Benskin, Alva Joyce

1927 - 2017  (89 years)

• Name	Benskin, Alva Joyce
  Birth	10 Nov 1927	Clay County, Illinois   [1, 2]
  Gender	Female
  Reference Number	BENS.A003
  _FGRAVE	176840149
  Funeral	Frank & Bright Funeral Home, Flora, Clay County, Illinois   [1]
  Death	28 Feb 2017	Flora Gardens Care Center, Flora, Clay County, Illinois   [1]
  	Alva Joyce Benskin, age 89, of Clay City, Illinois, passed away Monday morning, February 28, 2017, at Flora Gardens Care Center in Flora.
  Burial	Kneff Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois   [3]
  		Headstone, Benskin, Alva Joyce
  Person ID	I23682	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	12 Jan 2024

  
  

  Father	Benskin, Orville,   b. 22 Mar 1903   d. 18 Feb 1983 (Age 79 years)
  Mother	Gill, Ethel Grace,   b. 13 Apr 1903, Wayne County, Illinois d. 26 Jan 1991, Flora Nursing Center, Flora, Clay County, Illinois (Age 87 years)
  Marriage	1927  [2, 4, 5]
  Family ID	F10435	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Scammahorn, Charles Lee 'Bub',   b. 17 Apr 1926, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois d. 13 Mar 2013, Good Samaritan Hospital, Mount Vernon, Jefferson County, Illinois (Age 86 years)
  Children	+ 1. Scammahorn, C.
  Family ID	F7748	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Stanford, Roger Eugene,   b. 16 Dec 1927, Clay County, Illinois d. 3 Sep 2005, Flora Healthcare Center, Flora, Clay County, Illinois (Age 77 years)
  Marriage	Y  [6]
  Children	> 1. Stanford, Roger Dale,   b. 15 Aug 1948, Flora, Clay County, Illinois d. 28 Nov 2017, Clay County Hospital, Flora, Clay County, Illinois (Age 69 years)   2. Stanford, M. Bradley,   b. 21 May 1952   d. 16 Mar 1994 (Age 41 years)
  Family ID	F10441	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 10 Nov 1927 - Clay County, Illinois Funeral - - Frank & Bright Funeral Home, Flora, Clay County, Illinois Death - 28 Feb 2017 - Flora Gardens Care Center, Flora, Clay County, Illinois Burial - - Kneff Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Alva Joyce Benskin, age 89, of Clay City, Illinois, passed away Monday morning, February 28, 2017, at Flora Gardens Care Center in Flora. She was born November 10, 1927, in Clay County, the daughter of Orville and Ethel Grace (Gill) Benskin. Joyce was employed at several factories during her working years including Four Sisters Manufacturing in Flora, International Shoe Company in Olney, R.C. Allen Typewriter in Woodstock, and Sparton Manufacturing in Flora. She was a member of Bethel United Methodist Church and the Senior Sunday School Class of the church. Joyce enjoyed bowling and cooking, and was known for her delicious fudge, divinity, and cinnamon rolls. She was known by all as an avid quilter. Also, she and her sister, Marjorie, made many bibs and lap throws for residents at nursing homes over the years. Joyce is survived by a son: Dale Stanford and wife Joan of Flora; a daughter: Colene Wood of Buffalo; a sister: Marjorie Murbarger of Clay City; five grandchildren: Bradley Alan Stanford, Crystal Lynn Lancaster, Amber Jo Stanford, Casey Jay Wood, Kassie Joetta Wood; and four great-grandchildren: Destinee, Wyatt, Peyton, and Harper. She was preceded in death by her parents; and one son: Bradley. A funeral service for Joyce Benskin will be 11 a.m. Friday, March 3, 2017, at Frank & Bright Funeral Home, Flora, with Pastor Jill Bunker officiating. Interment will be in Kneff Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be given to National Kidney Foundation or Alzheimer’s Association.

  
  

• Sources

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