WAXAHACHIE, Texas — Benny Earl ‘Ben’ Chesebro, 77, passed away Oct. 20, 2024, at Bristol Hospice, Red Oak, Texas. He was born on Dec. 24, 1946, in Pensacola, Fla., to Homer E. and Elnora L. (Schultz) Chesebro, and was raised in Larned, Kan.

He was a 1964 graduate of Larned High School, after which he received a Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology and Master’s degree in Counseling from Fort Hays State University. He served the country spending four years in the Navy as a sonarman aboard the destroyer, USS Sproston.

Ben was an ordained minister. He taught seminars and bible study groups, focusing on the power of forgiveness to change lives. Ben was the author of Comprehensive Personal Repentance (CPR). His passion in life was to see people set free from worldly bondage by the uncompromised Word of God.

Survivors include his wife of 44 years, Carla; his son, Brian Brown and wife Yanira of Richardson, Texas; stepsons, Thomas Metzler of Aguanga, Calif., and Curtis Metzler of Dallas, Texas; granddaughters, Sofia and Annalise Brown of Richardson, Texas; and brother, Barry Chesebro and wife Debbie of Topeka. He is preceded in death by his father, Homer Chesebro; mother and stepfather, Elnora and Gerald Jinks; and stillborn twin brother, Denny.

Visitation will take place noon to 8 p.m. Monday, Oct. 28, 2024, with family receiving guests from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., all at Bryant Funeral Home. Graveside service will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2024, at Great Bend Cemetery. Memorials have been designated to Maoz Israel, in care of Bryant Funeral Home, 1425 Patton Rd., Great Bend, KS 67530. Condolences may be sent and notice viewed at www.bryantfh.net.

Funeral arrangements provided by

Bryant Funeral Home

1425 Patton Road

Great Bend, KS  67530

Great Bend (Kan.) Tribune, Oct. 24, 2024