Benson, Alva E.

1922 - 1998  (76 years)

• Name	Benson, Alva E.
  Birth	15 Feb 1922	Noble, Richland County, Illinois   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	BENS.A002
  _FGRAVE	75218269
  Funeral	Clancy-Gernon Funeral Home, Bourbonnais, Kankakee County, Illinois   [2]
  Military Service	World War II, United States Army  [2]
  		United States of America Flag, 48 Stars (1912-1959) In 1912, two stars were added to the United States flag, representing Arizona and New Mexico, bringing the total number of stars to 48. They were arranged in six rows of eight stars each. American fighting men would fight under this flag during four wars: World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the beginning of the Vietnam War. (In 1959,…
  		United States Army
  		United States Army Enlisted Rank Insignia
  		World War II (1939-1945)
  Death	17 May 1998	Riverside Medical Center, Kankakee, Kankakee County, Illinois   [1, 2, 4]
  	Alva E. Benson, 76, of Bradley, died Sunday, May 17, 1998 at Riverside Medical Center.
  Burial	Kankakee Memorial Gardens and Chapel Mausoleum, Kankakee, Kankakee County, Illinois   [1]
  		Headstone, Benson, Sarah May and Alva E.
  Person ID	I13222	Carl Wayne Gray Research | Fulk - Barnett Levi Foster Preston Fulk Sr. and Minerva Jane Barnett Descendants, Good - Foster Harold R. Good and Anna Madge L. Foster Descendants
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Benson, Everett Ernest,   b. 4 May 1885, Indiana d. 12 Sep 1944 (Age 59 years)
  Mother	Fulk, Eliza Ann,   b. 15 Jun 1890, Illinois d. 5 Oct 1961, Richland County, Illinois (Age 71 years)
  Marriage	Y  [3, 5, 6, 7]
  Family ID	F1836	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Steury, Sarah May,   b. 1935   d. 2004 (Age 69 years)
  Marriage	21 Jan 1952	Lawrenceville, Lawrence County, Illinois   [1, 2]
  Age at Marriage	He was 29 years and 11 months - She was ~ 17 years and 1 month.
  Children	1. Benson, L.   2. Benson, W.R.   3. Benson, L.   4. Benson, W.M.   5. Benson, Richard Allen,   b. 1954   d. 1974 (Age 20 years)
  Family ID	F6215	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Jan 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 15 Feb 1922 - Noble, Richland County, Illinois Funeral - - Clancy-Gernon Funeral Home, Bourbonnais, Kankakee County, Illinois Marriage - 21 Jan 1952 - Lawrenceville, Lawrence County, Illinois Death - 17 May 1998 - Riverside Medical Center, Kankakee, Kankakee County, Illinois Burial - - Kankakee Memorial Gardens and Chapel Mausoleum, Kankakee, Kankakee County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Alva E. Benson, 76, of Bradley, died Sunday, May 17, 1998 at Riverside Medical Center. Services were at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Clancy-Gernon Funeral Home in Bourbonnais. Burial was in the Kankakee Memorial Gardens. Visitation was from 4-6 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Benson was born Feb. 15, 1922 in Noble, the son of Everett and Eliza (Fulk) Benson. He married Sarah May Steury Jan. 21, 1952 in Lawrenceville. He was a veteran of WWII serving in the Army. He was a member of Bradley American Legion 766. He was a former employee of Uniroyal (Joliet Arsenal) and Sears in Meadowview. He enjoyed fishing and garage sales. He is survived by his wife; two sons, Larry Benson and his wife, Bernette, of Chehanse, and William Ray Benson and his wife Jean, of Kankakee; two daughters Linda Fritz and her husband, Edward, and Wilma May Hebert and her husband, Chester, all of Bradley; two sisters, Dorothy Real, of Lewistown and Beulah Taylor, of Mt. Erie; and six grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents, a son, Richard Allen Benson, an infant sister and five brothers. Olney Daily Mail (IL)

  
  

• Sources

  [S3480] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Benson, Sarah May and Alva E., (https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Benson&GSiman=1&GScid=1322401&GRid=75218269&), none. (Reliability: 2). [S3481] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Benson, Alva E., 76, (https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Benson&GSiman=1&GScid=1322401&GRid=75218269&), none. (Reliability: 2). [S1201] Ancestry.com, 1930 Federal Census, Noble, Richland County, Illinois, District 11, page 1a, (http://search.ancestry.com/Browse/view.aspx?dbid=6224&iid=4584635_00127), none. (Reliability: 2). [S1676] Obituary, Real, Dorothy Ellen, none. (Reliability: 2). [S1664] https://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Benson, Eliza A. and Everett E., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/38676527/eliza-a-benson), none. (Reliability: 2). [S1666] Olney Advocate (Olney, Richland County, Illinois), Obituary, Scherer, Lenore, 58, (Olney Advocate (Olney, Richland County, Illinois), 24 Feb 1938), none. (Reliability: 2). [S2461] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Fulk, Levi Preston, 97, (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=25164668), none. (Reliability: 2).