Robert "Bob" P. Bennett, 86, Shelbyville, died today.
Born on Oct. 2, 1911, in Shelby County, s/o John and Grace (Alley) Bennett. 1938, married Ruth (Ropp) Bennett, who died Oct. 7, 1986.
Lifelong resident of Shelby County. Professional painter. Employed at Nu-Kraft for 13 years.
Veteran of World War II, serving with the U.S. Army as an engineer and a truck driver. Served nine months in North Africa and two years in Italy.
Member of Town and Country Christian Church, Shelbyville.
Survivors include a son, Jerry Bennett, Greenfield; four daughters, Mrs. Earl (Marilyn) Lancaster, Fairland, Mrs. Bill (Charlotte) Hensley and Mrs. John (Carol) Fowler, both of Shelbyville, and Mrs. Jack (Marsha) James, Rushville; a brother, Carl Bennett, Indianapolis; three sisters, Martha Schuneman, Indianapolis, and Katherine Zell and Dorothy Moberly, both of Shelbyville; nine grandchildren; and four great grandchildren. Preceded in death by a son and a brother.
Carmony-Ewing Broadway Funeral Home with the Rev. Rod Beheler officiating. Burial Forest Hill Cemetery.
Memorial contributions Town and Country Christian Church.
Born on Oct. 2, 1911, in Shelby County, s/o John and Grace (Alley) Bennett. 1938, married Ruth (Ropp) Bennett, who died Oct. 7, 1986.
Lifelong resident of Shelby County. Professional painter. Employed at Nu-Kraft for 13 years.
Veteran of World War II, serving with the U.S. Army as an engineer and a truck driver. Served nine months in North Africa and two years in Italy.
Member of Town and Country Christian Church, Shelbyville.
Survivors include a son, Jerry Bennett, Greenfield; four daughters, Mrs. Earl (Marilyn) Lancaster, Fairland, Mrs. Bill (Charlotte) Hensley and Mrs. John (Carol) Fowler, both of Shelbyville, and Mrs. Jack (Marsha) James, Rushville; a brother, Carl Bennett, Indianapolis; three sisters, Martha Schuneman, Indianapolis, and Katherine Zell and Dorothy Moberly, both of Shelbyville; nine grandchildren; and four great grandchildren. Preceded in death by a son and a brother.
Carmony-Ewing Broadway Funeral Home with the Rev. Rod Beheler officiating. Burial Forest Hill Cemetery.
Memorial contributions Town and Country Christian Church.
Robert "Bob" P. Bennett, 86, Shelbyville, died today.
Born on Oct. 2, 1911, in Shelby County, s/o John and Grace (Alley) Bennett. 1938, married Ruth (Ropp) Bennett, who died Oct. 7, 1986.
Lifelong resident of Shelby County. Professional painter. Employed at Nu-Kraft for 13 years.
Veteran of World War II, serving with the U.S. Army as an engineer and a truck driver. Served nine months in North Africa and two years in Italy.
Member of Town and Country Christian Church, Shelbyville.
Survivors include a son, Jerry Bennett, Greenfield; four daughters, Mrs. Earl (Marilyn) Lancaster, Fairland, Mrs. Bill (Charlotte) Hensley and Mrs. John (Carol) Fowler, both of Shelbyville, and Mrs. Jack (Marsha) James, Rushville; a brother, Carl Bennett, Indianapolis; three sisters, Martha Schuneman, Indianapolis, and Katherine Zell and Dorothy Moberly, both of Shelbyville; nine grandchildren; and four great grandchildren. Preceded in death by a son and a brother.
Carmony-Ewing Broadway Funeral Home with the Rev. Rod Beheler officiating. Burial Forest Hill Cemetery.
Memorial contributions Town and Country Christian Church.
Born on Oct. 2, 1911, in Shelby County, s/o John and Grace (Alley) Bennett. 1938, married Ruth (Ropp) Bennett, who died Oct. 7, 1986.
Lifelong resident of Shelby County. Professional painter. Employed at Nu-Kraft for 13 years.
Veteran of World War II, serving with the U.S. Army as an engineer and a truck driver. Served nine months in North Africa and two years in Italy.
Member of Town and Country Christian Church, Shelbyville.
Survivors include a son, Jerry Bennett, Greenfield; four daughters, Mrs. Earl (Marilyn) Lancaster, Fairland, Mrs. Bill (Charlotte) Hensley and Mrs. John (Carol) Fowler, both of Shelbyville, and Mrs. Jack (Marsha) James, Rushville; a brother, Carl Bennett, Indianapolis; three sisters, Martha Schuneman, Indianapolis, and Katherine Zell and Dorothy Moberly, both of Shelbyville; nine grandchildren; and four great grandchildren. Preceded in death by a son and a brother.
Carmony-Ewing Broadway Funeral Home with the Rev. Rod Beheler officiating. Burial Forest Hill Cemetery.
Memorial contributions Town and Country Christian Church.
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