Bertha Irene Bench Cardwell arrived in Heaven in the early afternoon of October 31, 2011. Services will be held at 10:00 AM Thursday at
She started this long journey when she was born, on the Bench Farm in
She dedicated her life to loving, caring and working for her God, family, friends, church and any other person or thing that needed her. She had a true servant’s heart, and we know that she is even now doing the same for her Heavenly Family and Her Savior.
She was preceded in death by her husband of 55 years, Hal Cardwell; by a daughter Barbara Ann Sampson and son-in-law Paul Sampson; and two sons Glen Cardwell of Sudan Tx and Jerry Cardwell of Greenville, Tx; and 20 brothers and sisters.
She is survived by five children, Bob Cardwell and wife Kay of Spring, Tx, Hallie Fish and husband Ernest of Lubbock, Tx, Grace McCormick of Amarillo, Tx, Jean Vieira of Greenville, Tx and Hal Cardwell and wife Dawn of Commerce, Tx ; two daughters-in-law Margaret Cardwell and Sue Cardwell. She had 29 grandchildren and a multitude of great and great-great grandchildren.
She loved her church and church family at Park Street Baptist and in lieu of flowers would suggest a gift to