Charles Ray Bennefield

1934 - 2010  (75 years)

• Name	Charles Ray Bennefield  [1]
  Birth	16 Nov 1934	San Augustine County, Texas   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Death	20 Mar 2010	Port Arthur, Jefferson County, Texas   [1]
  Burial	Oak Bluff Memorial Park, Port Neches, Jefferson County, Texas   [1]
  Notes	Obituary, copied from his FindAGrave memorial page created by D. A. Core (nee McGee): Charles Ray Bennefield, 75, of Port Neches, Texas died Saturday, March 20, 2010 at Christus Dubuis Hospital in Port Arthur, Texas. Charles Ray was born in San Augustine, Texas and resided in Port Neches for fifty three years. He served his country in the United States Army and was stationed in Germany during the Korean War. He served thirty six years as a policeman for the Port Neches Police Department from 1959-1995. He was most remembered as Chief of Police for thirty of those years. He is survived by his sons, Charles Scott Bennefield and wife, Julie of Pensacola, FL; Christian R. Bennefield and wife, Elizabeth of Port Neches, TX; three grandchildren, Christopher Ray Bennefield of Port Neches, TX; Stephen Scott Bennefield of Albuquerque, NM; Whitney Dianne Bennefield of Pensacola, FL; and half-sisters, Ann Burkhalder of Magnolia, TX; Ludie Harris of Texarkana, TX and Eunice Young of Dallas, TX. Charles Ray was preceded in death by his wife, Lucy Jo Bennefield; daughter Rebecca Allison Carlson; parents William Elmer, Sr., and Willie Mae Bennefield; granddaughter, Ashley Lauren Bennefield; brother, William Elmer, Jr.; half-brother, W.H. Bennefield; and half-sister, Bonnie Kelly. Funeral service will be held Saturday, March 27, 2010 at 10:00 a.m. at First Baptist Church in Port Neches with Rev. Scott Bennefield officiating and Dr. David Mahfouz assisting under the direction of Levingston Funeral Home Port Neches. Entombment will follow at Oak Bluff Memorial Park. Port Neches Police Department officers will serve as pallbearers. Visitation will be from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. Friday, March 26, 2010 at First Baptist Church in Port Neches.
  Person ID	I45604	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	26 Jan 2019

  
  

  Family	Lucy Jo Beckcom,   b. 9 May 1936, Sabine County, Texas d. 28 Feb 2001 (Age 64 years)
  Family ID	F13539	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	4 Aug 2014

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 16 Nov 1934 - San Augustine County, Texas Death - 20 Mar 2010 - Port Arthur, Jefferson County, Texas Burial - - Oak Bluff Memorial Park, Port Neches, Jefferson County, Texas  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S873] Find A Grave [database online]; http://www.findagrave.com/, (Thousands of contributors submit new listings, updates, corrections, photographs and virtual flowers every hour to the FIND A GRAVE website. When it comes to administrating, building and maintaining the site, Find A Grave is largely operated by its founder, Jim Tipton.), # 47454997 (Reliability: 3).