Walter Jack "Jackie" Benton

On Monday, June 29, 2026, the Reverend Walter Jack Benton, 92, went to his reward. Jackie was born in Clinchport, Virginia in 1934 to the Reverend T.R. Benton and Mamie Benton and graduated from Sullivan West High School.

Jackie was an evangelist and missionary to the Philippines, South America, and Eastern Europe, traveling over 2.5 million miles for the Lord during his lifetime.

He was preceded in death by his loving wife, Wilma Benton; parents, Reverend T.R. Benton and Mamie Benton; brothers and sister, Paul, Harold, Jimmy, and Tommy Benton, and Nadine Winston.

Surviving are his daughter Cyndi Hunt and husband, David; son Jonathan Benton and wife, Jessica; grandchildren, Anna Lynch and husband, Wes, Caleb Hunt, Nathanael Hunt, Kate Shockley and husband, Taylor, Alexander Benton and fiancée, Ella, and Silas Benton; great-grandchildren, Kahlan Lynch, Keirah Lynch, Ellah Lynch, and Jackson Hunt; nephews and nieces Beverly Robinson and husband, Phil, Adina Bowman and husband, Greg, Steven Benton and wife, Karen, Sherrie Carver and husband, Tim, Lisa Harrell and husband, Les, Sheila Lane and husband, Richard, and Thomas Winston; and many extended family.

Visitation for family and friends will be held on Monday, July 6, 2026, from 4:00-7:00 p.m. at Word of Life Church of Johnson City at 490 Okolona Road, Johnson City, TN, 37601, with funeral service to follow at 7:00 p.m.

A graveside service will be held on Tuesday, July 7, 2026, at 11:00 a.m. at Oak Hill Memorial Park in Kingsport.