Odell Benge

January 21, 1942 - March 22, 2021

Odell Benge, age 79, of Manchester, Kentucky passed away on Monday, March 22, 2021. He leaves behind his loving wife, Mary Rose Whitis Benge; two daughters, Sharon Patton & husband Bruce of East Bernstadt, KY, Carolyn Parker & husband David of Lily, KY; five stepchildren, Nicole Boling & husband Brent, Ricky Shepherd & wife Angela, Rocky Shepherd, Charlene Hinkle, Angel Westerfield & husband Tommy; eight siblings, Stanley Benge of Tupelo, MS, Dallas Benge, Richard Preston Benge, Darrel Benge, Teddy Benge, Beulah Benge all of London, KY, Debbie Benge of Ringo, GA, Charles Benge of Little Rock, AR; seventeen grandchildren, Natasha Bray, Dalton Patton, Keaton Brown, Karlyle Brown, Embry Boling, Ava Lee Boling, Kristi Parker, Stephanie Morris, Misty Yaden, Ricky Shepherd, Dustin Shepherd, Anthony Shepherd, Karenda Vaughn, Jason Vaughn, Ashley Baker, Mattie Westerfield, Harley Creech; nineteen great grandchildren; two great, great grandchildren, plus a host of other family and friends to mourn his passing. He was preceded in death by his parents, Pearl Benge and Nora Collier Ryan. Odell was a self-employed truck driver for 50 years. He was a member at New Salem United Baptist Church in London, Kentucky. Funeral services for Odell Benge will be held on Saturday, March 27, 2021 at 1:00 p.m. in the chapel of House-Rawlings Funeral Home with Wayne House officiating. Burial will follow at Old Salem Cemetery in London, Kentucky. The family will receive friends on Saturday, March 27, 2021 beginning at 11:00 a.m. until the funeral hour also at the funeral home. The family has entrusted House-Rawlings Funeral Home with the arrangements.