Obituary of John Mark Benenhaley

John Mark Benenhaley, 80, husband of the late Lillie Benenhaley and survived by wife Roberta “Bobby” Benenhaley, died Friday, October 23, 2015 at Tuomey Health Care of Sumter. Born in Sumter, he was the son of the late Henry Benenhaley Jr. and Ethel Hood Benenhaley. Mr. Benenhaley worked thirty years for Shaw Air Force Base Civil Engineering. He also worked for Tuomey Hospital as a greater, security guard and chaplain. He was a life-long member at Long Branch Baptist Church, where he served as a deacon and sang in the choir. Surviving are a wife, Roberta “Bobby” of Sumter; a son, Dean Benenhaley (Sara) of Sumter; a daughter, Libby Benenhaley Marshall (Blaine) of Sumter; a step-daughter, Dee Mincey of Sumter; three grandchildren, Nikki Ivey (Brandan), Johnny Miller (Leah), and Josh Moore (Angela); four step-grandchildren, Steven Guzman, Megan Abbott, Samantha Marshall, and Bradley Mincey; four great-grandchildren, Lillie Ivey, Kerrigan Ivey, Alayna Moore, and Nolan Abbott; three sisters, Lois Cook, Alice Chase, and Ann Shoemaker. He was preceded in death by two sons, Cal Benenhaley and Cliff Benenhaley; eight sisters, Gladys Ray, Estelle Benenhaley, Louise Benenhaley, Gertrude Benenhaley, Peggy Hood, Henrietta Benenhaley, and Connie Buckner, and Theo Carpenter; two brothers, Raymond Benenhaley Sr. and Ernest R. Benenhaley. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M. Monday at Long Branch Baptist Church in Dalzell with Dr. Eleazer Benenhaley and Pastor Jonathan Bradshaw officiating, along with Rev. Lynn Gardner and Pastor Johnny Miller. Burial will follow in Long Branch Baptist Church Cemetery. The family will greet friends from 3:00 to 5:00 P.M. Sunday at Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home & Crematory. Also, the family will receive visitors until 9:00 P.M. Saturday at the home of Blaine and Libby Marshall, 2404 Lorentz Drive, Sumter. Memorials may be made to Long Branch Baptist Church, 2535 Peach Orchard Road, Dalzell, South Carolina, 29040. On line condolences may be sent to www.sumterfunerals.com Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home & Crematory, 221 Broad Street, Sumter, is in charge of the arrangements (803) 775-9386.