Benjamin Leon Dupont

Benjamin DuPontPowder Springs, GABenjamin Leon DuPont, 72, passed away Monday, March 12, 2012 at his home in Powder Springs, GA. He was born in Ridgeland, SC on March 9, 1940 to the late William DuPont, Sr. and Catherine Washington DuPont..He was a Retiree of Jasper County Public Works where he was a Heavy Equipment Operator; member, Bethlehem Baptist Church where he served as Assistant Chairman of the Deacon Board; volunteer with Jasper Chamber of Commerce Coon Hunt where his specialty was finding lost hunters; he enjoyed singing, loved the outdoors and loved his family. He is survived by his wife, Mary Grant DuPont of Ridgeland, SC; three sons, Theodore DuPont, Michael (Jeanette) DuPont, both of Ridgeland, SC; Benjamin (Jacqueline) DuPont, Jr. of Charleston, SC; four daughters, Poinsetta Lee of Charleston, SC; Vanisa Mitchell of Ridgeland, SC; Sharon DuPont of Powder Springs, GA; Channon Williams of Stockbridge, GA; four brothers, William DuPont, Jr. of Pineland, SC; Charles (Dorothy) DuPont of Joshua Tree, CA; Roy (Melissa) DuPont of Ridgeland, SC; Earl DuPont of Kansas City, MO; two sisters, Irene Brown of Savannah, GA; Estelle Burns of Ridgeland, SC; twenty three Grandchildren and nineteen Great Grandchildren.Funeral services will be held at 11:00 am, Monday, March 19, 2012 Mount Carmel Baptist Center in Ridgeland, SC with burial in Partridge Hill Cemetery. A visitation will be held from 3:00 until 5:00 pm, Sunday, March 18, 2012 at Sauls Funeral Home, 310 W. Adams St., Ridgeland, SC. Sauls Funeral Home of Ridgeland is assisting the family with their arrangements. (saulsfh.com)