Frances Allene Benson

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OBITUARY


The News Leader; 26 February 2001

LEXINGTON - Frances Allene (Benson) Owens, 74, died Saturday(Feb 24,2001) at her residence. She was born March 18, 1926 in Rockbridge County, the daughter of Sandy Clarence and Lena Stuart (Thompson) Benson.

She was a member of the Ebenezer A.R.P. Church, She was a retired ward secretary and private duty nurse at Stonewall Jacksan Hospital.

She was preceded in death by her parents and her husband Lambert Stuart Owens.

Survivors include three daughters and two Sons-in-law, Allena Lou Nicely, Brenda and Bill Claytor all of Lexington, Gay and Tony Bradley of Powell TN; two sons and daughters- in-law, Sidney and Vicky Nicely of Lexington, Benjamin William and Mary Helen Nicely of Fairfield; sister-in-law Agnes Sensabaugh Benson of Wayneshoro, brother-in-law Harry Grim of Staunton, the children's father and stepmother, Albert and Alice Nicely of Goshen; nine grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.

A gravesjde service will be conducted at 2p.m. Thursday a Ebenezer A.R.P. Church Cemetery by the Revs. Zeb Carson Williams and Paul Burns. A memorial service will follow in the church fellowship hall.

Memorials may be made to the Rockbridge Area Hospice, P.O. Box 948, Lexington, VA 24450 or the Ebenezer A.R.P. Women of the Church.

There will be no visitation. Harrison Funeral Home is handling the arrangements.


Birth:
Virginia, Births, 1864-2014. Virginia Department of Health, Richmond, Virginia.
Name: Frances Allene Benson
Birth Date: 18 Mar 1926
Birth Place: Rockbridge Co.VA

Buried:
Grave location, obituary, and tombstone photo:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=99271762&ref=acom

Died:
Virginia, Deaths, 1912-2014. Virginia Department of Health, Richmond, Virginia.
Name: Frances Allene Owens
Death Date: 24 Feb 2001
Death Place: Rockbridge Co. VA

Frances married Albert Earl Nicely 28 Jun 1943, Rockbridge Co. VA. Albert (son of Sidney Wallace Nicely and Mary Lou Reed) was born 23 Sep 1923, Rockbridge Co. VA. [Group Sheet]

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Divorced:
Virginia Divorce Records, 1918-2014. Virginia Department of Health, Richmond, Virginia.
Name: Albert Nicely
Gender: Male
Race: White
Divorce Age: 37
Birth Date: abt 1922
Marriage Date: 28 Jun 1943
Divorce Date: 19 Mar 1959
Divorce Place: Rockbridge, Virginia
Spouse: Allene Benson Nicely
Spouse Gender: Female
Spouse Race: White
Spouse Divorce Age: 33
Number of Children: 5

Married:
Virginia, Marriages, 1936-2014. Virginia Department of Health, Richmond, Virginia.
Name: Albert Earl Nicely
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 21
Birth Date: abt 1922
Marriage Date: 28 Jun 1943
Marriage Place: Rockbridge, Virginia
Registration Place: Rockbridge, Virginia
Father: Sidney Wallace Nicely
Mother: Mary Lou Reed
Spouse: Frances Allene Benson
Spouse Gender: Female
Spouse Race: White
Spouse Age: 21
Spouse Father: Sandy Clarence Benson
Spouse Mother: Lena Stuart Thompson

1. Allena Lou Nicely
2. Brenda Nicely
3. Gay Nicely
4. Sidney Nicely
5. Benjamin William Nicely

Frances married Lambert Stuart Owens. [Group Sheet]