This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Lewis, Benson, Eames, Greaves Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/Eg.2ADE/308 Message Board Post: The Idaho State Journal 08-18-2001 Carmen Benson Lewis, our beloved mother and grandmother, passed away peacefully Friday, Aug. 17, 2001, as a result of her age. She was born in Preston, Franklin, Idaho, on Nov. 4, 1911, to Frank Taft and Elizabeth Greaves Eames Benson. She was preceded in death by her husband, three of her sisters, an infant brother and her twin brother. Her last living sister, Zenda Mabey, resides in Salt Lake City, Utah. Carmen married Robert Moss Lewis on Sept. 13, 1936. Their marriage was later solemnized in the Logan, Utah Temple. They had six children: Ann (Carvel, deceased) Stephenson, North Hollywood, California, Colleen (Warren) Wilde, Preston, Idaho, Robert M. (Renae) Lewis, Arvada, Colorado, H. Benson (Julie) Lewis, Sandy, Utah, Lynne (Steve) Cherrington, Orem, Utah, Beth (Bud) Alford, Idaho Falls, Idaho; 30 grandchildren, 34 great- grandchildren, and three great-great-grandchildren. Carmen lived her life in Cache Valley except for two years while she attended Brigham Young University. She and Moss lived their entire married lives on their farm in Riverdale. Carmen's great love and focus in life was her family. Her greatest satisfaction was in seeing them succeed. We will miss her wit, grit, and her special love for each of us. She was an active member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints where among other things, she taught Primary for 25 years and Young Women for many years. The family wishes to express appreciation to the caregivers at the Franklin County Nursing Home for their kindness and diligence in providing for her care. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 20, 2001, in the Riverdale Ward Chapel, with Bishop Sam Smith conducting. Friends may call Sunday, Aug. 19 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Webb Funeral Home, 109 E. Oneida, Preston, and Monday from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the church. Burial will be in the Preston Idaho Cemetery.