Edward Guy Benningfield Jr.

Edward Guy Benningfield Jr. obituary, Columbia, KY

Edward Guy Benningfield Jr.

Edward Benningfield Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by Grissom-Martin Funeral Home, Inc. on Mar. 9, 2026.
Edward Guy Benningfield, Jr., 75, of Columbia, Kentucky, died Saturday, March 7, 2026, at Baptist Health Hardin in Elizabethtown

He was born April 25, 1950, in Hodgenville, Kentucky, to the late Edward Guy and Jeanette Lile Benningfield. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a brother; Ricky Benningfield.

He was a member of Cane Valley Baptist Church, a former mail carrier and Park Ranger for the Corps of Engineer.

Survivors include:

His wife – Dotty Benningfield of Columbia

Two brothers – Stephen Benningfield of Elizabethtown and Andy Benningfield of Hodgenville

Two sisters – Carolyn Loebig of Elizabethtown and Ann Smith of Hodgenville

Several nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends

Funeral service – Thursday, March 12, 2026, at 1:00 P.M. at Grissom-Martin Funeral Home with Bro. Clay Scott and Bro. Steve Willis officiating

Burial in Mt. Carmel Cemetery

Visitation after 10:00 A.M. Thursday

Grissom-Martin Funeral Home in charge of arrangement s

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LaRrue County Genealogy Society

March 11, 2026

The LaRue County Genealogy Society sends their sympathy to the family at this difficult time. The help that he gave to the genealogy society when they were beginning the society will be long remembered and appreciated.

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