Extracted from The Star-Telegram (Fort Worth, TX)
Saturday, July 11, 2015

BENJAMIN “BENNY” JARNAGIN

Benjamin “Benny” Durrell Jarnagin, 74, of Alvarado, Texas, passed away Thursday, July 9, 2015, peacefully at his home.

Funeral service: 2:00 p.m. Saturday, July 11th at Joshua Baptist Church, 3231 SW Wilshire Blvd, Joshua, Texas.

Burial: Pleasant Point Cemetery in Lillian, Texas.

Benny was born on April 1, 1941, in Greenville, Mississippi, to Durrell and Mary Casavechia Jarnagin.

He is preceded in death by his beloved wife, Nancy Jarnagin, of 46 years, who went to be with the Lord in September 2011.

He is survived by his sons, Douglas Jarnagin of Fort Worth, Texas, and Steve Jarnagin of Manvel, Texas; daughter, Susan Jarnagin of Dallas, Texas; grandchildren, Cassie Tucker and Joe Hood; three great-grandchildren; sister, Mary Catherine Moore and husband, Dade; several nieces, nephews, and cousins.