Ms. Ernestine R. Benson
Ms. Ernestine Rebecca Benson was born on May 28, 1937 to the late Cora Benson. She was preceded in death by her mother: Ms. Cora B. Benson; two sisters: Mrs. Forrestine Pleasant and Mrs. Willie G. Boykin; three brothers-in-law: Mr. Lewis Williams, Mr. Warren Pleasant, and Mr. Robert Boykin; one son-in-law: Mr. Willie Hawthorne, Jr.
Ms. Benson was educated in the Conecuh County School system, C.C.T.S. under the leadership of Mr. O. F. Frazier.
She departed this life peacefully at the Evergreen Nursing Home on July 11, 2016.
She leaves to cherish her many memories, her children: one daughter: Gail Benson Hawthorne; one son: Victor Dewayne Benson of Evergreen, AL; four grandchildren: Michelle Benson, Teresa Benson, Lisa Benson, and Victor Sanders, all of Evergreen, Alabama; three loving sisters: Margarite Williams, Geraldine V. Rodgers of Evergreen, AL; Julia R. (John) Murphy, of Castleberry, AL, three brothers: George Rodgers, Roy Rodgers, and James (Odessa) Rodgers, of Montgomery, AL; ten great-grandchildren, and six great-great-grandchildren; and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, other relatives and friends.
The family of Ms. Ernestine R. Benson would like to humbly thank: the staff of Evergreen Nursing Home, the staff of Evergreen Medical Center, and Dr. Mark Roberts.