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Paul Samuel Benton

Birth	:	7 Jul 1924 East Palestine, Columbiana County, Ohio, USA
Death	:	9 Feb 2011 East Palestine, Columbiana County, Ohio, USA
Burial	:	Saint Andrew Parish Church Cemetery, Kingston, Jamaica
Description	:	Obituary East Palestine, Ohio - Paul S. "Diz" Benton, 86, of Alice Street, passed away February 9, 2011 at his home after an extended illness. Mr. Benton was born July 7, 1924 in East Palestine, a son of the late Samuel and Lillian Bonnell Benton, and was a lifelong area resident. He retired in 1989 as Assistant to the President of Cogun Industries, North Lima. He previously had been employed as a mould maker at the former China Novelties Co. and as a draftsman and purchasing agent for the former L.W. Nash Co. He... Read More	Obituary East Palestine, Ohio - Paul S. "Diz" Benton, 86, of Alice Street, passed away February 9, 2011 at his home after an extended illness. Mr. Benton was born July 7, 1924 in East Palestine, a son of the late Samuel and Lillian Bonnell Benton, and was a lifelong area resident. He retired in 1989 as Assistant to the President of Cogun Industries, North Lima. He previously had been employed as a mould maker at the former China Novelties Co. and as a draftsman and purchasing agent for the former L.W. Nash Co. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II, and was one of ten Americans with the British Airborne at the battle of Arnhem, where he was captured by the enemy and spend seven month as a prisoner of war. Diz was a lifetime member of both the Disabled American Veterans and the American Ex-Prisoners of War. He held an Amateur Radio license for more than fifty years with the call sign "W8BVZ". He also had membership in the First United Presbyterian Church. He leaves his wife, the former Rose Bruno, whom he married on June 18, 1949. He also leaves four nieces, Linda and Lorrie Budd, of Youngstown, Fran Lantz and Mary Kay Reese, both of Kent; a nephew, Michael Budd, of Youngstown, and three great nephews. Source

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Paul Samuel Benton death on 9 Feb 2011 in East Palestine, Columbiana County, Ohio, USA