Columbus County, NC - Obituary of Hallie Tim Benton, 1969 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Hallie Tim Benton Fair Bluff -- Hallie Tim Benton, 74, a retired farmer, died Sunday. Funeral services are being conducted today at 5 p.m. from Porter Swamp Baptist Church by the Rev. Joseph Creech. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Surviving are four sons, Wayne of Cerro Gordo, Ray of Lake City, S.C., Charles of Norfolk, Va., and Lionel Benton of Darlington, S.C.; two daughters, Mrs. James Connor of Fair Bluff and Mrs. Charles Jones of Spartanburg, S.C.; a brother, Valery Benton of Whiteville; and a half brother, W. E. Williamson of Daytona Beach, Fla. From the contributor: Hallie Tim Benton was born Jan 17, 1895 and died Jul 19, 1969. He was married to Nana Purvis born Nov 3, 1902 and died Feb 25, 1996. Nana Purvis was the daughter of Shephard L. Purvis and Mary Ella Hayes. They are all buried in the Porter Swamp Cemetery, Cerro Gordo. ___________________________________________________________________ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Michael Walters ___________________________________________________________________