Benham, Sophia Mae "Jean" (Babb)
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Sue Hearon, 2002-03
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Sophia Mae "Jean" Benham, 88, formerly of Spiro, passed away Friday, June 21, 2002 in Loveland, Colo. She was born April 1, 1914 in Alma to Wallace H. and Ruth Elizabeth Sherman Babb. She was a past member of the Garden Club, the Grange of Spokane, Wash. and also of the Dwellers, which is a gold prospecting club. She was a member of the Primitive Baptist Church in Arkansas and enjoyed ceramics, gardening, singing and loved children and dancing. She had been crowned Ms. Sierra Vista in 1994 and had won four gold medals and three silver medals in the Senior Olympics. She previously lived in Fort Smith and Florida before moving to Loveland in 1994. 

She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, C.B. Autry, one son, Derryl Autry; one sister and four brothers. Survivors include one daughter, Annie Saul and husband Don of Loveland; one sister, Ruth Smith of Fort Smith; six grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren. 

Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday, June 25 at Spiro City Cemetery with the Rev. Robert Maxwell officiating, under the direction of Mallory Funeral Home of Spiro.

 

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