Iowa City, Iowa Bennie C. Harrington of Legacy Pointe and formerly of Downey died Sunday, October 4, 2009, at Mercy Hospital Hospice in Iowa City. Funeral services will be held 10:30 A.M. Wednesday, October 7, 2009, at the Henderson-Barker Funeral Home in West Branch. Visitation will be held Tuesday from 4 to 7 P.M. at the Funeral Home. Burial will be in the Downey Cemetery. Memorials may be made to Downey Baptist Church or Iowa City Hospice. Bennie was born September 26, 1913 in Bowmantown, Tennessee the daughter of John E. and Mary Austin Ball. She attended rural Johnson County Schools. On February 16, 1939 she was united in marriage to Claude Harrington in Kahoka, Missouri. For 20 years Bennie was employed with the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, retiring in 1980. She was a member of the Downey Baptist Church. She was an avid Chicago Cubs Fan, treasured the time spent with her great grandchildren, was a quilter, spent much time reading and enjoyed the outdoors; planting and tending to her large garden, flowers, and watching the birds. Survivors include two daughters: Dixie L. (Wayne) Walker of Iowa City and Mary Sue (Robert) Bickford of West Branch. One grandson Steve (Joey) Young of Iowa City and three great grandchildren: Ryan, Jamie and Luke. Two sisters: Josephine Fulton Iowa City and Dorothy Justice of Fort Worth, Texas. Several nieces and nephews also survive. She was preceded in death by her parents, Husband Claude, daughter: Billie Jan Harrington, son-in-law: Robert Young and seven sisters: Anna Krueger, Myrtle Parizek, Louise Bulechek, Cleo Krueger, Lucy Krueger, Pearl Davis and Stella Mahoney. Tuesday October 6, 2009, 4:00 - 7:00 P.M. at Henderson-Barker Funeral Home West Branch Click for Map and Directions Wednesday October 7, 2009, 10:30 A.M. at Henderson-Barker Funeral Home West Branch Click for Map and Directions