Mary Eleanor Hopper Benson

West Columbia, SC Mrs. Mary Eleanor Hopper Benson, 83, died Monday, September 18, 2023, at her home. A graveside service will be held at 11:00 AM Friday, September 22, 2023, at Chester Memorial Gardens with Rev. Michael Shaffer officiating. Mrs. Benson was born January 22, 1940 in Chester, SC and was a daughter of the late Isaac Dewey Hopper and Frances Pauline Hagans Hopper. She was a graduate of Chester High School and attended Business College in Charlotte. She was a General Motors Business Manager for over 28 years and also worked at The Valley Lunch which was her parents’ restaurant. Mrs. Benson was a member of Wesley Memorial UMC. She was pianist and organist for over 32 years for St. James UMC and Wesley Memorial UMC. She was also a member of Business Professional Women’s Club. She is survived by one daughter, Jeanne Brantley O’Connor of Lexington, SC; two grandchildren, Andrew McWaters and Kathryn O’Connor; and three great grandchildren, Gabriel McWaters, Parker McWaters and Carl McWaters, In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by two brothers, William Hopper and Donald Hopper and four sisters, Jean Richardson, Doris Binns, Johnnie Mae McKay and Jerry Grant. Memorials may be made to Wesley Memorial UMC, 1217 J.A. Cochran Bypass, Chester, SC 29706. Online condolences may be made to the family at www.barronfuneralhome.com.