Wilburn Bentley and
Sarah Belle Johnson
Wilburn Bentley 17 May 1917 Pike Co KY d 9 Nov 2001 Pikeville Methodist Hospital; s/o William Payne Bentley and Nancy Ann Stewart. Wilburn Bentley m. Sarah Belle Johnson. Wilburn Bentley was a retired coal miner, a member of the U.M.W.A., Kentucky Colonel, an ordained Church of Christ minister and member of the Virgie Church of Christ, Virgie, KY. Children of Wilburn Bentley and Sarah Belle Johnson;
1. Sylvia Jean Bentley b 9 Feb 1939; m. 3 Jul 1957 to Aster Lee Stewart. Sylvia Jean Bentley m. Unknown Sowards.
2. Donald Bentley b 9 Jun 1941; m. Rebecca "Becky" Miller.
3. Don Bentley b 19 Dec 1942 d. 24 Sept 1944 age 18 months.
4. Con Bentley b 11 Dec 1944; m. (divorced) Ivalene Burke b 6 Oct 1946 d 9 Dec 2019 Whitesburg, KY; buried Frank Tackett Cemetery, Long Fork KY; d/o Sherman Adams and Emogene Meade Burke. Con Bentley m. Lowanna Wilson. Con Bentley m. Leigh Miller.
5. Reble Jean Bentley b 15 Jul 1949; m. Gary Mac Hamilton b 24 Jul 1947. Reble Jean Bentley m. Palmer Hall. Reble Jean Bentley m. James Bevins.
6. Bertina Bentley b 20 Aug 1950; m. Larry Holbrook.
7. Darrell Lynn Bentley b 3 Oct 1953; m. Ruth Ann Adams.
8. Leslie Bentley; m. Unknown Corrill
Thank to Shaundra Adkins for updates, additions and corrections to this family. Thanks also to Donna Bentley Pitts for submitting the obituary of Wilburn Bentley. Thanks to Jill Bentley Athy for submitting additional information for this family on 7 May 2008 in our guestbook. Thanks to Condra Bentley for submitting additional information for this family in our guestbook 9 May 2008 and 21 May 2008. Thanks to Sheena Bentley for submitting corrections and additions for this family in our Comments pages 1 August 2008. Thanks to Selena Burchett for corrections and additions for this family in our comment forum 12 Nov 2008. (added Shayann Hamilton and removed the name Marcum from Sarah's name)
In Loving Memory Of Wilburn Bentley
May 17, 1917 - November 9, 2001
Williamson Daily News: Wilburn Bentley, 84, of Virgie, Ky., died Friday, Nov. 9, 2 001, at Pikeville Methodist Hospital. Born May 17, 1917, in Virgie, he was the son of the late William Payne Bentley and Nancy Ann Stewart. He was a retired coal miner, a member of the U.M.W.A., Kentucky Colonel, an ordained Church of Christ minister and member of the Virgie Church of Christ. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Sarah Johnson Marcum. He is survived by his sons Donald, Con and Darrell Bentley, all of Virgie; daughters Sylvia Sowards of Somerset, Ky., Leslie Corrill of Fairfield, Ohio, and Reble Bevins and Bertina Shortridge, both of Virgie; brothers Ballard Bentley of Neon, Ky., Edd Bentley of Jackhorn, Ky.; sisters Millie Bentley of McRoberts, Ky., and Bonnie Bentley of Deane, Ky.; twenty eight grandchildren, 48 great-grandchildren. and one great-great-grandchild. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Monday, Nov. 11, 20 01, at Lucas and Hall Funeral Home with the Revs. Johnny Ki ng, Dean Lyons, and Roy Hall officiating. Burial will follo w in the Annie E. Young Cemetery.
Submitted by Donna Bentley Pitts 7 August, 2007
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