Betty Benfield

Memorial services for Betty Martin Benfield, age 72 of Clarkesville, will be held on Saturday, December 26, 2009, at 11:00 AM from the Ebenezer United Methodist Church with Rev. Tony Kemp officiating.

Mrs. Benfield passed away December 24, 2009 at her residence following an extended illness..

Born in Habersham County on May 26, 1937, Mrs. Benfield was the daughter of the late Marvin and Winnie McEntire Martin. She was a homemaker and a member of Ebenezer United Methodist Church. In addition to her parents Mrs. Benfield is preceded in death by brothers Wallace and Dan Martin and sister Gail Lovell.

Survivors include her husband Lewis Benfield of Clarkesville, daughters and sons in law Diane and Terry Lovell of Clarkesville and Linda and Robert Smith of Baldwin, sons David and Ronnie Benfield both of Clarkesville, brother Bud Martin of Atlanta, sisters Dorothy Ayers of Eastanollee, Pat Cash of Toccoa, Kathleen Nicholson of Clarkesville, and Mary Ruth Passmore of Hull, as well as eight grandchildren and six great grandchildren.

The family will receive friends at the funeral home, 5495 Highway 197 S. Clarkesville, on Friday, December 25, 2009, from 6-9 PM.

Those wishing may send condolences online at www.hillsidememorialchapel.com

Funeral arrangements by Hillside Memorial Chapel, Clarkesville. 706-754-6256