LOVED ONE | William H. Benton
DATES | November 13, 1928 – December 22, 2011
CEMETERY | Christ Church
6329 Frederica Road, St. Simons, GA 31522
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FUNERAL HOME | Edo Miller & Sons Funeral Homes, 3321 Glynn Ave, Brunswick, GA 31520 – t: 912 265 3636
William H. (Billy) Benton, 83, a longtime resident of Atlanta and Sea Island, passed away at home on December 22. He died of an aneurysm, though he had fought cancer bravely in recent years.
Mr. Benton was born in Augusta, the son of Otis and Furlow Benton. He attended Georgia Military Academy (Woodward) and graduated from Emory University in 1950. After graduation, he served in the Army, spending 13 months in Korea during the war, before finishing his tour of duty in Austria.
Mr. Benton spent his entire business career in Atlanta as a real estate investor and developer, primarily in commercial real estate.
Mr. Benton was a member of the Piedmont Driving Club and Capital City Club in Atlanta and Ocean Forest and Sea Island Club at Sea Island. He was a member of the St. Philips Episcopal Cathedral in Atlanta where he was married, and Christ Church on St. Simons Island.
Mr. Benton is survived by his wife of 56 years, Ida (Tuddy) Pennington Benton and three daughters: Isabelle
Benton of Haverford, PA; Alice Major (William A.) of Birmingham, AL; and Elizabeth Johnson (Robert) of Indian Wells, CA. He also has two grandsons: Alexander Major and Billy Benton Johnson.