ALEXANDER CEMETERY,  MAURY COUNTY TENNESSEE

GARY, Ben Walter, 30 Mar 1932 - 26 Nov. 2015.  (s/o James Spencer & Elsie Petway Gary.)

Mr. Ben Walter Gary, well known auctioneer, age 83, of Spring Hill, TN passed away November 26, 2015. Having been one of the first licensed auctioneers in the state of Tennessee, Ben�s license number was # 27. His auction career was his passion and spanned over 50 years. Inducted into the TN Auctioneers Association Hall of Fame in 1994. Attended Spring Hill United Methodist Church and was a Charter member of Spring Hill Lion�s Club. Preceded in death by parents, James Spencer and Elsie Petway Gary; sister, Sara Jane Mefford. Survived by: wife of 60 years, Burnetta House Gary; son, James Paul (Pam) Gary; daughter, Julie Gary; grandson, Joe Spencer Gary; special cousins, Bobby (Ann) Russell and Betty Ray, and other loving family members. 
Interment Alexander Cemetery. 
Active pallbearers will be Scott Helgren, Gwynne Evans, Mike Padgett, David �Beefy� Baxter, John Houston, Joshua Houston, Joe Spencer Gary, Jean Maupin, and Wanda Sawyer. Honorary pallbearers will be Spring Hill Lion�s Club; Tennessee Auctioneers Association and former employees of Spring Hill Auction Barn. SPRING HILL MEMORIAL FUNERAL HOME 
Info compiled by MB Richardson, 12 Feb 2017.