Aubrey B. "Benny" Carpenter, 71, Garden City, Missouri, died Monday, February 4, 2013 at Benchmark Healthcare of Harrisonville, Missouri. Memorial services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Saturday, February 9, 2013 at the Atkinson Funeral Home in Harrisonville with visitation from 1:00-1:30. In lieu of flowers,memorial contributions may be made to: Harden Hospice of Missouri, 4731 South Cochise Drive, Suite 120, Independence, MO 64055.
Benny was born August 20, 1941 in Dallas, Texas, the son of Aubrey B. and Opal Jewell (Adams) Carpenter. He grew up in Dallas and moved to Garden City in 1986. Benny married Shirley Jean Graham on October 6, 1981.
He worked as a union carpenter for Dasta Construction Company and Walton Construction Company in Kansas City, Missouri before retiring in 2003. He was a member of Carpenters Local #777 in Harrisonville.
Benny was preceded in death by his parents, one sister and one brother. He is survived by his wife, Shirley, of the home; two sons, Aubrey Eugene Carpenter, Phoenix, Arizona and Wayne Patrick Carpenter, Welch, Oklahoma; two sisters, Gracie Holt, Allen, Oklahoma and Eva Carrigo, Quannah, Texas; grandchildren, nieces and nephews.
