Jeanette is preceded in death by her father, James Reed; mother, Grace Dempsey; sons, Gary Allen Benton and Charles Franklin Benton Jr.; and granddaughters, Monica Hurley and Jennifer Benton. She is survived by her children, Brenda Hill, Sherry Southwick, Ronald Benton (Cathy), Billy Lee Benton (Sandy), Jeannie Ann Arnett, Lisa Kay Zylstra, and Cheryl Faye Anderson; as well as many grandchildren, great-grandchildren, nieces, and nephews.
Pearl Jeanette Benton preferred to be called by her middle name, Jeanette. Pearl was a strong homemaker who loved her family dearly. A celebration of life for Jeanette is to be held at a later date in Indiana.
