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Mary Benita Felty Jones
Mary Benita Felty Jones, 93, Henderson, died Sunday, August 16, 2026.
She was born Dec. 3, 1932, to Woodrow and Mary Myrtle LaRue. She attended Audubon Baptist Church for many years, Victory Baptist Church, and was a member of Tilden General Baptist Church. She retired from Gamco after 25 years of loyal service to their company. She worked on the police force for almost a decade.
Benita loved cooking for her family. You could find her in the kitchen mixing up something good to eat if you dropped by her house. She was always ready to give her granddaughters a lesson in making her famous Christmas fudge. Benita enjoyed needle arts and was talented at crocheting, quilting, and sewing. She loved to laugh and joke with her friends, and listening to music. She enjoyed playing dominoes with her neighbors and camping with her family. Benita loved living and working on her farm in Tilden for the past 15 years. More than anything she loved her great grandchildren to come visit with her.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband of 56 years, Carlos Felty; daughter, Carla Felty Robbins; sisters, Annie Townsend and Patsy LaRue; and brothers, Clarence LaRue and Ronnie LaRue.
Survivors include her husband, Donald Jones; three daughters, Marcheta Fredrick (Mike) of Henderson, Gloria Zenthoefer (Ray) of Mount Vernon, Ind., and Robin Duckworth (Greg) of Henderson; one son, Darrel Felty (Nancy) of Henderson; one son in law, Tim Robbins (Donna) of Henderson; three stepchildren, B.E. Martin (Phillip), SaDonna Cummins and Amon Jones; nine grandchildren: Sandy Richardson (Keith), Beth Gentry (Chris), Carl Felty (Samantha), Hayley Mortis (Mark), Jennifer Thomas (Brandon), Stephanie Powell (Anne), Holly Laux (Nick), Morgan Happe (Jake) and Matthew Duckworth (Amber); four siblings: Newman LaRue, Joyce Monroe (Rick), Janice Bond (Terry) and Gladys Pfender (Jim); two sisters in law, Joyce LaRue and Pat LaRue; six step grandchildren; 15 great grandchildren; eight step great grandchildren; many nieces and nephews.
Her family would like to extend a special thank you to Homeplace of Henderson for taking such good care of our mom and grandma.
Relatives and friends are invited to Benita’s Life Celebration from 6:00 until 8:00 P.M. on Thursday and from 10:00 A.M until service time on Friday at Benton-Glunt & Tapp Funeral Home in Henderson, Kentucky. The funeral service will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Friday, August 21, 2026 at the funeral home with Reverend Dan Book officiating. Burial will follow at Roselawn Memorial Gardens in Henderson, Kentucky.
Pallbearers will be Carl Felty, Matthew Duckworth, Chris Gentry, Mark Mortis, Brandon Thomas and Nick Laux. Honorary pallbearers are Keith Richardson and Jake Happe.
Expressions of sympathy may take the form of contributions to St. Anthony’s Hospice or St. Vincent DePaul.
Arrangements entrusted to Benton-Glunt & Tapp Funeral Home, A Life Celebration® Home, online condolences may be made at www.bentongluntandtappfuneralhome.com.
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