Eris B. Benson (1922–1997)

He was listed in Preachers of Today, Vol. 1, 1952, 34 and his brother James Mervin Benson, Sr. is listed also in Preachers of Today, Vol. 1, 1952, 35.

Benson was a Bible and English professor at Faulkner University for 40 years. He also preached more than 50 years and wrote 13 volumes of sermons called The Bible Teaches. Benson preached for 26 years for the Highland Home Church. At the time of his death he was the minister for the Lomax Church of Christ in Chilton County, Ala. Benson graduated in 1947 from Montgomery Bible College, now Faulkner University. He also earned degrees from Abilene Christian, Auburn and Southern Christian universities. In a non-combat support group, Eris served three and a half years in the South Pacific with General Douglas MacArthur. Carrying the bread and fruit of the vine, he observed the Lord's Supper every Sunday. While in the Army, he memorized 30 chapters of the New Testament. He baptized his first convert in New Guinea. The funeral was conducted at his home town congregation, the East Tallassee Church of Christ. Among those speaking were his brother, James, and three nephews, also gospel preachers: Bryon, Jimmie and Dewayne. --- Tallassee, Ala. - Gospel Advocate, September, 1997, page 45.