Dr. Arthur W. Benoy, of Nacogdoches, Texas passed away on January 14, 2011 at the age of 85.
Dr. Benoy was born on November 16, 1925 in Shelby, North Carolina. He graduated from Shelby High School and served in the Navy during World War II as a naval aviator. He attained his bachelor’s degree from Northwestern State University of Louisiana in 1949 and his master’s and doctor’s degrees from the University of Tennessee in 1953 and 1962.
Dr. Benoy joined the faculty of Stephen F. Austin State University in 1962 where he was associate professor in the Department of Secondary Education for 22 years. Additionally, he taught high school music in Tennessee and Louisiana, played cello in the Shreveport Symphony, and founded the Shreveport Youth Symphony. He was a member of Phi Mu Alpha, Phi Delta Kappa, Kiwanis Club, American Educational Research Association, and American Association of University Professors. He was also a member of the Universal Round Dance Council, the Carousels Dance Club in Shreveport, and the Apartpoint Dance Club in Lufkin.
Dr. Benoy is survived by Dorothy M. Benoy and two sons, Warren Benoy of Dallas and Danny Benoy of Nacogdoches, and four grandchildren: Paige Benoy of Nacogdoches, Brian Benoy and Laura Benoy of Dallas, and Austin Benoy of Nacogdoches and Germantown, Tennessee, and sister Patricia Benoy Hopper of Oxford, Mississippi.
Dr. Benoy is preceded in death by his father, Arthur Wofford Benoy and mother, Ethel Henson Benoy, two sisters Selma Benoy Legg and Miriam Benoy Joyce, and brother Jean A. Benoy.
Visitation is scheduled for Monday the 17th of January, 2011, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., at Cason Monk – Metcalf Funeral Directors. Funeral services are scheduled for Tuesday, the 18th of January, 2011 at 2 p.m. at Cason Monk-Metcalf Sunset Chapel.
Memorial donations may be made to the American Diabetes Association.
Online condolences may be offered at wwww.casonmonk-metcalf.com.
