Norfolk City Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Benton, Annie M. Scott March 1, 2001 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/va/vafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Diane Renfrow dianel14@gmail.com December 20, 2013, 11:00 am Virginian-Pilot, The (Norfolk, VA) - Sunday, March 4, 2001 Annie M. Scott Benton, of the 1200 block of Colonial Avenue, passed quietly and gently into eternal rest on Thursday, March 1, 2001, at Sentara Norfolk General Hospital. She was a native of Norfolk and the daughter of the late Henderson and Floredelia Coston Scott. She was the widow of James W. Benton Sr. Mrs. Benton had retired as a cosmetologist and had worked at Beatrice's Beauty Salon, formerly on Chapel Street in Norfolk. She was a dedicated member of Union United Church of Christ and had served as Den Mother for the Cub Scout Pack, a Deaconess and also had been a member of the Senior Choir. She leaves to cherish her memory a daughter, Gloria Benton Walker; two sons, the Honorable James W. Benton Jr. and his wife, Marriane, and Kenneth Scott Benton and his wife, Valerie; a sister, Helen Lacey; four grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; and a son-in-law Henry, J. Featherstone. She was predeceased by a daughter, Rosa Benton Featherstone. A funeral will be conducted at 11 a.m. Wednesday, March 7, 2001, at Union United Church of Christ, 877 Goff St., with the Rev. Joseph Copeland officiating. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery . Viewing will be from 2 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Riddick Funeral Service and the family will receive friends from 6 to 7 p.m. The body will be placed in church at 10 a.m. Wednesday. Additional Comments: Calvary Cemetery BENTON, ANNIE M I22269 Section 23, Block 23A, Lot 40, Space N 0 03/01/2001 File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/norfolkcity/obits/b/benton4131gob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/vafiles/ File size: 2.1 Kb