Dorothy Helen Benson, 89. of Shelbyville died Saturday, August 20, 2022.
Funeral Services will be held 1 p.m. Thursday, August 25, at Hillcrest Funeral Home, Rev. Tim Miller officiating. Burial will follow at Hurricane Grove Baptist Church Cemetery. Visitation will begin at 11 a.m.
She was a native of Bedford County; a retired employee of Economy Pencil Co. and the oldest member of Hurricane Grove Baptist Church.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Elmer and Lila Pearl Nobles Brown; her husband, William Roy Benson; daughter, Peggy Jo Benson; son, Jerry Benson; sisters, Evelyn Gregory, Maggie Dalton, Carolyn Prater, Peggy Spence and Judy Grogan.
She is survived by a son, William Michael (Diana) Benson; daughter, Tammy (Junior) Lane; brothers, Lawrence (Jean) Brown, Raymond (Mildred) Brown, Ricky (Pam) Brown; sisters, Mildred Reed, Margaret (Wayne) Clanton, Brenda (Wayne) Roddy, Jane (Larry) Rollins; six grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
