Cecil Ray Bench Obituary
It is always difficult saying goodbye to someone we love and cherish. Family and friends must say goodbye to their beloved Cecil Ray Bench of Lepanto, Arkansas, who passed away at the age of 83, on July 4, 2025. You can send your sympathy in the guestbook provided and share it with the family.
He was predeceased by: his parents, Jim A. Bench and Lillie I. Kirkendoll Bench; his daughter Vickie Laverne Pilgrim; and his siblings, J. W. Bench, Garland Bench, Jane House, Lillian Tarvin and Connie Timbs.
He is survived by: his wife Melba Avery Bench of Lepanto; his siblings, Johnny Bench of Bald Knob, Geraldine Reed of Bald Knob and Linda Edwards of Rosebud; his grandchildren, Amanda Pilgrim of Lepanto and Curtis Pilgrim of Trumann; and his great grandchildren, Bentley, Aubrey, Aiden, Avery and McKenna.
