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Clifford BengeJune 4, 1932 - December 11, 2009 Age: 77 Greensburg, Indiana |
Date of Death:
Friday,
December 11, 2009 at 2:00 a.m.
Place of Death:
Methodist
Hospital at Indianapolis
Date of Birth:
June 4, 1932
Place of Birth:
Manchester,
Kentucky
A Celebration of Life
service will be held on Monday, December 14, 2009 at 5:00 p.m.
Place:
Bass & Gasper
Funeral Home at Westport
Visitation:
Friends may call at the Bass & Gasper Funeral Home on Monday
from 2:00 p.m. until time of service at 5:00 p.m.
Officiating: Rev. David A. Scaggs
Parents:
Joe and Nancy (Howard) Benge
HISTORY:
Residential: His family moved to Indiana in 1940.
Education: He graduated from Vallonia High School in 1953 where he played on the winning sectional team in 1950.
Occupation: He was a semi retired farmer and he loved the land.
He retired from the U.S. Air Force in 1972 and purchased his farm south of Greensburg
Memberships: Clifty Creek Coon Hunters Club
Indiana Coon Hunters Association
Westport Baptist Church
Hobbies:
His greatest joys were his farm, grandsons and Walker Coonhounds.
Married: Pat Black
Place: Westport Baptist Church
Date: January 11, 1958
SURVIVORS:
Wife - Pat Benge - Greensburg, Indiana
1 Daughter - Nancy (Neal) Purvis - Greenville, Indiana
2 Sons - Dennis O. Benge (Partner-Tony Davey) - Indianapolis, Indiana
Troy A. (Theresa) Benge - Greensburg, Indiana
1 Sister - Wanda Thacker - Berea, Kentucky
1 Brother - John (Anne) Benge - Medora, Indiana
5 Grandsons - Jared Benge - Greensburg, Indiana
Nathan Benge - Greensburg, Indiana
Nick Benge - Greensburg, Indiana
Brandon Benge - Greensburg, Indiana
Ben Purvis - Greenville, Indiana
Preceded in death by: Parents
2 Sisters – Clara Franklin
Dorothy Bowling
4 Brothers – Jim Benge
Harry Benge
Alfred Benge
Homer Benge
Memorial contributions may be made to the Westport Baptist Church Building Fund
through the funeral home.
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