MIDDLETOWN - Benjamin M. 'Ben' Pleasanton, of Middletown, passed away Nov. 5, 2010. He is survived by his wife, Geraldine 'Gerry' Pleasanton; two daughters, Jane Sullivan of Easton, Md. and Brenda Pleasanton of Hardy, Va.; two step-daughters; one step-son; eight grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be held 11 a.m. on Thursday, Nov. 11, 2010, at Daniels & Hutchison Funeral Home LLC, 212 N. Broad Street, Middletown, where friends may visit from 10 to 11 a.m. Interment will follow in Forest Cemetery in Middletown. Memorial contributions can be made to Delaware Hospice, Inc., 3515 Silverside Road, Wilmington, DE 19810 or to the Salvation Army, P.O. Box 308, Wilmington, DE 19899-0308. www.daniels-hutchison.com