Betty Jean (Sievers) Benning (1927 - 2004)

Born 24 Apr 1927 in Faulkton, Faulk, South Dakota, USA

Ancestors

Wife of Russell Milton Benning — married 6 Jul 1945 in Faulk County, South Dakota, USA

Died 30 Jan 2004 at age 76 in Sioux Falls, Minnehaha, South Dakota, USA

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Biography

Born 24 Apr 1927 in Faulkton, Faulk, South Dakota, USA. Daughter of Leonard Arnold Sievers and Harriet Norma Thorn.

Married Russell Milton Benning on 6 Jul 1945 in Faulk County, South Dakota, USA.

Children: Barbara, Richard, Peggy, and Steve.

Died 30 Jan 2004 in Sioux Falls, Minnehaha, South Dakota, USA.

Betty grew up in the Miranda area on her parents' farm. She attended country school and then attended the Faulkton High School. Betty and Russell moved around some because he was in the army and then settled on a farm in Northern Hand County. They then moved to Goodwin, S.D. where they owned and operated a cafe and Liquor Store, later returning to Miranda to farm with her Dad. After retiring they moved to Faulkton where they have since resided. She was a member of the United Methodist Church and circle, was very active with the VFW Auxiliary and Legion Auxiliary and was currently the VFW Auxiliary District President. She was an avid auto race fan and enjoyed all sporting events. Loved babysitting for many area families. She was the chauffeur for anyone who needed rides to medical appointments or for any other reason.

Sources

• *Ancestry.com. U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015.

• National Cemetery Administration. U.S. Veterans' Gravesites, ca.1775-2006 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006.

• Ancestry.com. South Dakota, Marriages, 1905-2016 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005.

• https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/8796843/betty-jean-benning

• Year: 1930; Census Place: Hillsdale, Faulk, South Dakota; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 0015

• Ancestry.com. South Dakota, State Census, 1935 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014.

• Year: 1940; Census Place: Hillsdale, Faulk, South Dakota; Roll: m-t0627-03855; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 25-15

• Ancestry.com. South Dakota, State Census, 1945 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014.