Minnie Johnson Benson (TRENTON, S.C.)

TRENTON, S.C. - Minnie Johnson Benson, 58, widow of Fred D. Benson, entered into eternal rest on Friday evening, February 15, 2008 at University Hospital, Augusta, Ga. A celebration of her life will be held on Monday, February 18, 2008 at 3 p.m., Mt. Canaan Baptist Church, Trenton with the Rev. G.L. Brightharp officiating. Interment will be in the church cemetery. A native of Trenton, Minnie was a daughter of Beatrice Johnson Mance and the late Louis Johnson. She was a school teacher in the Edgefield County School System for 25 years. She was a member of Mt. Canaan Baptist Church, Trenton. Minnie leaves to cherish her memories: her daughter, Alfreda S. Benson, Trenton; her mother, Beatrice J. Mance, Trenton; three sisters, Beatrice J. (Min. Walter R.) Scott, Johnnelle (Lawrence) Bing, Trenton, Tippie H. Johnson, North Augusta; four stepsisters, Annette M. McCain, North Augusta, Betty J. Moseley and LaVerne M. Justice, Aiken, Doris M. (Reginald) Ritter, Cincinnati, Ohio; one stepbrother, Curtis (Irene) Mance, Aiken; three sisters-in-law, Eliza Grant, Sallie Smith, Hopkins, S.C. and Elnora Benson of Washington, D.C.; one brother-in-law, William E. Reynolds; a host of uncles, aunts, nieces, nephews, cousins, other relatives and friends. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions should be made to Mt. Canaan Baptist Church Relay for Life (American Cancer Society) 2451 Edgefield Road, Trenton, S.C. 29847. Friends may call at the residence, 1975 Edgefield Road, Trenton or after 2 p.m. today at the funeral home. G.L. Brightharp & Sons Mortuary, 614 West Avenue, North Augusta, S.C., (803) 279-0026 Sign the guestbook at AugustaChronicle.com

The Augusta Chronicle-February 17, 2008