Laurens school board member

IN MEMORIAM Beatrice Loftus, 80, Laurens; Teacher, School Board Member MOUNT VISION – Beatrice Bensink Loftus, 80, a mujsic teacher for more than a half-century and longtime member of the Laurens Central school board, passed away suddenly on No. 30, 2016, at Bassett Hospital. She was born Aug. 17, 1936, in Corry, Pa., the daughter of George and Lucille (Carroll) Bensink. Bea graduated in 1960 from Mansfield State Teachers College, spending the next 50-plus years sharing her talents as a…