Woodrow E. Benson, Jr.

Woodrow E. Benson, Jr., 70 years of age of West Spruce Street Tamaqua, Pennsylvania passed away peacefully on Tuesday July 16, 2019 at home while in the care of his family. Woody courageously battled cancer while caring for his late wife of thirty-eight years Mary Margaret (Miller) Benson who passed away on May 26, 2019. Born Sunday, July 25, 1948. in Noble, Ill. the son of the late Woodrow E. Benson, Sr. and Elizabeth D. (Smith) Benson.  He was also predeceased by his step-father, Julian Ray Newton; sisters, Linda Newton, Beverly Hoban, Doris Abbott. Surviving are son, Joshua M. Benson and his wife, Jeanine of Tamaqua;  brothers, Frank Smith, Charles Newton and Julian Ray Newton, Jr.;  sisters, Betty Lou Davis, Judy Goodard, Barbara Ann  Slackus, Martha Bedwell, Brenda Anderson, Candy Glover, Mary Powell and Margaret Tucker;   beloved grand children, Jayden, Juliana, Jacob. Many nieces and nephews also survive Woody. Woody served honorably in the United States Army and retired from Kraft Foods of Allentown after thirty-five years of services.   Woody enjoyed fishing and watching his grandchildren. He enjoyed a good meal and conversation with family and friends. Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to the E. Franklin Griffiths Funeral Home & Cremation Services, Inc. of 655 East Broad Street Tamaqua, Pennsylvania 18252. (570) 668-2550 Funeral Services will be held on Saturday July 20, 2019 at 10 o'clock A.M. from the Funeral Home.  Friends may call on Friday evening July 19, 2019 from 5 to 7:00 P.M. and on Saturday morning from 9:15 A.M. until time of services. Interment with Military Honors will be in Sky View Memorial Park, Tamaqua,  Pennsylvania.   Memorials in his name to: St. Luke's Hospice 2455 Black River Road Bethlehem, Pennsylvania 18015 Expressions of sympathy or a fond memory of Woody may be shared by visiting, www.griffithsfuneralhomes.com