Betty Smith Benefield

Holman-Abbeville Mortuary & Cremations

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Posted by: Holman Mortuaries
334-585-5261
Date: Dec 12 2021 11:35 AM

ABBEVILLE. . .Betty Smith Benefield, a resident of Abbeville, died Saturday afternoon, December 11, 2021, in a Dothan hospital. She was 73.

Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M. Monday, December 13, 2021, in the Holman-Abbeville Mortuary Chapel with Reverend George Bryan officiating. Burial will follow in the Abbeville Memorial Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 1:00 until 2:00 P.M. Monday at the mortuary in Abbeville.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society, 3054 McGehee Road, Montgomery, AL 36111.

Betty Benefield was born and reared in the Camp Springs community of Henry County, daughter of the late Pate V. Smith and Annie Mae Lee Smith. She lived in Eufaula before moving to Abbeville in 1999. Betty was a member of the Cross Baptist Church in Eufaula and was a former member of the Lake City Squares square dancing club. She was preceded in death by her husband, John Robert Benefield, two sisters, Carolyn Glass and Glenda Manasco, and two brothers, Billy Frank Smith and Larry Wayne Smith.

Surviving relatives include a son, Jeff Benefield, Abbeville; a sister, Janice Smith Oliver, Dothan; and Betty’s best friend, Mary Edson, Eufaula; several nieces and nephews.

HOLMAN ABBEVILLE MORTUARY & CREMATIONS IS IN CHARGE OF ARRANGEMENTS. Phone 334-585-5261. You may sign a guest register at www.holmanmortuaries.com. This establishment does not own a crematory.

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