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Virgil Lamar BENNER

Male 1925 - 2013  (87 years)


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  • Name Virgil Lamar BENNER 
    Birth 30 Sep 1925  Pasadena, Harris, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3
    • at 5 a.m.
    Gender Male 
    Residence 30 Sep 1943  Houston, Harris, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    • 3712 Winchester
    Residence 10 Feb 2013  Pasadena, Harris, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Occupation Construction 
    Death 10 Feb 2013  [3, 4
    Person ID I28290  Dyal and Speckels
    Last Modified 6 Apr 2023 

    Family Dorothy Fern LOGSDON,   b. 3 Jul 1926, Frankville Township, Winneshiek, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 Aug 2017 (Age 91 years) 
    Marriage 16 Jul 1949  Mound, Hennepin, Minnesota, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 5
    Children 
    +1. Living
    Family ID F19405  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 6 Apr 2023 

  • Notes 
    • “[Virgil] joined the Navy at the age of 18 during World War II and served on the U.S.S. Arctic as a mechanic.  He met Dorothy on a blind date, and they married on July 16, 1949, in Mound, Minnesota.  The same year he began working for Fretz Construction Company, where he worked for 63 years.

      “Virgil’s life exemplified helping and giving of his time, energy, and talents unselfishly for others.  Anyone who knew Virgil can attest that his actions spoke louder than his words.  While quiet and unassuming, he was an intelligent man who had a quick wit and could fix virtually anything.  As he said, ‘If it can’t be fixed, it ain’t broke.’” [3]

  • Sources 
    1. [S220] Ancestry.com, Texas Birth Certificates, 1903–1932, (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013), File No. 63382.

    2. [S1582] Ancestry.com, Various sources, (Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011), National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Wwii Draft Registration Cards For Texas, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 110.

    3. [S4359] Peevey Funeral & Cremation, Virgil Benner.

    4. [S83] Wednesday, February 13, 2013.

    5. [S3671] Minnesota Official Marriage System, Certificate No. 05620399.