Former Longview Mayor Dies
Posted/updated on: November 13, 2010 at 8:36 am
LONGVIEW — Funeral services will be held on Monday for former Longview Mayor D.A. Benton. Benton, who was 96, died Wednesday evening. Funeral services will be held Monday afternoon at 2:00 at the First Baptist Church of Longview. Burial will follow in Memorial Park Cemetery.
Benton served on the Longview City Council from 1952 to 1970. That includes three terms as mayor starting in 1962.
According to the Rader Funeral Home obituary, He served in every office of the Knights of Pythias including 31 years as financial secretary. He was a member of the Dramatic Order of Knights of Khorassen and a 32nd degree Mason with more than 54 years of service. He was a Shriner, a 55-year member of the Longview Lion’s Club, and a member and past president of the Longview Jaycees. For more than 39 years Mr. Benton served with integrity and dedication on the board of directors of Texas Bank and Trust Company, formerly Longview Bank and Trust.
