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Burkholder, Ben R. longtime Houston figure, dies at 89
Ben Ralph Burkholder, born September 7, 1929 in Odessa, Texas, died October 4, 2018 after a cancer battle. An Army veteran and international agriculture consultant, he founded The Toffee Company, supported First United Methodist Church, and is survived by his three sons, eight grandchildren, and nine great-grandchildren. Services were held October 8, 2018 in Houston.
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Ben Ralph Burkholder
Houston
Ben
Odessa
Texas
Ralph
Janice Burkholder
Barstow
New Mexico Military Institute
Texas Tech College
Tommye Carter
Rodeo Association
United States Army
Tommye
Korea
Japan
West Texas
Middle East
Africa
Mexico
South America
Hawaii
Europe
Australia
Asia
David Rockefeller
Robert O. Anderson
Concord
United States
First United Methodist Church of
Terry Burkholder
Mike Burkholder
Dixie
Granbury
Duncan Burkholder
Melanie
Lubbock
Carter Burkholder
Rees Burkholder
Memorial Oaks Funeral Home
Katy Fay
Toffee Company