CRAIG-FLAGLER PALMS FUNERAL HOME
Palm Coast, Florida
Tuesday, May 19, 2009
A funeral service celebrating the life of Shirley J. Benedict 77, of Palm Coast will be held on Tuesday, May 26, 2009 2:00 PM in the chapel of Craig-Flagler Palms Funeral Home 511 Old Kings Road S. Flagler Beach. Friends may visit 11:OO AM until service time at the funeral home.
Mrs. Benedict passed away on Sunday, May 17, 2009 at her home. She was born on March 11, 1932 in Greensburg, Kansas to the late Christian and Helen Swartz (Northern).
In 2004 she moved to the Palm Coast area from Falmouth, Mass. Shirley was a long time member of the Sweet Adelines Cranberry Shores Chorus Group in Cape Cod, Mass. She enjoyed cruising, shopping and playing mahjong but most of all spending time with her family and friends. She will be greatly missed by all those who knew and loved her.
She is preceded in death by her husband Dr. J. Keith Benedict DVM in 2001.
Survivors include her son, Evan Keith and his wife Debbie Benedict of Port St. Lucie, FL; daughters, Jamie Benedict and her fiancé Geoffrey Dickes of Palm Coast; Paige and her husband Carlton Grant of Palm Coast; grandchildren, Christopher, Ashley and Ariel Kady, Eric and Lauren Grant, and Max Benedict; great-grandchildren, Christopher and Alexis Griswold.
Donations in her name may be made to the Hospice of Volusia/Flagler, 3800 Woodbriar Trail, Port Orange, FL. 32119.
Arrangements are under the care and trust of Craig-Flagler Palms Funeral Home