Roebuck, South Carolina
Eleanor Ayers Benedict of Roebuck, South Carolina, passed away at home Thursday, January 15, 2004 following an extended illness. Born in Calhoun County, South Carolina, the daughter of Ida Amaker Ayers and Henry Gibbs Ayers.
She graduated from high school in Columbia, S.C. and Robinson’s Business College in Spartanburg, S.C. She retired from Duke Power Company after thirty years of service.
Surviving family: Frank Benedict, husband; daughter, Frances B. Ashley of Taylors; sons, Jimmy Benedict of Moore, SC and Thomas Benedict of Simpsonville, SC; sisters, Janet A. O’Kelly and Mable A. Strickland of Swansea, SC. Also survived by two granddaughters, two grandsons, two great-granddaugters, two stepsons, two nieces and one nephew.
The family will receive friends from 1:00 p.m. until 2:15 p.m. Sunday, January 18, 2004 at the Lanford-Dunbar Funeral Home prior to the service.
Funeral services will be held at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, January l8, 2004, at the funeral home with Rev. Monty King officiating.
Interment will be in Heritage Memorial Gardens, Roebuck.
The family will be at the home.
Memorials may be made to The Lutheran Hospice, P.O. Box 1353, Greer, S.C. 29652.
An on-line guestbook is available at www.lanfordfuneralhomes.com
Dear Franklin, Please know our thoughts and prayers are with you. Eleanor was a special lady. We love you. Love, Dean and Scooter
Dean and Scooter Bratton
January 18, 2004 | Columbia, SC
My dearest family,
I send my deepest condolences for the passing of our beloved. I so wish that I could be there today with you all. Please know that I am thinking of you. Aunt Eleanor meant so much to me and I feel truly blessed by God to have been touched by the beauty of her life and love. I love you all.
Blessings,
Shelley
Shelley Butela
January 18, 2004 | San Francisco, CA
Offering our deepest sympathies during this time.
The Staff of Lanford-Dunbar Funeral Home
January 17, 2004 | Spartanburg, SC
