Donald Lawrence Benfield

Donald Lawrence Benfield, age 85, formerly of Lily, Kentucky, passed away peacefully Thursday, February 15, 2018 at Richmond, KY.
Born at Benedict in Lee County, Virginia, he was a son of the late Creed Benfield and Myrtle Hyden Wilson.  Sisters Verline Foster Campbell and Elizabeth "Betty" Maxwell and an infant brother preceded him in death.
Lawrence had been a shuttle car operator for U. S. Steel's #32 coal mine at Lynch, KY.  Also he had worked for Roark Brothers in London, the Laurel County road department, National Standard Co. in Corbin, and been a school bus driver for Laurel County.
He is survived by his loving and supportive wife Anna Ruth Feltner Benfield;  two daughters: Nancy Sabrina Cobb (Rodney) of Richmond and Claudette Elaine Cox (Tom) of Lily;  and three sons: Larry Wayne Benfield (Brenda), Claude Blaine Benfield (Michelle), and Lawrence Allen Benfield (Jennifer), all of Lily.  Also he leaves a host of grandchildren, great grandchildren, and great-great grandchildren along with other family and friends.
A celebration of Lawrence's life will be held at Vankirk-Grisell Funeral Home at 2pm on Tuesday, Feb. 20.
Visitation will begin there at 12 noon Tuesday until service time.
Interment will follow at the Hopkins Cemetery at Lily.  Pallbearers will be the first grandsons, sons-in-law and cousin.
Memorial contributions are suggested to the Hopkins Cemetery.
Messages may be sent to the Benfield family at www.vankirkgrisellfuneralhome.com .