Obituary for Robert Ulysses Benson
Robert Ulysses Benson, 70, of Dawsonville passed away Monday July 27, 2020 following a period of declining health.
Born August 29, 1949 in Huntington, Virginia, Robert had been a resident of Dawsonville for the past 20 years. Alongside his family, he was a hard-working pastor who founded The Soul Filling Station, Dawson Christian Academy and Dawson Community Food Bank. Mr. Benson was a master stone mason who also enjoyed crafting custom bamboo fishing rods and was a published writer in Field and Stream Magazine. A loving and devoted husband, son, father, and grandfather, he was a mentor and friend to many. He was preceded in death by his father, Robert Ulysses Benson and daughter, Anita Faith Jones.
Surviving are his beloved wife, Linda Benson; children, Hope and Jesse Chism, Charity Hall, Rebecca and Kenneth Krantz, Sam and Dina Benson, Ronald and Angie Jones, Jason Morrison, Shawn and Jackie Hall; mother, Sylvia Morrison Benson, all of Dawsonville; 18 grandchildren; 6 great-grandchildren; other relatives.
Funeral services will be held Friday July 31, 2020 at The Soul Filling Station at 2 p.m. Pastor Jesse Chism will officiate. Interment will follow in the church cemetery.
The family will receive friends Thursday July 30 from 5 p.m. until 8 p.m. at the funeral home and on Friday July 31 from 1 p.m. until the hour of service at The Soul Filling Station.
Condolences may be expressed at www.beardenfuneralhome.com.
Bearden Funeral Home, Dawsonville, GA.
Born August 29, 1949 in Huntington, Virginia, Robert had been a resident of Dawsonville for the past 20 years. Alongside his family, he was a hard-working pastor who founded The Soul Filling Station, Dawson Christian Academy and Dawson Community Food Bank. Mr. Benson was a master stone mason who also enjoyed crafting custom bamboo fishing rods and was a published writer in Field and Stream Magazine. A loving and devoted husband, son, father, and grandfather, he was a mentor and friend to many. He was preceded in death by his father, Robert Ulysses Benson and daughter, Anita Faith Jones.
Surviving are his beloved wife, Linda Benson; children, Hope and Jesse Chism, Charity Hall, Rebecca and Kenneth Krantz, Sam and Dina Benson, Ronald and Angie Jones, Jason Morrison, Shawn and Jackie Hall; mother, Sylvia Morrison Benson, all of Dawsonville; 18 grandchildren; 6 great-grandchildren; other relatives.
Funeral services will be held Friday July 31, 2020 at The Soul Filling Station at 2 p.m. Pastor Jesse Chism will officiate. Interment will follow in the church cemetery.
The family will receive friends Thursday July 30 from 5 p.m. until 8 p.m. at the funeral home and on Friday July 31 from 1 p.m. until the hour of service at The Soul Filling Station.
Condolences may be expressed at www.beardenfuneralhome.com.
Bearden Funeral Home, Dawsonville, GA.