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Published by Legacy Remembers from Jan. 7 to Jan. 8, 2013.

Benton, Margaret McCann, 88, resident of Fort Lauderdale for 50 years, passed away Sunday evening, January 6, 2013 in Knoxville, TN. Margaret was born in Columbus, Georgia. She was a member of First Baptist Church Ft. Lauderdale. She was a great Prayer Warrior who spent countless hours praying for her family, friends and people she would never meet. She received her BS degree in Home Economics from GSCW in Milledgeville, Georgia and worked as a Dietician at Cincinnati General Hospital and Grady Memorial. Margaret was a member of the DAR and Junior League of GFL. She is survived by her husband of 65 years, Dr. Curtis D. Benton Jr.; daughter, Janet Benton Murray of Ft. Lauderdale, FL and her sons, Curtis and Adam; son, Dudley James Benton and wife, Patricia, of Knoxville; their daughters, Katie, Emily, and Sarah, their spouses and children; brother, James W. McCann Jr. and wife, Marion, of Marietta, GA; several nieces and nephews. Services will be held in Knoxville, TN. www.clickfh.com.

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January 13, 2013

KAY JENKINS posted to the memorial.

January 8, 2013

Jim and Mary Geiger posted to the memorial.

January 7, 2013

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KAY JENKINS

January 13, 2013

In loving memory of a wonderful person. We will love you and miss you always.

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Jim and Mary Geiger

January 8, 2013

Margaret was a wonderful person... Her life demonstrated Proverbs 31:10-31 and serves as a model for all women, everywhere. Her children did, indeed, "rise up and call her blessed." Blessings to Curtis and the rest of the family from Jim and Mary Geiger and the rest of the Daystar Bible Class.

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