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Joshua Wade Benson

Joshua Wade Benson, 40, of McGehee, Ark., died Friday, Oct. 11, 2013. Josh was born in Batesville, Miss. on Feb. 23, 1973. He attended Montrose Academy where he graduated in 1991. He also graduated from University of Arkansas Monticello School of Technology. He was a welding instructor for South Ark. College. He loved his family, especially his children. He loved to hunt and was a member of Tillar Baptist Church. Josh was preceded in death by his grandparents, Alex and Ardell Sexton and Howard and Ethel Benson. Survivors include his wife Tara Sanders Benson; son Christian Benson; daughter Caitlin Benson; an unborn child due in March 2014; parents Jerry and Linda Benson. Visitation will be 5-7 p.m. Monday, Oct. 14, 2014, at Griffin-Culpepper Funeral Service in McGehee, Ark. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2013 at the funeral home chapel. Burial will follow at 4 p.m. at Longtown Cemetery, Longtown, Miss. On-line guest book may be signed at www.griffinculpepper.com.

Published October 14, 2013

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