Louis Howard Benner
February 26, 1919 – January 27, 2012
</span><br />Louis Howard Benner passed away on Friday, January 27, 2012, at the age of 92. He was the devoted son of the late Martha Smith Benner and Howard Clarence Benner; devoted husband to the late Mary Alice Sinclair Benner; loving brother to the late Caroline (Elwyn) Benner Pym; wonderful father to Thomas Howard (Emily) Benner and Mary Lou (Dennis) Enix; dear grandfather of Thomas Davis Benner, Laurie Brooke Benner, Amelia (Luke) Fitzsimmons, Bonnie Enix, and Nathan Enix; and dear uncle of Anne (Mike) Pym McDonald and Judy Pym Oliphant. He was preceded in death by his granddaughter Jennifer Enix and his great-granddaughter Olivia Benner.</p>
<p>Lou was born on February 26, 1919, in Butte, Montana, and was a proud native of Montana and Washington State. During his lifetime he travelled to all 50 states, and lived in many of them. He graduated from Washington State University with a degree in Mechanical Engineering, and was employed by American Standard for over 40 years. During World War II he served in the Air Force as a flight engineer.</p>
<p>Lou and Mary Alice retired to Sun City Center in 1981, where they made many good friends and enjoyed retirement together until Mary Alice passed away in 1997 after 48 years of marriage. Lou loved to play bridge, golf, and volleyball, ride his bicycle, and watch baseball games on television. He served on the Sun City Center Emergency Squad for several years, and also drove for the Good Samaritans. He was a member of St. Andrews Presbyterian Church.</p>
<p>Lou was a very kind and honest man, well-liked by everyone who met him. Special thanks to the wonderful staff at Delmar Gardens West in Missouri for their compassionate care in his last year.</p>
<p>Lou’s remains will be placed next to those of his wife Mary Alice in Florida National Cemetery in Bushnell, Florida. A memorial service will be held at St. Andrews Presbyterian Church in Sun City Center at a date to be determined.</p>
<p>Lou was born on February 26, 1919, in Butte, Montana, and was a proud native of Montana and Washington State. During his lifetime he travelled to all 50 states, and lived in many of them. He graduated from Washington State University with a degree in Mechanical Engineering, and was employed by American Standard for over 40 years. During World War II he served in the Air Force as a flight engineer.</p>
<p>Lou and Mary Alice retired to Sun City Center in 1981, where they made many good friends and enjoyed retirement together until Mary Alice passed away in 1997 after 48 years of marriage. Lou loved to play bridge, golf, and volleyball, ride his bicycle, and watch baseball games on television. He served on the Sun City Center Emergency Squad for several years, and also drove for the Good Samaritans. He was a member of St. Andrews Presbyterian Church.</p>
<p>Lou was a very kind and honest man, well-liked by everyone who met him. Special thanks to the wonderful staff at Delmar Gardens West in Missouri for their compassionate care in his last year.</p>
<p>Lou’s remains will be placed next to those of his wife Mary Alice in Florida National Cemetery in Bushnell, Florida. A memorial service will be held at St. Andrews Presbyterian Church in Sun City Center at a date to be determined.</p>