JOE BENSON

ADVANCE -- Joe N. Benson, 60, of Advance, died Sunday, April 28, 1996, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau.

He was born Nov. 25, 1935 in Morse Chapel, Tenn., to the late Everett and Gladys Alexander Benson.

He married Carolyn Turner on Nov. 28, 1953, at Corinth, Miss.

Benson was a construction superintendent for R.L. Person Co. in Poplar bluff and a member of the Southern Baptist Church in Denton, Texas. He was also a member and past master of the Zalma Masonic Lodge AF&AM and a 32nd-degree Mason.

He is survived by his wife; two daughters: Patricia Hunt of Barozria, Texas, and Donna Lineberry of Advance; three brothers: Johnny Benson of Marion, Ark., Jerry Benson of Memphis, Tenn., and Charles Benson of St. Louis; one sister, Betty Moore of Memphis, Tenn.; and four grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by one brother.

Visitation will from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. today at Morgan Funeral Chapel in Advance. Mason rites will be at 7 p.m. Funeral service will Wednesday at 2 p.m. with the Rev. Gene Lineberry officiating, assisted by the Rev. Scott Price. Burial will be in Morgan Memorial Park in Advance.