Edward Lee "Teacake" Benton, Sr.
September 8, 1939 - January 27, 2022
Mr. Edward Lee Benton, Sr., affectionately called "Teacake" was born in Nacogdoches, Texas on September 8, 1939 to Otis and Orsive Benton. On Thursday, January 27, 2022, Edward went home to be with his Lord. He moved to Port Arthur, Texas with his family in his adolescent years and attended the city's public schools. He graduated from Lincoln High School (The Mighty, Mighty Bumblebees) with the Class of 1959 and matriculated at Prairie View A & M University on a football scholarship.
Life changed for Edward and he moved back to Port Arthur and accepted employment with Great Lakes Carbon Corp as a heavy equipment operator, where he worked for 22 years until his retirement in 1985. It was also after returning to Port Arthur that he met Audie Jean Stewart, who would become his loving wife on November 17, 1961. Their marriage was blessed with five beautiful children.
Edward was a member of the Learning Civic Center and Social Club (LCC) in Port Arthur, a group of dedicated men who volunteered their time and attention to mentor young men in the city to encourage and help them to become better young men in their academics, work, and family life.
In addition to his parents and his wife, he is predeceased by his infant daughter, Angela Jean Benton, brothers, Arthur and James Benton, and a sister, Claudette Jones.
Edward leaves to cherish his memory, his loving children: Pamela D. Benton of Beaumont, Edward L. Benton, Jr., (Dwana) of Sacramento, CA, Deborah M. Benton and Cherie Benton-Brown (Kevin) of Houston, Dwane Sly of Dallas, William Barideaux and Jacobe Robinson of Port Arthur; his sisters, Bertie Dean of Shreveport, LA, and Mary Whitley of Port Arthur, eleven grandchildren, three great-grandchildren, other relatives and friends.
Funeral service will be 11 a.m. Tuesday, February 15, 2022 at Gabriel Funeral Home Chapel, 3800 Memorial Blvd., Port Arthur, TX with visitation from 9 a.m. until service time. Burial will follow in Magnolia Cemetery in Beaumont, TX.
September 8, 1939 - January 27, 2022
Mr. Edward Lee Benton, Sr., affectionately called "Teacake" was born in Nacogdoches, Texas on September 8, 1939 to Otis and Orsive Benton. On Thursday, January 27, 2022, Edward went home to be with his Lord. He moved to Port Arthur, Texas with his family in his adolescent years and attended the city's public schools. He graduated from Lincoln High School (The Mighty, Mighty Bumblebees) with the Class of 1959 and matriculated at Prairie View A & M University on a football scholarship.
Life changed for Edward and he moved back to Port Arthur and accepted employment with Great Lakes Carbon Corp as a heavy equipment operator, where he worked for 22 years until his retirement in 1985. It was also after returning to Port Arthur that he met Audie Jean Stewart, who would become his loving wife on November 17, 1961. Their marriage was blessed with five beautiful children.
Edward was a member of the Learning Civic Center and Social Club (LCC) in Port Arthur, a group of dedicated men who volunteered their time and attention to mentor young men in the city to encourage and help them to become better young men in their academics, work, and family life.
In addition to his parents and his wife, he is predeceased by his infant daughter, Angela Jean Benton, brothers, Arthur and James Benton, and a sister, Claudette Jones.
Edward leaves to cherish his memory, his loving children: Pamela D. Benton of Beaumont, Edward L. Benton, Jr., (Dwana) of Sacramento, CA, Deborah M. Benton and Cherie Benton-Brown (Kevin) of Houston, Dwane Sly of Dallas, William Barideaux and Jacobe Robinson of Port Arthur; his sisters, Bertie Dean of Shreveport, LA, and Mary Whitley of Port Arthur, eleven grandchildren, three great-grandchildren, other relatives and friends.
Funeral service will be 11 a.m. Tuesday, February 15, 2022 at Gabriel Funeral Home Chapel, 3800 Memorial Blvd., Port Arthur, TX with visitation from 9 a.m. until service time. Burial will follow in Magnolia Cemetery in Beaumont, TX.
