Deloris "Dee" "Dolly" Benge

Deloris "Dee" "Dolly" Benge, 81, Kempton, died at 1:43 a.m. Wednesday, May 21, 2008 at Tipton Hospital.  She was born April 18, 1927 in Clinton County to Balsar Kramer & Aulta Faith (Bozell) Mitzenberg.  On June 7, 1945 she married Ruthford Dean Benge, Sr. and he died in 1966.

Dolly was retired from Delco Electronics in Kokomo.  She was an active member of Kempton Methodist Episcopal Church and the Kempton Women's Christian Society.  She was an active supporter of animals through the Humane Society.

She is survived by three children, Linda Jackson, Canyon, Texas, Dean Benge, Jr., Ironton, Missouri and Priscilla White, Hampshire, Illinois.  She also has five grandchildren and one great-grandson.  Dolly was preceded in death by two brothers and one sister.

Her funeral will be at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, May 24 at the Kempton Methodist Episcopal Church, 208 S. West Street, Kempton, with Rev. Richard Covert presiding.  Burial will be in Kempton Cemetery.  Visitation will be from 4:00-8:00 p.m. Friday at Young-Nichols Funeral Home and from 10:00-11:00 a.m. Saturday at the church.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Kempton Fire & Rescue, 103 West College Street, Kempton, Indiana, 46049.