Ben Franklin Radford

Ben Franklin Radford, age 89, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, November 23, 2024. Ben was born on November 16, 1935, in Madison County, NC.

I am writing in remembrance of an exceptional father, grandfather and loving husband. Ben Radford left the service station business in Buffalo, New York and a life repairing tanks in the Army to live in Western North Carolina where he worked as a businessman performing automobile repair. Ben was the most patient man that most of us have ever known.

Ben was the son of the late Hannibal Radford and Chrystal Hutchinson Radford. He was preceded in death by his siblings, Christine, Fred, John Melvin (JM), Hannibal Beard (HB), Louise, and Charles Eugene. He has one living sibling, Lee Roy Radford. 

He is survived by his wife of 63 years, Joy Plemmons Radford. He has two children, a son, Terry Ben Radford and wife Karen; and daughter, Helen Karen Radford Burdick. He has four grandchildren, Terry Keith Radford, Pamela Joy Radford Hall, Stephen Kyle Burdick and Kirsten Elaine Burdick Bowles and husband Elijah; and two great grandchildren, Dorian and Daniel.

He will be greatly missed and never forgotten.

His funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, November 29, 2024, at the Chapel of West Funeral Home with Reverend Tommy Justus officiating. Burial will follow at Ashelawn Gardens of Memory. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service at the funeral home.

West Family Funeral Services is honored to be serving the Radford family. Condolences may be offered to the family under his obituary at www.WestFamilyFuneralServices.com.