Obituaries 2 February 2024

Wilbur Eugene Bennington

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Wilbur Eugene Bennington, 83, of Hillsboro, passed away Jan. 29, 2024 in Wilmington.  

He was born May 28, 1940 in West Union to Treber Bennington and Mary Myrtle (Spahn) Bennington and grew up on the family farm in Locust Grove.  

Wilbur graduated from Franklin High School in 1958 and moved to Dayton to start his career at Dayton Press, McCalls. In Dayton, Wilbur met, fell in love with and married Anna Faye Jamison. They married Jan. 14, 1961.  

After Dayton Press closed, Wilbur changed careers and began working for Jet Trucking; he was with them for 23 years before retiring. While Wilbur worked at Dayton Press, he and Faye had two sons, Kevin, born in 1961, and Kory, born in 1963. After a family tragedy later in 1963, Wilbur and Faye took in and finished raising her four youngest siblings, Rita, Jane, Tommy and Carol. 

Wilbur is survived by wife, Anna Faye; sons, Kevin (Donna) of Xenia and Kory (Maura) of Fort Myers, Fla.; his grandchildren, Andrea (Josh) Sawdey of Bellbrook and Jacob Bennington of Dayton; four step-grandchildren Annie Christoffel of Xenia, Megan Calamaro of Estero, Fla., David Jencks of Austin, Texas and Sarah Chew of Austin, Texas; two great-grandchildren, Ethan and Ezra Sawdey; eight step-great-grandchildren, Ashlynn and Aiden Combs, Andrew, Luca and Anthony Calamaro, Avery Jencks and Carter and Raeleigh Chew; his brother, Earl (Pam) Bennington of Manchester; and sister, Carlotta Yates of West Union. 

Wilbur is preceded in death by his parents, Treber and Mary; brother, James; sister, Kathryn; and brother-in-law, Rick Yates.  

Funeral services will be held Saturday, Feb. 3, 2024 at 1 p.m. at Xenia Grace Chapel with Pastor Daniel Jordan and Pastor Keith Holley officiating.

Arrangements are by Turner and Son Funeral Home of Hillsboro, www.turnerfuneralhomes.cc.
 

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