Christine Langseth Benagh

1924 - 2017

Christine Langseth Benagh

Nashville, TN

Christine Langseth Benagh died on May 4 at the age of 93. Raised in Nashville she graduated as Valedictorian and Prettiest Girl from Central High School in 1941 and Vanderbilt University Cum Laude in 1946. She married Henry Collier Benagh in 1945. Christine provided a wonderful childhood to her four children - Christine Benagh of Washington, DC, Barbara Benagh of Durham, NC, Henry Benagh of Miltown Malbay, Ireland and Mary Benagh O'Neil of Nashville.

Christine was active at St. Phillip's Episcopal Church in Donelson and, later, Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church. She established a kindergarten at St. Phillip's and became an editor at Methodist Publishing House before starting her own an firm, WordWorks. She was the author of three published books including An Englishman in the Court of the Czar.

Christine is survived by her beloved children, son-in-law Brian O'Neil, daughter-in-law Bernadette McCarthy Benagh, her grandchildren Sarah Sattin and husband Joshua, Annie Ruth, Lucy and Elizabeth Benagh, great grandsons David and Noah Sattin.and close friends Lee Ann Anderson, Janice Crane, Sam Brown, and Hal Weatherby as well as other relatives and dear friends. She will be greatly missed.

In Mother's last days she told two of her children how she wanted her obituary to read and this is what she said, "The train has left the station early, sorry if you did not get your invitation."

Family will receive visitors Monday May 8, 4-7 pm at Marshall Donnelly Combs Funeral Home, 201 25th Ave. N., Nashville, TN 37203 where a Trisagion will be prayed at 4:00. The funeral will be Tuesday, May 9 at 1:00 at Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church, 4905 Franklin Pike, Nashville followed by internment at Spring Hill Cemetery, 5110 Gallatin Pike.

Pallbearers for Christine are James N. Anderson, George Anderson, Hal Weatherby, Brian O'Neil, David Taber, and Tim Weeks. Honorary pallbearers are John Sanders and Fred Proyce.