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Pallbearers Family and Friends Flower Aendants Family and Friends FINAL ARRANGEMENTS ENTRUSTED TO: Armour’s Memorial Services 1465 N. Central Avenue/P.O. Box 241—Alexander City, Alabama 35011 256.234.2776 phone / 256.234.0259 fax www.armourfuneralhome.com / Email: [email protected] Darrell Armour, Manager Demetrius Armour, Director Mrs. Hattye M. Armour, Director/Owner Acknowledgement Sister Edlink Benson’s Family and Friends would like to express our thanks and gratude for all of your prayers, visits, phone calls and all other acts of kindness, love and services rendered during our me of Care Giving and Be- reavement. Special thanks to Southern Care, Respite of Dadeville, Doctor Hill, AlaCare Hospice, Russell Medical Center, Doctor Stewart, Doctor Phillips, Brown Nursing Home, Pastor Robert Hargrove, Sister Angela Belyeu and Mount Sinai Outreach Ministries. Many thanks to Janice Taylor and Susan Tilley with the Alexander City Nutrional Center and Alabama Cares. Much gratude to The Ala- bama Life Span Respite Program, All Special Family Care Givers, Grandchildren and Friends. We Love You All. Thank You and God Bless You Always. The Family Celebrating the Life of Sister Edlink Lovejoy Benson Funeral Service Saturday, December 22, 2018 @ 11.00 A.M. Mt. Sinai Missionary Baptist Church 7607 AL Hwy 259 S Alexander City, AL 35010 Pastor Robert Hargrove, Officiating Armour’s Memorial Funeral Home Staff, Directing Armour’s Memorial Staff, Directing October 10, 1917 Birth To Life December 16, 2018 Transitioned to Heaven Mom, You taught me how to be brave, courageous, fearless, strong and how to conduct myself in dark desperate days. God matched me with a Great and Grand Mother. I will always remember you and your unselfish love you had for me and our family. Lovingly, Wendy P R E C I O U S M E M O R I E S

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Pallbearers Family and Friends

Flower Attendants Family and Friends

FINAL ARRANGEMENTS ENTRUSTED TO:

Armour’s Memorial Services 1465 N. Central Avenue/P.O. Box 241—Alexander City, Alabama 35011

256.234.2776 phone / 256.234.0259 fax

www.armourfuneralhome.com / Email: [email protected]

Darrell Armour, Manager

Demetrius Armour, Director

Mrs. Hattye M. Armour, Director/Owner

Acknowledgement

Sister Edlink Benson’s Family and Friends would like to express our thanks and gratitude for all of your prayers, visits, phone calls and all other acts of kindness, love and services rendered during our time of Care Giving and Be-reavement. Special thanks to Southern Care, Respite of Dadeville, Doctor Hill, AlaCare Hospice, Russell Medical Center, Doctor Stewart, Doctor Phillips, Brown Nursing Home, Pastor Robert Hargrove, Sister Angela Belyeu and Mount Sinai Outreach Ministries. Many thanks to Janice Taylor and Susan Tilley with the Alexander City Nutritional Center and Alabama Cares. Much gratitude to The Ala-bama Life Span Respite Program, All Special Family Care Givers, Grandchildren and Friends.

We Love You All. Thank You and God Bless You Always. The Family

Celebrating the Life of

Sister Edlink Lovejoy Benson

Funeral Service

Saturday, December 22, 2018 @ 11.00 A.M. Mt. Sinai Missionary Baptist Church 7607 AL Hwy 259 S Alexander City, AL 35010

Pastor Robert Hargrove, Officiating

Armour’s Memorial Funeral Home Staff, Directing

Armour’s Memorial Staff, Directing

October 10, 1917

Birth To Life December 16, 2018

Transitioned to Heaven

Mom, You taught me how to be brave, courageous, fearless, strong

and how to conduct myself in dark desperate days. God matched

me with a Great and Grand Mother. I will always remember you

and your unselfish love you had for me and our family. Lovingly,

Wendy

P R E C I O U S M E M O R I E S

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Obituary

Sister Edlink Lovejoy Benson AKA GG/Granny G, was born in Tallassee, Alabama of Elmore County. She was an only child born to the Marital Union of B. Lovejoy (US Army) and Maggie Johnson Lovejoy (School Teacher). She attended Springhill School. She was well educated and had a passion for books and loved to read, especially her Bible.

