- Date Of Birth: October 28, 1924
- Date Of Death: April 17, 2019
- State: Connecticut
Glenn R. Benton, age 94, of Fairfield, beloved husband of the late A. Susan Benton, passed away peacefully Wednesday, April 17, 2019 at the CT Hospice, Branford. Born in Fairfield, the son of the late Grover Cleveland Benton and Freida Belle Benton, he had been a town resident all of his life. A 1942 graduate of Roger Ludlowe High School, Glenn proudly served in the U.S. Army during World War II in General Patton’s Army seeing action in Northern France, Rhineland, Ardennes and Central Europe. Following the War, Glenn began his lengthy career in the automotive business. He worked for his father’s business, Benton Motors and later Bob Sharp Motors which later became Bruce Bennett Nissan. Glenn proudly was still working into his 93rd year. He was a life member of Fidelity-St. John’s Lodge # 3 A.F. & A. M. and a life member of the Fayerweather Yacht Club.
