Oct. 17, 1943 â Jan. 28, 2021
Jan 30, 2021
William Edward “Bill” Benton Jr., 77, of Huntingdon, went to be with the Lord on Thursday. He was surrounded by family at home. Bill was born in Hollidaysburg, son of the late William E. Benton Sr. and Helena (Yahner) Benton.
He was united in marriage to Susan Sorgen on Nov. 27, 1965, at St. Luke’s Catholic Church in Jersey Shore.
Bill is survived by his wife; and two children, Polly Benton of Hollidaysburg and William E. Benton III and his wife, Toni, of Tarpon Springs, Fla.; seven grandsons: Nicholas Brenneman, Curtis Brenneman, Elijah Klock, Lucas Thompson, William Benton IV, Charles Benton and Ethan Benton. He is also survived by a sister, Bonnie Cowell, of New Cumberland; and a brother, Gerald Benton, of Huntingdon.