Noel Lou Hill Benningfield

(January 23, 1939 ~ July 20, 2022)

Noel, daughter of Carl Granville Hill and Mary Louise Grilliette, married to Ralph David Benningfield.

~Beloved Mother, Sister, Auntie, Grandmother & Great-Grandmother~

Noel Hill Benningfield, 83, long-term resident of Georgetown, Texas, passed away in Garland, Texas on July 20, 2022.

Funeral services will be held at 10:30 am, Saturday, August 13th, 2022, in the Chapel at Williams Funeral Home in Garland. Arrangements are made by Williams Funeral Directors.

Noel Benningfield was born in Big Spring, Texas to Carl Granvell Hill & Louise Grilliette Hill on January 23, 1939.  She graduated as Valedictorian from South Taylor High School near Tuscola, Texas. Noel attended McMurray University in Abilene, Texas where she encountered her future partner in life at Fair Park Methodist church. She married Ralph David Benningfield (Dave) on July 24, 1959, in Tuscola, Texas.

Noel, and her husband, Dave, raised their family in Texas--primarily in Garland—then enjoyed living and working in Northern California for a decade until retirement. They returned to Texas and were long-term residents of Sun City, Georgetown, Texas until November 2021.

Noel had a passion for creating warmth & beauty in her home, fabric arts, indoor and outdoor gardens, and the joy of family. Prior to the onset of a chronic illness, she was an avid hiker, photographer extraordinaire, and talented creator of quilts and other fine fabric arts. Later in life, Noel served as the photo historian for the family and preserved the many special moments of their lives.

Noel is preceded in death by her husband, Dave Benningfield, and her parents, Carl and Louise Hill.

Noel is survived by her daughters, Natalie Benningfield of Garland, Texas; Julia Benningfield Gleaves and spouse, Donald Gleaves, of Garland, Texas; sister, Carmen Shafer of Sapulpa, Oklahoma, brother, David Hill, of Buffalo Gap, Texas, sister, Judy Needham, of Coleman, Texas, and, sister, Janie Thornhill, of Brownwood, Texas; grandchildren, Bradley Gleaves and spouse, Natalie Pruneau Gleaves, of McLendon-Chisholm, Texas, Donyelle Gleaves Domingue and spouse, Troy Domingue, of Lumberton, Texas, and Sean Gleaves of Nazareth, Pennsylvania; great-grandchildren, Liam, Colin, and Nolan Gleaves of McLendon-Chisholm, Texas, Rose and Frances Gleaves of Nazareth, Pennsylvania, and Genevieve (Evie) Domingue of Lumberton, Texas.