Gertrude Matheny Benson

Gertrude Matheny Benson, 89, of Newport, passed away at 12:25 am on Saturday, November 27, 2010, at Marietta Memorial Hospital.

She was born on October 7, 1921, in Cornerville, Ohio, a daughter of William Henry and Sarah E. Noland Matheny.  She was a homemaker.

On June 22, 1942, she married Charles C. Benson who preceded her in death on July 2, 1987.  Gertrude is survived by 1 son and 8 daughters:  Janet (Tom) Grahame, Marilyn Shankland, Bonnie (Ed) Delong, Dearrell (Gladys) Benson, Wilma (Ralph) Carpenter, Anna (Joe) Huck, Sandra (Jimmy) Cooke, Nancy (Jim) Murphy, Christine Decker, several grandchildren and great grandchildren, 2 sisters:  Virginia Dearth and Wilda Sheets.

In addition to her parents and husband, she was preceded in death by 3 sons:  Charles W., Delmus Gene and Ernest Lee, 2 daughters:  Donna Sue and Patricia Ann, several grandchildren, 4 brothers:  Carl, Gale, Bernard and Guy; sister Nora Smith and son-in-law Charles E. Shankland.

Funeral services will be held at 11:00 am on Tuesday (November 30th) at McClure-Schafer-Lankford Funeral Home with Pastor Gale Lauderman officiating.  Burial will follow in Barker Cemetery.  Friends may call at the funeral home beginning at 2:00 pm on Monday.