Melvree ‘Doodie’ McClamrock Benson

Published 8:59 am Friday, August 23, 2024

Mrs. Melvree “Doodie” McClamrock Benson, 95, of Dusty Hill Road, Mocksville, died Monday, Aug. 19, 2024 at Brighton Gardens in Winston-Salem.

She was born on Oct. 3, 1928 in Davie County to the late Ray and Nancy Jane Beeding McClamrock.

Mrs. Benson was a member of Oak Grove United Methodist Church and graduated from Mocksville High School as Valedictorian. She was a lifetime caregiver taking care of many family members. She loved working in her flowers and was a wonderful cook.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by: her husband, Harold Dewey Benson; her brother, Glenas McClamrock; and her adopted brother, Clyde Tutterow.

Survivors include: nieces, Kay Beam (Roy), Linda Whitaker, and Shelia Reavis (Danny), all of Mocksville; and several other extended family members. While she didn’t have children of her own, she helped raise 10 other children herself.

A funeral service will be conducted at 2:30 p.m., Sunday, Aug. 25 at Eaton Funeral Chapel with Rev. Bob Summers officiating. Interment will follow in Oak Grove United Methodist Church Cemetery. Friends may pay their respects to Mrs. Benson beginning at 1:30 p.m. Sunday.

Memorials may be considered for Muscular Dystrophy Association at mda.org.

Online condolences: www.eatonfuneralservice.com.