Homegoing Services for
Sister Christeen Kearse Benjamin
Sunrise February 8, 1943 Sunset April 19, 2016



Saturday, April 30, 2016 - 11:00 AM
Mt. Calvary Baptist Church
399 Canal Street, Raderville, FL
Rev. L.F. Camel, Officiating
Rev. Willie F. Lawrence, Presiding


Obsequies
Our beloved, Sister Christeen Kearse Benjamin was born in Warwick, GA to the late Hasten Sr & Elnora Kearse. Relocating to Belle Glade, she was educated in the public school system, matriculating with the Class of 1962. Christeen was united in holy matrimony to Leroy Benjamin Sr and to this union, four children were born. The late Sabrina Patrice Myrick, Leroy, Jr, Cheryl Lavita and Lydia V.
Christeen worked seasonally in the agrigate cultivation of the area including celery and corn. Christeen loved the Lord and worshipped with a Spirit of Excellence; serving in her church in the Choir, as Mission Teach and Secretary. Her children remained grateful for her early teachings to love God, Family & Friends.
Christeen was known for her smile, laughter, and cooking as our dad used to sing "What a Difference a Cake Makes". She fed the hungry, visited the sick, and loved her church and assisted the elderly. Wise lessons for long life, she cautioned her children. Christeen will truly be missed by her many family & friends.
Christeen was preceded in death by her parents Hasten Sr and Elnora Kearse, husband, Leroy Benjamin Sr. daughter, Sabrina Patrice Myrick, sisters – Juanita Lumpkin and Mae Francis Moore, brothers, Chester L Kearse and James "Uncle Bud" Kearse. Left to cherish her wonderful memories Leroy (Arlene) Benjamin Jr, West Palm Beach, FL; Cheryl (Craig) Tomlin, Orlando, FL; and Lydia (Gregory Sr.) Beckford, Columbus, GA. Brother, Hasten, Jr. (Annie) Kearse, Belle Glade, FL. Sisters, Willie Mae Bynoe, Ft. Pierce, FL, Beatrice K. Rumph, Belle Glade, FL, Neomi (Lewis) Lewis, San Antonio, TX, and Elnora "Nora" Kearse Randolph. Devoted and special cousins Ethel (Alfred Sr.) Fields. Devoted and special nephew, Rev. George Houze. Sisters in law, Katherine (Rev. James) Crawford, Detroit, MI, Diana (Charles) Anderson, Belle Glade, FL. Brothers in law, Nick Benjamin, Riviera Beach, FL, Willie Lester Benjamin and Robert Benjamin, Belle Glade, FL, Willie James Benjamin, Brownsville, TX, Millage (Ramona) Benjamin, Detroit, MI. Cherishing memories of Christeen includes 18 grandchildren, 24 great grandchildren. Loving cousins, the Royal Family. Faithful friends, Sister Earline Simmons, Sister Katie Warren and Mr. Noel Waugh, Belle Glade, FL along with a host of sorrowing relatives, church members, and friends.



Processional........................... Mt. Calvary Choir

Invocation............................... Rev. George Houze, Old Testament

Rev. L.F. Camel, New Testament

Final Viewing

Selection............................. Mt. Calvary Choir

Poem................................... Timothy Michael Myrick Jr.

Solo................................... Sis. Mona King

Reflections................................ 2 Minutes Please

Sis. Dina Jean Hudson................................ As a Student

Rev. George Houze, As a Nephew

Family/Friends........................................ As I Knew Her

Acknowledgement/Resolution...................................... Butts Funeral Home

Obituary........................................... Read Silently Musical Interlude

Solo................................................ Rev. Willie Lawrence

Scripture

Selection.............................Preparatory Hymn Mt. Calvary Choir

Eulogy................................. Rev. L.F. Camel

Parting Prayer Rev. L.F. Camel

Recessional





Pallbearers
Grandsons
Flower Attendants
Granddaughters


Acknowledgements
We, the family of our dearly departed Mother, Grandmother, Aunt, Sister, Cousin & Friend would like to express our sincere appreciation for all acts of kindness extended during our season of bereavement. It has really made our burden lighter to know that our loved one was really loved by so many others. We will not forget the care, kindness and concern shown by all.
Internment,
Foreverglades Cemetary, 1500 Gator Blvd, Belle Glade, FL
Arrangements entrusted to Butts Funeral Home, Belle Glade, FL
Obituary, Butts Funeral Home, Belle Glade, FL
Repast, The Rev. Leon Camel Resource Center, Raderville, FL