Gertrude Watt Benbow, 93, widow of William W. Benbow Jr., died Thursday, July 31, 2014, at a local nursing home.
Born in Clarendon County, she was a daughter of the late Elwyn Morgan Watt and Olivia Gertrude Ridgill Watt. Mrs. Benbow was a member of First Baptist Church and was a homemaker.
Survivors include three daughters, Trudy (Ed) Troublefield of Greenwood, Nancy Richbourg of Lawrenceville, Ga., and Jan (Ned) Riddle of Edisto Island; four sisters, Marguerite Huggins, Roberta Singleton and Tona (Pat) Chandler, all of Sumter, and Vera Stokes Bradham of Atlanta, Ga.; two brothers, Thomas (Nene) Watt and E.M. (Patsy) Watt, both of Sumter; a stepsister, Iris Mills of Mayesville; two stepbrothers, Frank Singleton of Chapin and Bob Singleton of Florida; a sister-in-law, Sarah Benbow of Raleigh, N.C.; six grandchildren, Kim T. Williams, Craig Troublefield, Gee Richbourg, Jay Richbourg, Emily R. Turner and Elliott Riddle; eight grand-children; two step-great-grandchildren; and a number of nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by four sisters, Caroleigh Jackson McElveen, Clyde Watt Hook, Wylma Watt Ridgeway and Edna Watt Touchberry; a brother, John A. Watt Sr.; and a stepbrother, William Singleton.
Funeral services for Gertrude Watt Benbow will be held at 3 p.m. Monday in the chapel of Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home with the Rev. Pat Chandler officiating. Burial will be in Evergreen Memorial Park cemetery.
Craig Troublefield, Gee Richbourg, Jay Richbourg, Elliott Riddle, Mark Williams and Greyson Williams will serve as pallbearers.
The family will receive friends from 2-3 p.m. Monday at the funeral home.
Memorials may be made to First Baptist Church, P.O. Box 867, Sumter, SC 29151.
Online condolences may be sent to www.sumterfunerals.com.
Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home & Crematory, 221 Broad St. in Sumter, is in charge of the arrangements, (803) 775-9386.
