Benjamin Zimmerman

On Monday, May 25, 2015, a wonderful, loving man, Benjamin Lynn Zimmerman, 39, passed away due to injuries sustained in a 4-wheeling accident.

He was born in JerseyvilleIl. on April 15, 1976, and graduated in 1994 from Jersey Community High School.  He furthered his education in engineering at the Northwest Technical Institute in Springdale, Ar.Ben was self employed in the construction trade, specializing in roofing and siding.  He was an expert when it came to fixing things, and used his skills to help anyone in need.  He enjoyed cooking and smoking meat, and the spicier the better.He was an adrenaline junkie, living life to the extreme. His biggest passion was the love he had for his daughter and family.  They were his life.Surviving are his daughter, Haley Mae Zimmerman of Jerseyville; his rock and true love, Erinn  Sawyer of Fieldon; his mother, Lavena "Beanie" (Pace) Smith of Bella Vista, Ar., his father, Frank Zimmerman of Elsberry, Mo.; three brothers, Doug Towell, Joe Towell, and wife, Whitney, and Andrew Towell, and companion, Samone all of Bella Vista, Ark.; a sister, Amanda Crose of Mississippi; grandparents, Bud & Beany Pace of Grafton; three nieces and a nephew, Mykell, Alexus, Reagan and Michael; his "little buddy" Lucas Scoggins of Jerseyville, and his "in laws" Tom & Sandy Sawyer of Fieldon.Ben was preceded in death by two step fathers, Roy Towell on June 8, 1988 and Ted Smith on Feb. 24, 2015Visitation will be from 3 p.m., until time of funeral services at 6 p.m., on Friday at the Crawford Funeral Home in Jerseyville.  Rev. Wilbur Cain will officiate.Burial will be in the Scenic Hill Cemetery in Grafton.Memorials may be given to his family in care of the funeral home.

Obit Provided By:
Crawford Funeral Home