Mrs. Mary Lynn Travis Benson, age 89, died Wednesday at Weakley County Nursing and Rehab Center in Dresden. Funeral services will be Saturday, August 8, 2009, at Murphy Funeral Home; 11:00 A.M. Burial to follow in East Side Cemetery. Visitation will be Friday, August 7, 2009, at the funeral home; 4:00 P.M. - 7:00 P.M.
Mrs. Benson was preceded in death by her husband, Homer Benson. She is survived by her daughter, Susan Benson (John) Collins; her son, Walter (Lorna) Benson; grandchildren, Emily Collins of New York, Daniel and Travis Benson of Martin. She was preceded in death by her parents, Walter and Linnie Wheeling Travis.
Mrs. Benson was a retired teacher from the University of Tennessee at Martin. She was a graduate of the University of Tennessee at Knoxville and received her masters degree from Murray State University. She was a member of the Martin Church of Christ.