Carol Dean Jenrette Mrs. Benton

ANSONVILLE - Mrs. Carol Dean Jenrette Benton, 82, died peacefully at her home on Friday, September 28, 2012. Services will be 3:00pm Monday, October 1, 2012 in the Chapel of Leavitt Funeral Home, Wadesboro. Private interment will follow in Anson Memorial Park. The family will greet friends Monday beginning at 2:00pm until time for the service and other times at the home. She was born December 3, 1929 in Brunswick County, NC a daughter of the late Walter Regan Jenrette and the late Cora Lee Bennett Jenrette. Her husband, Herbert Wilson Benton preceded her in death. Dean was a graduate of Wadesboro High School Class of 1946 and attended King's Business College in Charlotte. It was during her time at King's that she accepted a position with The Bank of Wadesboro where she worked for 44 years, retiring from what was then United Carolina Bank. She was a member of First Baptist Church, Wadesboro. Surviving are her children, Carol (Nat) Black and Herby (Kathryn) Benton both of Ansonville and Walter (Shannon) Benton of Wadesboro; her grandchildren, Stephanie (Paul) Maner, Natalie (Bryan) Threadgill, Larry 'Spud' Benton and Chris Benton all of Ansonville, Madison and Eli Benton both of Wadesboro; her great-grandchildren, Grant and Garrett Maner, Blair and Blake Threadgill and Cameron Benton; and her sister, Vicky Vaughan of Atlanta, GA. She will always be remembered for her gentle spirit and loving ways. She exemplified the gift of the commandment to love your neighbor as yourself. Many lives were touched by her kindness. The family would like to express their sincere appreciation to the wonderful friends who loved and cared for her in her home, the staff at Ambassador Health and Rehab and Hospice of Union County. Memorials may be made to Red Hill Baptist Church, Weekday Children's Ministry, % Teresa Wilson,1104 Mt. Vernon Rd., Wadesboro, NC 28170. The arrangements are in care of Leavitt Funeral Home. Online condolences may be made at www.leavittfuneralhomewadesboro.com