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Charles Benson Obituary

CHARLES DALE BENSON Charles Dale Benson went to meet his Lord and Savior on May 13th, 2020. He was born in Douthat, OK on January 31, 1936 to Charlie and Edna Benson, and was one of five siblings, three brothers and one sister. He graduated from Sunnyside High School in 1955, after which he honorably served 4 years in the Navy. He married the love of his life, Wandola Orr, in June of 1962. They celebrated almost 58 years of marriage until his passing. He is survived by his wife, three children, six grandchildren, six great grandchildren, one brother, and his sister. He dedicated his life to God and his family, a loving and kind man who will be dearly missed.

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Published by Tri-City Herald on May 19, 2020.

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May 25, 2020

May the love of friends and family carry you through your grief, and find comfort from knowing that God draws close to the broken-hearted.

Charles Mark Benson

May 23, 2020

My Father, my Dad, my Friend. How I will miss your presence, quiet strength, and mostly your Love. I will say goodbye for now, but not for long. I'll see you again, if I'm half the man you were, on Heavens bright shore.

Don Fronek

May 19, 2020

Dale.......did not know you had another name...clever.....I do remember the good old days.....I think we might have been in the same play in highschool

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