Ledford Benton

December 28, 2017 at 9:14 p.m.

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NORTH MANCHESTER — Ledford Benton, 82, North Manchester, died at 2:03 p.m. Dec. 25, 2017, in Peabody Healthcare Center, North Manchester.

He was born Oct. 18, 1935, in Caney, Ky., to Willard and Netta Jane Kash Benton. He married Nancy Lee Mishler on Aug. 24, 1957. She died Dec. 5, 2012.

He retired from Manchester Community Schools in 1992.

The funeral will be at 4 p.m. Tuesday at McKee Mortuary, 1401 Ind. 114W, North Manchester. Burial will be in Oaklawn Cemetery, North Manchester.

Calling is from 10 a.m. to noon and 1 to 4 p.m. Tuesday in the mortuary.

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Memorials to First Brethren Church, 407 N. Sycamore St., North Manchester, IN 46962

Condolences may be sent at mckeemortuary.com.

NORTH MANCHESTER — Ledford Benton, 82, North Manchester, died at 2:03 p.m. Dec. 25, 2017, in Peabody Healthcare Center, North Manchester.

He was born Oct. 18, 1935, in Caney, Ky., to Willard and Netta Jane Kash Benton. He married Nancy Lee Mishler on Aug. 24, 1957. She died Dec. 5, 2012.

He retired from Manchester Community Schools in 1992.

The funeral will be at 4 p.m. Tuesday at McKee Mortuary, 1401 Ind. 114W, North Manchester. Burial will be in Oaklawn Cemetery, North Manchester.

Calling is from 10 a.m. to noon and 1 to 4 p.m. Tuesday in the mortuary.

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Memorials to First Brethren Church, 407 N. Sycamore St., North Manchester, IN 46962

Condolences may be sent at mckeemortuary.com.
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