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Edna Lois "Losie" Cooper Benton

12 Feb 1907 – 26 Nov 1999

Birth12 Feb 1907
Death26 Nov 1999
CemeteryWoodlawn Memorial Park and Mausoleum
Nashville , Davidson County , Tennessee , USA
Added byBeverly on 20 Oct 2014
FaGhttps://www.findagrave.com/memorial/122963443

Bio

Lois, as she was known, was the daughter of JRB and Hester Cooper. She grew up in Holly Springs, Mississippi. As a child, she had beautiful long dark curls, which were once cut off by her jealous sister, Miriam. You can see the curls in one of the photos I've uploaded to her memorial. She earned a college degree and was a teacher in Lubbock, Texas, where her family moved after her father died. He had told their mother to take them to Texas where their educated daughters would have better opportunities. She was highly intelligent and congenial. Lois was exceptionally knowledgeable about flora and fauna. On August 6, 1934, Lois married John Keith "Jack" Benton, for whom Benton Chapel at Vanderbilt University is named. They had no children. Lois was very close to her sister, Esther, and to thier niece, Lyn Lowrey Honig, who took responsibility for her care in her final years. The Tennessean Death Announcement for Lois Benton Lois Benton, a Nashville church and civic leader, was remembered yesterday for her positive outlook and its effect on others. "She was cheerful and of good spirits, and she kept other people's spirits up," said family friend Robert McGaw. Mrs. Benton died November 22nd after a lengthy illness. The wife of John Keith Benton, former Dean of Vanderbilt Divinity School who died in 1957, Mrs. Benton was active in a number of church organizations. As Director of Placement with the Division of Higher Education of the United Methodist Church, she was responsible for recruiting teachers and administrators for the church's colleges, universities, and special schools. "She was a stalwart member of the Methodist Church," McGaw added. After her retirement in 1972, she was an active volunteer in many groups including the YMCA and Family and Children's Services and was a member of the Advisory Board for Vanderbilt Divinity School. In her free time, for many years she read for WLPN radio's Talking Library broadcasts. Services are scheduled for 11 AM at the West End United Methodist Church.

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