Edward Lee "Teacake" Benton, Sr.
September 8, 1939 - January 27, 2022
Mr. Edward Lee Benton, Sr., affectionately called "Teacake" was born in Nacogdoches, Texas on September 8, 1939 to Otis and Orsive Benton. On Thursday, January 27, 2022, Edward went home to be with his Lord. He moved to Port Arthur, Texas with his family in his adolescent years and attended the city's public schools. He graduated from Lincoln High School (The Mighty, Mighty Bumblebees) with the Class of 1959 and matriculated at Prairie View A & M University on a football scholarship.
Life changed for Edward and he moved back to Port Arthur and accepted employment with Great Lakes Carbon Corp as a heavy equipment operator, where he worked for 22 years until his retirement in 1985. It was also after returning to Port Arthur that he met Audie Jean Stewart, who would become his loving wife on November 17, 1961. Their marriage was blessed with five beautiful children.
Edward was a member of the Learning Civic Center and Social Club (LCC) in Port Arthur, a group of dedicated men who volunteered their time and attention to mentor young men in the city to encourage and help them to become better young men in their academics, work, and family life.
In addition to his parents and his wife, he is predeceased by his infant daughter, Angela Jean Benton, brothers, Arthur and James Benton, and a sister, Claudette Jones.
Edward leaves to cherish his memory, his loving children: Pamela D. Benton of Beaumont, Edward L. Benton, Jr., (Dwana) of Sacramento, CA, Deborah M. Benton and Cherie Benton-Brown (Kevin) of Houston, Dwane Sly of Dallas, William Barideaux and Jacobe Robinson of Port Arthur; his sisters, Bertie Dean of Shreveport, LA, and Mary Whitley of Port Arthur, eleven grandchildren, three great-grandchildren, other relatives and friends.
Funeral service will be 11 a.m. Tuesday, February 15, 2022 at Gabriel Funeral Home Chapel, 3800 Memorial Blvd., Port Arthur, TX with visitation from 9 a.m. until service time. Burial will follow in Magnolia Cemetery in Beaumont, TX.
September 8, 1939 - January 27, 2022
Mr. Edward Lee Benton, Sr., affectionately called "Teacake" was born in Nacogdoches, Texas on September 8, 1939 to Otis and Orsive Benton. On Thursday, January 27, 2022, Edward went home to be with his Lord. He moved to Port Arthur, Texas with his family in his adolescent years and attended the city's public schools. He graduated from Lincoln High School (The Mighty, Mighty Bumblebees) with the Class of 1959 and matriculated at Prairie View A & M University on a football scholarship.
Life changed for Edward and he moved back to Port Arthur and accepted employment with Great Lakes Carbon Corp as a heavy equipment operator, where he worked for 22 years until his retirement in 1985. It was also after returning to Port Arthur that he met Audie Jean Stewart, who would become his loving wife on November 17, 1961. Their marriage was blessed with five beautiful children.
Edward was a member of the Learning Civic Center and Social Club (LCC) in Port Arthur, a group of dedicated men who volunteered their time and attention to mentor young men in the city to encourage and help them to become better young men in their academics, work, and family life.
In addition to his parents and his wife, he is predeceased by his infant daughter, Angela Jean Benton, brothers, Arthur and James Benton, and a sister, Claudette Jones.
Edward leaves to cherish his memory, his loving children: Pamela D. Benton of Beaumont, Edward L. Benton, Jr., (Dwana) of Sacramento, CA, Deborah M. Benton and Cherie Benton-Brown (Kevin) of Houston, Dwane Sly of Dallas, William Barideaux and Jacobe Robinson of Port Arthur; his sisters, Bertie Dean of Shreveport, LA, and Mary Whitley of Port Arthur, eleven grandchildren, three great-grandchildren, other relatives and friends.
Funeral service will be 11 a.m. Tuesday, February 15, 2022 at Gabriel Funeral Home Chapel, 3800 Memorial Blvd., Port Arthur, TX with visitation from 9 a.m. until service time. Burial will follow in Magnolia Cemetery in Beaumont, TX.
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