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Laura
A. Benedict
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[October 05, 2021]
LINCOLN -
Laura A. Benedict, 65, of Lincoln, formerly of McLean, passed away
at 3:18 p.m. on Friday, September 24, 2021, at Memorial Medical
Center in Springfield. |
Service:
Not at this time
Funeral home:
Peasley Funeral Home, Lincoln Quiram Peasley Funeral Home,
Atlanta
Obituary
Laura A. Benedict, 65, of Lincoln,
formerly of McLean, passed away at 3:18 p.m. on
Friday, September 24, 2021, at Memorial Medical
Center in Springfield.
No services are planned at this time. Cremation
Rites have been accorded.
Laura A. Long was born August 13, 1956, the daughter
of Robert G. and Ollie A. Rich Long. She was united
in marriage to Carl Benedict. He preceded her in
death in 2010.
Laura is survived by her sons: Robert (Wilma)
Atchison and William (Amanda ) Atchison; six
grandchildren: Aeryahna, Isaiah, Kennedy, Caleb,
Isabella, and Lana; two sisters: Diane (Gary)
Peiffer and Marilyn Kirby; and two step-daughters:
Rhonda Reed and Carey Benedict.
She was preceded in death by her
parents; two sisters: Shirley Terrell and Barbara
Otto, and one brother: William Long. |
Laura had worked at the bottle
factory in Lincoln and also as a bartender. She
loved arts and crafts and camping, especially along
the river with Carl, and getting together with her
classmates from McLean.
Memorials may be made to American Heart Association,
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, or an
organization of the donor's choice.
Final arrangements are entrusted with Quiram-Peasley
Funeral Home of Atlanta.
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