Benny Ray Cadenhead

Benny Ray Cadenhead, 73, of East Hanover Township, Dauphin County passed away Tuesday, October 29, 2024 at Emerald Nursing and Rehabilitation, Elizabethtown.

Born October 26, 1951 in Texas, he was a 1971 graduate of Morton High School.  Benny was a U. S. Air Force veteran of the Vietnam War and while in the Air Force he became a Radiology Specialist and later was a Trainer/Supervisor and Technical Instructor.  He was a 1978 NCO graduate of the Leadership School and after completing his time with the Air Force was a 1979 graduate of the North Central Texas Regional Police Academy.  He was a police field training officer and received four letters of commendation while serving on the police force.  Later Benny worked for the Truck Stops of America, Chem-Tainer, various jobs in maintenance and security and his last job was in traffic control with Flagger Force. 

Surviving are his wife Patricia K. (Myers) Cadenhead; children Jason Cadenhead, Michelle Cadenhead, Joseph McCabe, Mary McCabe and her husband Chad McCabe and Virginia Hackel and her husband Tomie Hackel; brother Lee Cadenhead and wife Diane Cadenhead; grandchildren Ashley Jones-McCabe, Kevin Michel, G. Scott Michel, Heather Davis and husband Edward Davis and Corline Craigmiles and husband Joshua Craigmiles; and nine great grandchildren.

Benny was preceded in death by a granddaughter Candice Michel Reynolds.

A viewing will be held 1:00 to 3:00 PM Sunday, November 3, 2024 at Buse Funeral Home, 9066 Jonestown Road, Grantville.  Interment, with military honors, will be 9:00 AM Monday, November 4, 2024 at Indiantown Gap National Cemetery, Annville.

In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to PA Wounded Warriors, 1013 Mumma Road, Suite 203, Wormleysburg, PA 17043.

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