OBITUARY: Elijah Adam Benson, 17, of Burnet dies Aug. 19, 2014
Elijah Adam Benson, 17, of Burnet, Texas, passed away Aug. 19, 2014. He was born Aug. 18, 1997, in Clear Lake City, Texas.
Elijah was a senior at Burnet High School. He was a member of the Bulldog Band and varsity BETC (theater company.) He enjoyed playing guitar and writing music.
Elijah was very active with his pursuit of the Lord and for his friends to know the Lord.
He is survived by his mother and papa Benae and Mike Hickman, all of Burnet; father, John David Benson of Troup; sister, Sarah Benson of Burnet; girlfriend, Chasity Reyes of Burnet; grandparents Patricia and Frank Veenstra of Burnet; grandmother Mary Elaine Benson of Dickinson; grandparents James and Sue Hickman of Comanche; aunt and uncle Rick and Bobbi Benson; uncle Troy Long; aunt and uncle Amanda and Harold Higginbotham; and numerous other aunts and uncles and cousins.
A memorial service is 10 a.m. Aug. 23 at the Burnet High School Auditorium officiated by Kyle Byrd, Doug Lindley, Rodney McGee, C.J. Weisinger and Brandon Byrd and with music provided by PS 150.
Arrangements by Clements-Wilcox Funeral Home, 306 Texas 29 East in Burnet, (512) 756-2222.