John Benson Obituary
John W. Benson, 93, passed away on July 3, 2024, in Gun Barrel City, Texas. He was born on September 11, 1930, in Brooklyn, NY to parents Horace and Louisa Benson. John’s life was full of many adventures. He was husband, father, salesman, co-owner of Metroplex Sales Co. with wife Wanda, and an Air Force pilot trainer.
Having grown up living by a lake it was a dream of his to live on a lake again with his family. John, Wanda and kids moved from Irving to Cedar Creek Lake. John always had a boat to take all of us joy riding or water skiing on the lake. Summer family gatherings had him barbequing everything he could pull out of the refrigerator. Relaxing on the deck with Wanda watching the grandkids playing in the lake was a favorite time. Every year John and Wanda made it a point to watch the migrating cormorant’s fishing on the lake.
John is preceded by his parents Horace and Louisa Benson, and wife Wanda.
John is survived by daughter, Barbara Seastrunk and husband Bruce of Clayton, OK; daughter, Susan Benson of Schertz, TX; daughter, Cathie Stringer and husband Dale of Forney, TX; son, Bruce Benson and girlfriend Kathy Kelley of Trinidad, TX; son, Chris Benson and wife Marietza of Ben Wheeler, TX; sisters-in-law, Wilma Sutherland, Nita Pippins, Diane Rowe, and Edith Giles; grandson, Seth Seastrunk and wife Angela, grandson, Caleb Seastrunk and fiancé DeLana Mullins, grandson, Robert Warman, grandson, Richard Warman, grandson, Ryan Warman and wife Hayley, grandson, Dalton Stringer and wife Liz, grandson, Brandon Stringer and wife Hollie, grandson, Drew Benson and wife Alexis, granddaughter, Camerine Johnson and husband Robert, granddaughter, Anja Habib and husband Paul, granddaughter, Sarah Smith and husband Ben, 19 great-grandchildren, numerous nieces, nephews, family and friends.
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750 E Main St, Gun Barrel City, TX 75156
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