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Benson, Robert
On Jan. 25, 2012, Robert Benson left the carousel of life to join the big carnival in the sky.
Robert was predeceased by his father, Robert Benson, and mother, Dorothy Benson McMurrin Williams.
He has left behind five brothers and two sisters-in-law. Larry Benson of Millken, Mich., Jeffery and Paula McMurrin, Kenneth McMurrin, Brian and Bobbie McMurrin, all of Hot Springs, Ark., and Mark McMurrin of Cedar Rapids; three children and one son-in-law, Cassandra and Rick Clinton of Georgia, Michelle Benson and Robert Benson of Arkansas; six grandkids, three great-grandkids, five nephews and one niece.
He will be greatly missed by all his family and friends.
A celebration o f life will be announced at a later date.
Published in The Gazette Feb. 2, 2012
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