Sister Edlink expressed her belief in Jesus Christ at age four-teen, and became a Baptized Born Again Christian. She moved to Alexander City, Alabama over 75 years ago, and as a Chris-tian, united with Mount Sinai Missionary Baptist Church and remained an active member until her health declined. She loved singing in the Church Choir and traveling with the group and preparing meals for special events.

She was a twelve year Retiree from Russell Manufacturing Company’s Battery Department.

She loved helping others and those in need. She volunteered and donated to various organizations all through her adult life. She was definitely a giver and passed that tradition on down to her children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren.

She was the Widow of Rufus Benson Sr. and the mother of six children. Three sons, Rufus, Shaffer, and Willie Gene (deceased).

She leaves to Cherish her Memories and her Legacy, three daughters, Jessie Benson White, Alexander City, Alabama, Maggie Benson Bell (Late John Bell-Like a Son) Jacksonville, Florida, and Edwina Benson Higgins, Cerritos California. One daughter-in-law, Alice Graham Benson and nine grandchil-dren; Michael (Tina), Tuscaloosa, Alabama, Joshlyn, Mia, Enna, Jessica, Alexander City, Alabama. Nedra, Gardena, California, Frank, Cerritos, California, Johnathan, Jacksonville, Florida and Jacynthia (Thomas) Charlotte, North Carolina, a special cousin, Robert Johnson and family Cleveland, Ohio.

Obituary continued In addition, a grand total of seventeen great grandchildren and four great, great, grandchildren. A host of close friends; relatives, neighbors, adopted daughters and sons.

We Love You Mom “Forever” and We Will Always Remember Your Godly Lifestyle and Words of Wisdom, Sense of Humor and Dignity. We Miss You and We Will always love you.

Your Daughters, Jessie, Maggie, Wendy and Family.

I Am Free at 101

Don’t Grieve Too Long For Me, For Now I Am Free. I Am Following God’s Path That He Left For Me. I Took Him By His Hand When I Heard Him Call My Name. Life Here On Earth Will Never Be The Same. I Could Not Stay Another Day, Not Even To Laugh, To Sing, To Love Or To Pray. Things That I Left Undone Must Stay That Way; Because I Found My Peace At The End Of The Day. If My Departing Has Left A Void, Then Fill It With Pre-cious Joy. Our Friendship, Our Laughter, A Hug Or A Kiss, All These Things Too Shall Be Missed. Let Your Hearts Not Be Burdened With Too Much Sorrow, For I Wish For You All The Sunshine of Tomorrow. My Life Has Been Full Of Many Wonderful Blessings, Lots of Joy And Love. And Yes, Some Pain And Some Suffering; But God, His Word, The Holy Spirit, Family And Friends, Fun Times, Praise And Worship, Has Been My Comfort. My Time Here On Earth Was Not Brief, I Had A Long Won-derful Life. So Don’t Become Overtaken With Grief. Don’t Focus On How I Passed Away, But Rejoice When You Think Of How I Lived And Loved God And Life. Lift Up Your Hearts And Praise God With Me. Jesus Called Me To My Eternal Home, He Has Set Me Free. I Am Happy To Be Eternally Free. See You In Heaven.

I Am Free!

Order of Service

Processional Soft Music

Selection Mount Sinai Church Choir

Scriptures Old Testament Pastor Louis Benson – Proverbs 3:5-6 New Testament Pastor Eddie Jennings – Romans 8:35-39 Prayer Pastor David Benton

Solo Jessica Randall – Granddaughter

Resolution (s) Deacon Harvey Wilson Mount Sinai Baptist Church

Proclamation (Presented at Sister Benson’s 100th Birthday Celebration)

Words of Comfort Pastor Eddie Jennings

Reflections & Friendship Sister Jackie Belyeu Pastor Louis Benson

Acknowledgement Jazauria Randall-Great Grand daughter

Obituary Read Silently

Solo Sister Bonnie Harrell Baggett

Eulogy Pastor Robert Hargrove

Repast Family and Friends Immediately Following Services – Church Fellowship Hall

Recessional Soft Music

Interment Immediately After Repast Alexander City Cemetery, 297 Parks Avenue

Alexander City, Alabama

Interment Alexander City Cemetery Alexander City, AL