Ira Benton "Bennie" COLLINS

1931 - 2017  (85 years)

• Name	Ira Benton "Bennie" COLLINS  [1]
  Birth	5 Dec 1931	Doddridge Co, WV   [2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1940	Lower Run, Doddridge Co, WV
  Occupation	maintenance dept at Marion County Board of Education (25 yrs)  [3]
  Residence	Monongah, Marion Co, WV   [1, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Death	26 Mar 2017	Morgantown, Monongalia Co, WV   [7]
  Burial	McCurdyville Cemetery, Monongalia Co, WV   [3, 8]
  Person ID	I273	Doddridge County Roots
  Last Modified	7 Aug 2025

  
  

  Father	Oval Edison COLLINS,   b. 26 May 1907, Doddridge Co, WV d. 1 Feb 1964, Fairmont, Marion Co, WV (Age 56 years)
  Mother	Dephna Pearl JONES,   b. 7 Feb 1906, Doddridge Co, WV d. 28 Nov 1988, Marion Co, WV (Age 82 years)
  Family ID	F86	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Helen Virginia HARRIS,   b. 17 Dec 1939, Fairmont, Marion Co, WV   [9]
  Marriage	5 Aug 1956	Monongah, Marion Co, WV   [10]
  Family ID	F1864	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos

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• Sources

  [S1577] Obituary of sister. [S12] Doddridge County Court House, West Union, WV, BR Bk 4, p. 36. [S14] Obituary. [S643] Obituary of father. [S960] Obituary of mother. [S1594] Obituary of brother. [S1700] Obituary - Nursing home. [S934] Findagrave.com. [S110] Obituary of husband. [S1835] Marion County Marriage Records, Fairmont, WV, http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=12555647&Type=Marriage.