Earlene Kirkland Benard

Earlene's Obituary Mrs. Earlene K. Benard, age 83 passed away on Sunday, November 18, 2018 at the Crestview Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in Brownsville, TN. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, November 21, 2018 at 10:00 AM in the Chapel of the Brownsville Funeral Home with Bro. Grover Westover officiating and Bro. Thomas Martin. Burial will follow in the Mt. Pleasant United Methodist Church Cemetery. A visitation will be held on Tuesday, November 20, 2018 from 5:00 P.M. until 8:00 P.M. at the Brownsville Funeral Home. She is preceded in death by her husband of 67 years, Calvin Leemon Benard; one son, Billy Thomas Benard; one daughter, Charlene Benard; her parents: Clarence and Nora Watson Kirkland; one sister, Maude Eva Benard and five brothers: Jimmy Ray Kirkland, Richard Kirkland, Eugene Kirkland, Horace Benard and Kay Watson; and her loving companion, Rascal Benard. She is survived by five sons: Danny Benard (Judy) of Henderson, TN; Edward Benard (Teresa) of Henderson, TN; Terry Benard of Brownsville, TN; Leemon Benard of Whiteville, TN; Clarence Benard (Patricia) of Bells, TN; a daughter in law: Debbie Freels Benard of Stanton, TN; three daughters: Nancy Benard (Billy) of Whiteville, TN; Dianne Sweat (Roger) of Bells, TN; Connie Bolding (Tommy) of Bells, TN; one brother: Earnest Kirkland (Kay) of Brownsville, TN; fourteen grandchildren, eighteen great-grandchildren; and five great-great grandchildren. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to the Mt. Pleasant United Methodist Church Fund, c/o Danny Watson, 1234 Hillville Loop, Whiteville, TN 38075. Read More Read Less