Billie Jo Benson

Billie J. Schlenker Benson, 88, of Arkadelphia died Friday, May 8, 2015. She was born September 4, 1926 in Nimrod, Ark. the daughter of William "Bill" and Tula Bittle Schlenker. She was a retired nurse and a member of New Life Church. She was preceded in death by a son, John Ross Benson. Survivors include two daughters, Kathy Green of Donaldson and Jo Lynn Todd and her husband Nicky of Arkadelphia, five grandchildren, Bill and Lee Ann Benson, Allison Chancellor, Scott Green, and Phillip Todd, six great-grandchildren, Brianna Lane, Calvin and Jenny Bond, Chase Chancellor, and Holden and Linden Green. Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Monday, May 11th in the Ruggles-Wilcox Funeral Chapel with Pastor Martin Jones officiating. Burial will be in Rest Haven Memorial Gardens near Malvern. Visitation will be 2-4 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to New Life Church or favorite charity. Sign on line guest book at www.ruggleswilcox.com.