4] Knoxville News-Sentinel (Tennessee), 1 Dec 2008. Faye Clevenger Clabo obituary [S112] Census, 1930. Name: Arval E Clevenger Event Type: Census Event Date: 1930 Event Place: District 7, Grainger, Tennessee Gender: Male Age: 2 Marital Status: Single Race: White Birthplace: Tennessee Birth Year (Estimated): 1928 Immigration Year: Relationship to Head of Household: Son Father's Birthplace: Tennessee Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee District: 0012 Household ID: 122 Sheet Number and Letter: 6A Line Number: 44 Affiliate Publication Number: T626, roll 2247 GS Film number: 2341981 Digital Folder Number: 4548161 Image Number: 00498 Household Gender Age Birthplace Head Arval E Clevenger M 42 Tennessee Wife Ella Clevenger F 44 Tennessee Daughter Esther E Clevenger F 21 Tennessee Son Floyd Clevenger M 16 Tennessee Daughter Leata Clevenger F 15 Tennessee Son Howard Clevenger M 12 Tennessee Daughter Fay Clevenger F 8 Tennessee Son George Clevenger M 6 Tennessee Son Arval E Clevenger M 2 Tennessee [S68] Click Funeral Home, (http://www.clickfuneralhome.com), 24 May 2013. A.E. (Ben) Clevenger, age 85, of Knoxville left this world and entered the arms of Jesus early Friday morning, May 24, 2013. He was born on April 9, 1928 in Rutledge, Tennessee and always cherished his Grainger County roots. Ben served with the U S Army during the Korean War. After his military service he was employed by the DeVilbiss Company of Toledo, Ohio, where he worked faithfully for 34 years until retirement in 1991. Thereafter, he worked with his family at West Knox Farm Market. Ben was loved by many loyal customers, with whom he shared his smile, friendship and sometimes his lunch. He was a member of Cedar Springs Presbytarian Church for over 30 years. Ben was devoted to his Lord and family. He was preceded in death by his parents, Arville Ernest Clevenger Sr. and Ella Spencer and was the last of 11 siblings. He is survived by his wife of 63 years, Margaret Creswell Clevenger, who lovingly cared for him all of his days; daughter and son-in-law, Jan and Greg McWhorter; son and daughter-in-law, Kelly and Lauren Clevenger all of Knoxville; grandchildren, Carson, Will and Meg McWhorter all of Knoxville, Aaron Clevenger and wife Alicia of Chattanooga, and Pati Alice Clevenger of Knoxville; several nieces, nephews and cousins. The family wishes to express their deep appreciation to all those who lovingly cared for Ben during his illness. A Celebration of Life Service will be held at 3:30 p.m. on Sunday, May 26 in the Chapel of Cedar Springs Presbyterian Church with Rev. Scott Jackson officiating. Receiving of friends will follow the service. Private graveside services will be held at Boyds Creek Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Cedar Springs Presbyterian Church, 9132 Kingston Pike, Knoxville, TN 37923, or to CADES, c/o Concord United Methodist Church, 11020 Roane Drive, Farragut, TN 37934. Click Funeral Home Farragut Chapel, 11915 Kingston Pike is serving the Clevenger family. [S58] Marriage Certificate. Name: Orvil Clevenger Titles and Terms: Event Type: Marriage Event Date: 02 Mar 1906 Event Place: Grainger, Tennessee, United States Age: Birth Year (Estimated): Father's Name: Father's Titles and Terms: Mother's Name: Mother's Titles and Terms: Spouse's Name: Ella Spencer Spouse's Titles and Terms: Spouse's Age: Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): Spouse's Father's Name: Spouse's Father's Titles and Terms: Spouse's Mother's Name: Spouse's Mother's Titles and Terms: Reference ID: GS Film number: 1465116 Digital Folder Number: 004486565 Image Number: 02798