Etha Lorane Benson

November 27, 1927 - December 21, 2015

Private graveside services at a later date. Etha Lorane was born to Earl and Maime (Mitchell) Gray in the Capron area on November 27, 1927 and passed away in Oklahoma City at OU Medical Center on December 21, 2015 at the age of 88 yrs., and 24 days. Mrs. Benson has lived most all of her life in this area. She went to school at Capron and graduated from there, then attended college before marrying Clifford Harold Benson in Medicine Lodge Kansas on November 23, 1946. Bennie, a son, came to join the family. For a while the family lived in the Panhandle of Oklahoma where she worked as a telephone operator and as a secretary for the gas company before moving back to Alva, where she was employed at Wal-Mart before retiring. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband two brothers, Armond and Eston Gray, A sister LaVerta Herrington, brother-in-laws Keith Hesler, Ernest Eggers and Ed Herrington and nephew Tim Herrington. Etha is survived by son Bennie & wife Kelly of Alva, sisters Leora Holland, Paula Hesler and Eula Eggers, sister-in-laws Marsha Gray & Beverly Gray. Neices and nephews Jimmy Womack & wife Lisa, David Womack & wife Vicky, Trina and husband Jerry Pratzs, Claudette & husband Jeff Gentry, Eulanda Ferman, Brian & Stewart, Eric, Paul Scott, Todd, Tracey & Terry Gray and spouses, and a neice Margaret Ann.