Lea Ann “Bebe” Benson

November 1, 2013

Lea Ann “Bebe” Benson, 49, of Muscle Shoals, passed away Friday, November 1, 2013, at Helen Keller Hospital.

Lea Ann was a native of Franklin County and a member of First Baptist Church, Russellville. She graduated from Russellville High School in 1982. She was employed in retail marketing with ACOSTA.

The graveside service was held Monday, November 4, 2013, at Franklin Memory Gardens with Brad Botes and J.D. Robinson officiating.

She is survived by her mother, Nell Bedford, of Muscle Shoals; sister, Kaye Botes and husband, Brad, of Birmingham; daughter, Meredith, of Birmingham; nephews, Bradford Botes and Philip Botes, both of Birmingham; aunts and uncles, J.D. and Beth Robinson, Billy and Kathy Hester; and several cousins.

She was preceded in death by father, William G. Benson; step-father, William W. Bedford; and step-brother, Franklin W. Bedford.