Alphonse Joseph Bengfort

Funeral mass for Alphonse Joseph Bengfort, 84, of Lindsay will be held 10:00 AM Saturday, October 24, 2009 at St. Mary’s Catholic Church with Fr. Raymond McDaniel officiating. Burial will follow in the St. Peter’s Cemetery.



A rosary will be held at 7:00 PM Friday, October 23, 2009 at the Geo. J. Carroll & Son Funeral Home.



Mr. Bengfort died Wednesday, October 21, 2009 at the North Texas Medical Center.



He was born October 25, 1924 in Lindsay. He was one of 7 children born to John and Christina Metzler Bengfort. He attended Lindsay High School. On October 2, 1951 he married Juanita Stevens at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Gainesville. They moved to Lindsay in 1953 and together they had 8 children (5 boys and 3 girls), Christine, David, Richard, Gary, Twins Robert and Becky, Jennifer and James.



Al worked for many years in the oil field along with farming, corn picking and custom combining. He went to work for Valenite in 1965 as an inspector and retired from there after 25 years of service. After his retirement he spent his time fishing, pecan picking and working on old cars. He was a lifelong member of the Knights of Columbus.



He is survived by his wife of 58 years, Juanita Bengfort of Lindsay, children: Christine and Gary Mozingo of Lindsay, David and Gary Bengfort of Lindsay, Richard and Judy Bengfort of Gainesville, Robert and Shelli Bengfort of Lindsay, Beck and Kelly Bower of Vancouver, WA, Jennifer Bengfort of Lindsay, James Bengfort of Tulsa, OK, sister Francis Yosten of Muenster, sister and brother in law Ann and Bob Hale of Dallas.



He is also survived by 10 grand children: Cassandra Bengfort of Albuquerque, NM, Brandon and Tasha Bengfort of Ardmore, OK, Jessica and Victor Smith of Gainesville, Megan Mozingo and Matt Anderton of Gainesville, Erick Bengfort of Gainesville, John Bower of Vancouver, WA, Jennifer Hermes of Fort Worth, Nick Gunnells of Gainesville, Jacob Kittrell and Dakota Butler of Lindsay, and 5 great grand children: Craig Bengfort of Gainesville, Brayden Smith of Gainesville, Brandon Bengfort Jr. of Ardmore, OK, Keegan Turner of Fort Worth, and Tyler Anderton of Gainesville, and numerous nieces, nephews and cousins.



He is preceded in death by his parents, brother: Joe and his wife Louise Bengfort, brother Florenze “Bimps” Bengfort, sister Margaret “Maggie” Bengort, sister Geneve and her husband Walter Huchton, and brother in law Werner Yosten.