ELDRIDGE BENTON D

CW4 Benton D Eldridge was a potential VHPA member who died after his tour in Vietnam on 09/14/2009 at the age of 71.0
Huntingtown, MD
Flight Classes 68-510 and 68-7
Date of Birth 09/10/1938
Served in the U.S. Army
This information was provided by SSN search Jan 2010

More detail on this person: BENTON ELDRIDGE College Station TX United States Benton Eldridge Benton Eldridge of Level Plains, passed away at Flowers Hospital on Monday, September 14, 2009. Graveside services with military honors will be held at 2:00 p.m. Monday, September 21, 2009 at the Arkansas State Veterans Cemetery in North Little Rock, Arkansas with Er-mert Funeral Home of Corning, Arkansas (870-857-3596) directing. The family will receive friends at Ermert Funeral Home in Arkansas from 9:00 until 10:00 a.m. Monday, September 21, 2009. Byrd Funeral Home of Dothan has charge of all local arrangements. Mr. Eldridge was preceded in death by his parents, Roscoe & Goldie Eldridge. He is also predeceased by a great-grandson, Brandon Tant; sisters, Dorothy Peters & Louise Hart; a brother, Billy Joe Eldridge; nephews, James Eldridge, Gale Eldridge, Jimmy Hart, and Cody Peters; and a niece, Barbara Caldwell. Mr. Eldridge is survived by his wife of 51 years, Shirley Eldridge. Also surviving are daughters, Patricia Eldridge of Daleville and Nancy Douglas (Brian) of Newton; sons, Doyle Eldridge (Rhonda), of Dallas, TX, Douglas Eldridge (Rhonda), of Monetta, SC, Gregory Eldridge of Level Plains; grandchildren, Na-tasha Quebec (Charles), Robert Wayland (Rachael), Jessica Reyes, Ashley Douglas, Daric Wayland, Michael Douglas (Danielle), Andy Wayland, Benton Eldridge, Kristina Mason (Robert), Travis Eldridge, and Laura Roberts; great- grandchildren, Bryanna Douglas, Sabrina Quebec, Beau Quebec, John Tant, Robert Wayland, Cahlin Douglas. The family requests the omission of flowers. Memorial donations can be made in memory of Benton Eldridge to the Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation, 1332 N. Halstead St. Suite 201, Chicago, IL 60642. Byrd Funeral Home on West Main Street, (334) 793-3003, is in charge of arrangements. Condolences may be offered at www.byrdfuneralhome.com. Sign the guest book at www.dothaneagle.com

Burial information: Arkansas State Veterans Cemetery, North Little Rock, AR

This information was last updated 10/25/2017

Please send additions or corrections to: HQ@vhpa.org VHPA Headquarters

Return to the Helicopter Pilot DAT name list

Return to VHPA web site

Date posted on this site: 03/10/2024