Obituary - Eva N. Benson
Goreville – Eva Nadine Benson, 93, passed away at 4:30 a.m. Thursday, March 27,
2008, in Hillview Healthcare Center in Vienna.
Services will be at 3 p.m. Saturday, March 29, 2008, in Goreville United
Methodist Church, with the Rev. Allan Milligan officiating. Burial will be at
Chapman Cemetery in Tunnel Hill. Visitation will be from 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday at
the church.
Memorials may be made to United Methodist Church Choir. Envelopes are available
at the church or donations may be sent in care of Blue Funeral Home, P.O. Box
411, Marion, IL 62959.
Mrs. Benson was born Nov. 30, 1914, in Goreville to Allen and Naomi Pearl
(Russell) Underwood.
She married John Paul Benson on July 20, 1931, in Salem, Ark. He preceded her in
death July 7, 1991.
Survivors include her grandchildren, Kevin Benson of Goreville, Kristi Jean and
Mike Pope of Chicago, and Kimberly Theresa Benson of Shiloh;
great-grandchildren, Alan John O'Brien, Shelby Jean O'Brien, and Vena Nadine
Benson; and daughter-in-law, Theresa Mary Benson.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband; her son Alan G. Benson;
brothers, Kenneth L. Underwood and Robert L. Underwood; and sister, Lucille
Maze.
Nadine was a choir director and member of Goreville United Methodist Church. She
taught organ and piano lessons out of her home and was a Goreville Senior
Citizens member. Mrs. Benson retired from the U.S. Air Force as chief of the
award and decoration department after 23 years of service.
To view this obituary and sign the register book, visit www.bluefuneralhome.com
Published in The Southern Illinoisan on Mar. 28, 2008.
