Mrs. Nellie Benge, age 82, of Pilot Mountain, widow of the late Lonnie William Benge, passed away on Tuesday, September 9, 2010, at Forsyth Memorial Hospital.Mrs. Benge was born in Surry County on December 26, 1927 to the late Coonie Lester and Milner Johnson Rogers. She was a former employee of R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company; she was also a homemaker. Mrs. Benge was a member of Jessup Grove Baptist Church.Mrs. Benge is survived by two sons and daughters-in-law, Donnie (Vicky) Benge of Westfield and Mark (Kelly) Benge of Clayton, NC; two daughters and one son-in-law, Sharon (Jerry) King of Cana, VA, Miriam Benge of the home; two grandchildren, Travis and Grace King of Cana, VA; three brothers and sisters-in-law, Leonard (Betty) Rogers of Pilot Mountain, Jolly (Doris) Rogers of Pilot Mountain, Eldon (Vicky) Rogers of Westfield; one foster brother, Graham Tilley.
Preceding her in death were two brothers, Boyce Rogers and Wayne Rogers and one sister, Edith Rogers.Funeral Services will be held on Friday, September 10, 2010 at Cox-Needham Chapel at 2:00 p.m with Dr. Joel Stevens and the Rev. Larry Jones officiating with interment to follow at Jessup Grove Baptist Church.Family will receive friends on Thursday, September 9, 2010 from 6 to 8 PM at Cox-Needham Funeral Home.In lieu of flowers, memorials may be sent to, Riddle Evangelistic Association, P.O. Box 1399, Pilot Mountain, NC 27041.Cox-Needham Funeral Home of Pilot Mountain (www.coxneedham.com) is respectfully serving the Benge family.