Loy Walter Benson^[1]

1922 - 2006  (84 years)

• Name	Loy Walter Benson
  Born	31 Jan 1922	Tennessee
  Gender	Male
  Census	1930	Perrys Mill, Blount County, Tennessee   [2]
  Census	1940	District 7, Sevier County, Tennessee   [3]
  Died	4 Sep 2006	Blount Memorial Hospital, Maryville, Blount County, Tennessee   [4]
  Buried	7 Sep 2006	Zion Chapel Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee
  Person ID	I170667	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	10 Jul 2014

  
  

  Father	Walter W. Benson,   b. 16 Jun 1891, Tennessee ,   d. 6 Dec 1975, Blount County, Tennessee  (Age 84 years)
  Mother	Mollie Leola Lewelling,   b. 3 Jul 1891, Tennessee ,   d. 13 Jan 1970  (Age 78 years)
  Family ID	F64443	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Alyene H. Reno,   b. 17 Jul 1932,   d. 14 Jan 2009, Blount Memorial Hospital, Maryville, Blount County, Tennessee  (Age 76 years)
  Married	Abt 1951
  Children	1. Steven Benson   2. Gary Wayne Benson   3. Dale Benson   4. Peggy Benson + 5. Teresa Lynn Benson,   b. 30 Apr 1960,   d. 3 Mar 2015, University of Tennessee Medical Center, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee  (Age 54 years)   6. Laurie Benson   7. Rebacca Benson   8. Jennifer Benson
  Family ID	F75949	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 31 Jan 1922 - Tennessee Census - 1930 - Perrys Mill, Blount County, Tennessee Census - 1940 - District 7, Sevier County, Tennessee Died - 4 Sep 2006 - Blount Memorial Hospital, Maryville, Blount County, Tennessee Buried - 7 Sep 2006 - Zion Chapel Cemetery, Blount 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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  [S73] Rawlings Funeral Home, Book 2, 13 Jan 1970. Mollie L. Benson obituary [S112] Census, 1930. name: Loy W Benson event: Census event date: 1930 event place: Perrys Mill, Blount, Tennessee gender: Male age: 8 marital status: Single race: White birthplace: Tennessee estimated birth year: 1922 immigration year: relationship to head of household: Son father's birthplace: Tennessee mother's birthplace: Tennessee enumeration district number: 0022 family number: 269 sheet number and letter: 14A line number: 46 nara publication: T626, roll 2234 film number: 2341968 digital folder number: 4548148 image number: 00753 Household Gender Age Birthplace head Walter W Benson M 38 Tennessee wife Molly L Benson F 28 Tennessee son Earnest Benson M 12 Tennessee son James W Benson M 10 Tennessee son Loy W Benson M 8 Tennessee son Wilord R Benson M 5 Tennessee stepson Newel Romines M 17 Tennessee [S112] Census, 1940. name: Loy Benson titles & terms: event: Census event year: 1940 event place: Civil District 7, Sevier, Tennessee, United States gender: Male age: 18 marital status: Single race (original): race (standardized): White relationship to head of household (original): relationship to head of household (standardized): Son birthplace: Tennessee estimated birth year: 1922 residence in 1935: Same House enumeration district number: 78-12 family number: 90 sheet number and letter: 6A line number: 4 nara publication number: T627 nara roll number: 3933 digital folder number: 005461375 image number: 00333 Household Gender Age Birthplace head W W Benson M 48 Tennessee wife Mollie Benson F 48 Tennessee son James Benson M 20 Tennessee son Loy Benson M 18 Tennessee son Willard Benson M 15 Tennessee son Wayne Benson M 7 Tennessee son Wade Benson M 5 Tennessee [S25] Smith Mortuary Company, www.smithmortuary.com, 4 Sep 2006. Born: January 31, 1922 Died: September 04, 2006 Services: Funeral service will be 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, September 6, 2006 in the Trinity Chapel of Smith Mortuary with Rev. Ronnie Hepperly, Rev. Phillip Marshall, Rev. Jim McCulla, and Dale Benson officiating. Interment will be 11:00 a.m. Thursday, September 7, 2006 at Zion’s Chapel Cemetery. Visitation: Family will receive friends from 5:30 p.m. until 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at Smith Mortuary, Maryville. Benson, Loy Walter age 84 of Friendsville passed away Monday, September 4, 2006 at Blount Memorial Hospital. He was a United States Army Veteran serving in WW II. He retired from TVA as a Electrical Engineer and was a 50 year member of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers. Preceded in death by parents, Walter and Molly Benson; brothers, Wade Benson, Ernest Benson, Jim Benson, and Newell Romines. Survivors include wife, Alyene Reno Benson; sons and daughters-in-law, Steven and Patty Benson of Michigan City, IN, Gary Wayne and Delaney Benson of Alcoa, Dale and Tracy Benson of Gainsville, GA; daughters and sons-in-law, Peggy and David Borden of Friendsville, Teresa and Mike Lindsey of Townsend, Laurie and Bob Lewis of Alcoa, Rebecca and Ronnie Duckworth of Friendsville, Jennifer and Jamie Payne of Maryville, TN; twenty-one grandchildren; seven great grandchildren; brothers, Willard Benson of Maryville and Wayne Benson of E. Peoria, IL, Funeral service will be 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, September 6, 2006 in the Trinity Chapel of Smith Mortuary with Rev. Ronnie Hepperly, Rev. Phillip Marshall, Rev. Jim McCulla, and Dale Benson officiating. Interment will be 11:00 a.m. Thursday, September 7, 2006 at Zion’s Chapel Cemetery. In leiu of flowers memorial Donations may be made to The Benson Family, c/o Smith Mortuary 1402 Tuckaleechee Pike, Maryville, TN 37803 to help with expenses. Family will receive friends from 5:30 p.m. until 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at Smith Mortuary, Maryville. Memorials: In leiu of flowers memorial Donations may be made to The Benson Family, c/o Smith Mortuary 1402 Tuckaleechee Pike, Maryville, TN 37803 to help with expenses. Location: Smith Mortuary