Ruby Benefield

Ruby Lee Benefield age 84 of Ola, Arkansas passed away on Friday, December 11, 2015 in White Bluff, Tennessee.  She was born October 4, 1931 in Yell County, Arkansas. She was a home maker and a long time member of the Ola Freewill Baptist Church. She loved doing church activities and spending time with family and friends. She was preceded in death by her parents, Jesse Lee and Anna Lois Frost; husband, Cletus Venson Benefield; a granddaughter, Sarah Catherin Blankenship; three brothers, Walter, Robert and Lemoin Frost; one sister, Luna Burnett.

Survivors include four children, Mary Hedrick (Ray) of Tennessee, Catherin Blankenship (Bob) of Missouri, Lloyd Benefield of Ola, Johnnie Benefield (Terri) of Tennessee; nine grandchildren, Dr. Tiffany Hopper, Dr. Katie Beal, Kimberly Lawrence, Mercedes Powell, Kacie Watson, Johnathon Benefield, Jessica Jenkins, Brittany Benefield, Shelby Benefield and eleven great grandchildren.

Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, December 15, 2015 at the Ola Free Will Baptist Church with John David Keeling and David Riker officiating.  Burial will be in Birta Cemetery.

Pallbearers will be Johnathon Benefield, Kenneth Pyburn, Kenneth Ivy, Shane Chancellor, Walter Adney, and David Barnes.

Arrangements are by Cornwell Funeral Home in Dardanelle. Online guest book and condolences at www.cornwellfuneralhomes.com