Jesse Franklin Benton III Obituary
It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Jesse Franklin Benton III (Jacksonville, Florida), who passed away on March 23, 2025, at the age of 73, leaving to mourn family and friends. Family and friends are welcome to send flowers or leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family.
As we bid farewell to this luminous soul, let his loved ones carry forward the torch of his memory, illuminating the path ahead with the warmth of his love and the brilliance of his spirit. Though Jesse Franklin may journey beyond the horizon of our sight, his essence remains woven into the very fabric of our being — a guiding light in the darkness, a beacon of hope in the night.
He was loved and cherished by many people including: his wife Deborah Benton (Piasta); his children, Jessie Roseanne Loucia Benton and Shaun Paul Benton; his parents, Jesse F. Benton II and Lucy Benton (Nacerino); and his siblings, Paul Richard Benton, Donna Lee O'Day (Benton), Christopher Thomas Benton, Leslie Anne Benton-Norris and MaryEllen Banks (Benton).
