AVERY COUNTY, NC - OBITUARIES - Edith Benfield, 16 Dec 2003 ----¤¤¤¤---- NEWLAND – Edith Benfield, 90, of Tennant Road, died Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2003 in Spruce Pine Community Hospital. She was the daughter of the late Charlie and Maude Ollis Farthing, and wife of the late Ted Benfield. Survivors include her daughter, Mary Jonas of Hickory, and Willa McFalls of Newland; sons, Billy Benfield of Salisbury, Bruce Benfield of Hendersonville, and Bobby Benfield of Johnson City, TN; nine grandchildren; and eight great grandchildren. Graveside services were held at 11 a.m. Saturday in Crossnore Baptist Church Cemetery. Mitchell News-Journal 12/24/03 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Mitchell News Journal www.mitchellnews.com/ -----------------------------------------------------------------------------