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Bonnie Jean Benson
BARNESVILLE — Bonnie Jean Benson, 49, of Barnesville, died Saturday at her home.
She was born Sept. 9, 1951, in Canton, daughter of the late Margaret Nye Smith.
Mrs. Benson was a homemaker and owner/operator of Cute and Curley Kennel of Barnesville.
She was preceded in death by her foster father, Arthur Richardson; three brothers, Robert, Paul and Charles; a sister, Deborah; and a dear friend, Evelyn Phillips.
She leaves her husband, Francis Benson; her foster mother, Louise Richardson of Woodsfield; two sons, Paul Dennis Toohey of St. Clairsville and Randall Lee Toohey of Cadiz; four daughters, Brenda R. Thomas of Somerton, Sandra D. Rife of Leland, N.C., Rita J. Toohey and Barbara S. Van Horn, both of Barnesville; 15 grandchildren; five brothers, Harold Jr. Smith of Bethesda, Roy Joe Thompson of Brownsville, Jimmy Thompson of Woodsfield, Artie Thompson of Graysville and Rocky Thompson of St. Marys, W.Va.; two sisters, Betty Thompson and Sue Rice of West Virginia; several nieces and nephews.
Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. today and from 11 a.m. with services to follow at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Kelly-Kemp-Braido Funeral Home, Barnesville, with the Rev. Dale Epple officiating. Burial will be in Chestnut Level Cemetery, Belmont.
Memorial contributions may be made to American Cancer Society or MADD.
From the Daily Jeffersonian, March 26, 2001
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