MISS IDA BENSON Dies at Residence.
Miss Ida Jeanie Benson, 80, of 324 Georgia Avenue, North Augusta, died yesterday afternoon at her residence after a short illness. Funeral services will be held at Grace Methodist church this afternoon at 4 o'clock. The Rev. F.C. Smith will officiate. Interment will be in Sunset Hill cemetery. The family requests that flowers be omitted. Pallbearers will be Dr. A. A. Walden, L. Vernon Maddox, Earl Petty, Tom Perrin, O. B. Whatley, C. H. Templeton and E. H. Mack.
Miss Benson was born in Augusta, the daughter of the late Berry Greenwood Benson and Jeanie Alabama Oliver Benson. Her father was one of Augusta's best known citizens, having served with honor and distinction in the Confederate army. His statue, typifying the enlisted man of the Confederate forces, tops the Confederate monument on Broad Street. Miss Benson, after her graduation from Tubman High School, went to New York where she studied violin for seven years, returning to Augusta where she taught for several years. She gave generously of her time and talent for the entertainment of others and was beloved by all who knew her. She was one of six children, Charles G. Benson of Athens, GA is her surviving brother. She is also survived by several nieces and nephews, among them Miss Margaret Dupre, who lived with her.
