Jon Morgan Bennett, 83, passed away Sunday, Jan. 18, 2015, surrounded by loving family and friends.
Jon was born July 9, 1931, in Childress County to Vada Pearl Austin and Homer Wesley Bennett. He married his high school sweetheart, Margaret Herren, and they were happily married for 55 years. He graduated from TCU in 1953 and began his career with Humble Oil and Refining Co. He also worked at T.E. Mercer Trucking Co. and retired in 1996 as vice president-administration (officer/secretary) of Justin Industries.
Jon appreciated all the beauty God created, from rocks, trees, lions in Africa, America's mountains and the glaciers of Alaska. He was an avid non-fiction reader and admired many authors, poets and composers. His love of nature led him to the Fort Worth Bonsai Society and to many years of sculpting beautiful bonsais. He was an expert historian of Native American culture and for years hunted and collected arrow points. His sense of humor and gift for storytelling will be remembered by all who knew him.
A proud TCU alum, he cherished his trips to the Fiesta Bowl, Rose Bowl and supporting his beloved Horned Frogs. Jon found love and happiness again when he and Susan Phillips married in his last seven years of his life. They were fortunate enough to travel from Africa, Europe, Alaska and much of the U.S. in those years. They shared many happy days together.
Jon was preceded in death by his parents; his brothers, Bill and Jim Bennett; and his wife, Margaret Bennett. Survivors: Wife, Susan Bennett; his children, Jack Bennett (Tracy), David Bennett and Jane Adams; stepchildren, Jule White (Stephen)and Blaine Gamble (Annie); grandchildren, Cole Crump, Tyler Adams, Marshall Adams and Maggie Bennett; step-grandchildren, Patrick and Katie White, Avery and Caise Gamble; great-grandson, Cooper Crump; and two special young friends, Cassie Talley and Andrew Lewis.
A wise, empathetic and compassionate man. He is missed.
Jon was born July 9, 1931, in Childress County to Vada Pearl Austin and Homer Wesley Bennett. He married his high school sweetheart, Margaret Herren, and they were happily married for 55 years. He graduated from TCU in 1953 and began his career with Humble Oil and Refining Co. He also worked at T.E. Mercer Trucking Co. and retired in 1996 as vice president-administration (officer/secretary) of Justin Industries.
Jon appreciated all the beauty God created, from rocks, trees, lions in Africa, America's mountains and the glaciers of Alaska. He was an avid non-fiction reader and admired many authors, poets and composers. His love of nature led him to the Fort Worth Bonsai Society and to many years of sculpting beautiful bonsais. He was an expert historian of Native American culture and for years hunted and collected arrow points. His sense of humor and gift for storytelling will be remembered by all who knew him.
A proud TCU alum, he cherished his trips to the Fiesta Bowl, Rose Bowl and supporting his beloved Horned Frogs. Jon found love and happiness again when he and Susan Phillips married in his last seven years of his life. They were fortunate enough to travel from Africa, Europe, Alaska and much of the U.S. in those years. They shared many happy days together.
Jon was preceded in death by his parents; his brothers, Bill and Jim Bennett; and his wife, Margaret Bennett. Survivors: Wife, Susan Bennett; his children, Jack Bennett (Tracy), David Bennett and Jane Adams; stepchildren, Jule White (Stephen)and Blaine Gamble (Annie); grandchildren, Cole Crump, Tyler Adams, Marshall Adams and Maggie Bennett; step-grandchildren, Patrick and Katie White, Avery and Caise Gamble; great-grandson, Cooper Crump; and two special young friends, Cassie Talley and Andrew Lewis.
A wise, empathetic and compassionate man. He is missed.
Jon Morgan Bennett, 83, passed away Sunday, Jan. 18, 2015, surrounded by loving family and friends.
Jon was born July 9, 1931, in Childress County to Vada Pearl Austin and Homer Wesley Bennett. He married his high school sweetheart, Margaret Herren, and they were happily married for 55 years. He graduated from TCU in 1953 and began his career with Humble Oil and Refining Co. He also worked at T.E. Mercer Trucking Co. and retired in 1996 as vice president-administration (officer/secretary) of Justin Industries.
Jon appreciated all the beauty God created, from rocks, trees, lions in Africa, America's mountains and the glaciers of Alaska. He was an avid non-fiction reader and admired many authors, poets and composers. His love of nature led him to the Fort Worth Bonsai Society and to many years of sculpting beautiful bonsais. He was an expert historian of Native American culture and for years hunted and collected arrow points. His sense of humor and gift for storytelling will be remembered by all who knew him.
A proud TCU alum, he cherished his trips to the Fiesta Bowl, Rose Bowl and supporting his beloved Horned Frogs. Jon found love and happiness again when he and Susan Phillips married in his last seven years of his life. They were fortunate enough to travel from Africa, Europe, Alaska and much of the U.S. in those years. They shared many happy days together.
Jon was preceded in death by his parents; his brothers, Bill and Jim Bennett; and his wife, Margaret Bennett. Survivors: Wife, Susan Bennett; his children, Jack Bennett (Tracy), David Bennett and Jane Adams; stepchildren, Jule White (Stephen)and Blaine Gamble (Annie); grandchildren, Cole Crump, Tyler Adams, Marshall Adams and Maggie Bennett; step-grandchildren, Patrick and Katie White, Avery and Caise Gamble; great-grandson, Cooper Crump; and two special young friends, Cassie Talley and Andrew Lewis.
A wise, empathetic and compassionate man. He is missed.
Jon was born July 9, 1931, in Childress County to Vada Pearl Austin and Homer Wesley Bennett. He married his high school sweetheart, Margaret Herren, and they were happily married for 55 years. He graduated from TCU in 1953 and began his career with Humble Oil and Refining Co. He also worked at T.E. Mercer Trucking Co. and retired in 1996 as vice president-administration (officer/secretary) of Justin Industries.
Jon appreciated all the beauty God created, from rocks, trees, lions in Africa, America's mountains and the glaciers of Alaska. He was an avid non-fiction reader and admired many authors, poets and composers. His love of nature led him to the Fort Worth Bonsai Society and to many years of sculpting beautiful bonsais. He was an expert historian of Native American culture and for years hunted and collected arrow points. His sense of humor and gift for storytelling will be remembered by all who knew him.
A proud TCU alum, he cherished his trips to the Fiesta Bowl, Rose Bowl and supporting his beloved Horned Frogs. Jon found love and happiness again when he and Susan Phillips married in his last seven years of his life. They were fortunate enough to travel from Africa, Europe, Alaska and much of the U.S. in those years. They shared many happy days together.
Jon was preceded in death by his parents; his brothers, Bill and Jim Bennett; and his wife, Margaret Bennett. Survivors: Wife, Susan Bennett; his children, Jack Bennett (Tracy), David Bennett and Jane Adams; stepchildren, Jule White (Stephen)and Blaine Gamble (Annie); grandchildren, Cole Crump, Tyler Adams, Marshall Adams and Maggie Bennett; step-grandchildren, Patrick and Katie White, Avery and Caise Gamble; great-grandson, Cooper Crump; and two special young friends, Cassie Talley and Andrew Lewis.
A wise, empathetic and compassionate man. He is missed.
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