Benjamin Cason

Benjamin Simpson Cason, 78, (formerly of Chattanooga, Tenn.) passed away on Feb. 2, 2019, at St. Dominic Hospital in Jackson, Miss. Mr. Cason worked in Chattanooga for the Volunteer Army Ammunition Plant before relocating to Mississippi and retiring from Grand Gulf as a Radd Waste Operator after 15 years. He was a member of the Dentville, MS Volunteer Fire Department. He enjoyed golf, reading, spending time with his grandchildren, and NASCAR. He was preceded in death by his son, Benjamin S. Cason, Jr; parents, James and Mabel Cooley Cason; grandson, JD Hess. Ben is survived by his wife of 49 years and 10 months, Mary Cason; daughters, Janorah Forrar (Mike Hinkle), of Manzanola, Colo., Melissa (Allen) Stafford, of McDonald, Tenn., and Sarah O’Neal (Billy), of Ringgold, Ga.; sisters, Martha (David) Denham, of Hixson, Tenn., and Carolyn (Ronnie) Levi, of East Brainerd, Tenn.; six grandchildren, Will O’Neal, Cari O’Neal, Jake O’Neal, Mary Beth Greenfield, Lynn Crocker (Chad) and Melody Joseph; and 10 great-grandchildren. A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 17, 2019, at Chattanooga First Church of the Nazarene, 5455 North Terrace, Chattanooga, TN 37411. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to one of the following: Chattanooga First Church of the Nazarene (www.chattanooganazarene.org), Pine Bluff Baptist Church, 11188 Dentville Road, Hazlehurst, MS 39083 or Dentville Volunteer Fire Department c/o Walter West, 8012 Carter Hill Road, Hazlehurst, MS 39083. Visit www.heritagechattanooga.com to share condolences and view the memorial tribute. Arrangements by Heritage Funeral Home, E. Brainerd Chapel.