Champaign County OhArchives Obituaries.....Veness, Benjamin Eugene "Benny" March 10, 2010 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/oh/ohfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Karen Johnson-Heber gapeachprtnerz@bellsouth.net December 5, 2011, 11:00 pm Armentrout Funeral Home Benjamin E.“Benny” Veness, age 32 of Lakeview died at 11:05 pm Wednesday March 10,2010 He was born on November 24, 1977 in Amherst, OH to Stephen & Glenda (Smith) Veness. His mother and step father Matt Runkle survive in Urbana and his father and step mother, Libby Veness survive in Sabina. Other survivors include a brother Jeremiah “Miah” Runkle, Raleigh NC, 2 sisters Barbara “Barbie” (Shane) Jenks, St. Paris, Sarah Veness, Cincinnati, maternal grandmother, Louise Smith, Middlesboro, KY, paternal grandparents, Donald & Barbara Veness, Saint Petersburg, Ohio, Step grandfather Roger Runkle, Urbana, step grandmother Rebecca Runkle, Urbana, 5 uncles, Jeff (Janet) Veness, Matt (Carol) Veness, Todd (Debbie) Veness, Rev. Don Smith, Floyd Smith, an Aunt Kelly (Duane) Miller, cousins, nieces, and his loving pets, Matilda & Zoe. He was preceded in death by his maternal grandfather, Garrett Smith. Benny was a member of the Waynesfield Baptist Church, a 1996 graduate of Graham High School, and had attended Embry Riddle Aeronotical University. He was a bartender at the Lakeview Moose Lodge #1533 where he was also a member. Other memberships included the Delta Chi Fraternity and Lakeview Eagles Club. He loved fishing, golfing, and boating. Funeral services will begin at 11:00 am Tuesday, March 16, at Waynesfield Baptist Church with Pastor Rob White officiating. Burial will follow at Rosedale Cemetery. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/oh/champaign/obits/v/veness1177gob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/ohfiles/ File size: 2.0 Kb