Robert A. Benge

Robert “Bobby” A. Benge, age 39, of Bellefontaine, Ohio passed away at 2:11 A.M. Monday, February 11, 2019 at the Mary Rutan Hospital emergency room.

He was born in Coshocton, Ohio June 19, 1979, the son of Richard and the late Barbara (Cordrey) Benge. In addition to his mother, a wife Babbett McWilliams, also preceded him in death.

He is survived by three daughters, Mikenna Schneider, Alexis Benge, and EmmaLee Benge-Schneider; one grandchild on the way; a sister, Kathleen Benge; a brother, Richard Almack; his fiancé Daisy Cummins; a former wife, April Bodmer Belnap and many aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, and cousins.

Bobby was a 1998 graduate of West Liberty-Salem High School and the Hi-Point Career Center and worked as a plumber.  He enjoyed camping and fishing and going on long drives through the countryside.  He loved to vacation. His favorite destination was the Outer Banks in North Carolina.

A memorial service will be held May 25, 2019 at 2 P.M. at the West Liberty Presbyterian Church in West Liberty, Ohio.

The arrangements are in the care of the staff of the Eichholtz Daring & Sanford Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Bellefontaine.

TD