Margaret Stutts Benton, age 93, of Monroe, went to be with the Lord on March 24, 2017. She was born in Derita NC on October 29, 1923, daughter of the late Monroe Jackson and Leckie Stutts. She was preceded in death by her husband, Addison Smith Benton; her son, Willard Bob Benton; her brothers, Grady, Otto and Monroe Stutts and by her sisters, Ruby Price, Mable Miller and Hazel Young. Margaret is survived by her four children, Georgia Hinson and husband Jerry O of Monroe NC, Jim Monroe Benton Sr. and wife Gail of Prosperity, SC, Libby Underwood and husband Henry of Monroe, NC and Nancy Purser and husband Doug of Monroe, NC; her twelve grandchildren, twenty two great-grandchildren and six great-great-grandchildren.The family will receive friends Sunday, March 26, 2017 from 1:00pm until 2:00pm at Benton’s Cross Roads Baptist Church with a service to celebrate Mrs. Benton’s life beginning at 2:00pm. Interment will follow in Benton Family Cemetery on Lander Benton Road. In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be given to Benton's Cross Roads Baptist Church,109 E Lawyers Rd, Monroe, NC 28110.
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