Obituary from The Carnegie Herald, Wed., March 18, 1942, courtesy of Lillian Cotten:

Services Wednesday For Troy Bennett

Funeral services were held at 2:00 o'clock Wednesday afternoon for Troy C. Bennett, 39, member of a well known family of the community northwest of Alfalfa. He died early Monday after a severe illness of only about ten days said to have resulted from a case of the measles. Rev. Dewey Squires, Decatur, Texas, conducted the service at the Alfalfa Baptist church and burial was in the Alfalfa cemetery.

Mr. Bennett was born seven miles northwest of Alfalfa September 15, 1902 and died at the age of 39 years, six months and one day. He lived his entire life in the same community. He was married to Cora Mae Vance near Cowden December 23, 1922. To them two children were born, Christine Evelyn and William Bennie (W.B.) of the home address. He was converted at the age of 21 and joined the Bethel Baptist church in 1938.

Survivors include his wife and children; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. W.A. Bennett of Alfalfa; eight brothers and three sisters, Alfred of Cloud Chief; Glenn and George of Colony; Ralph of Mountain view; Leo, Raymond, Eugene and Orvil of Alfalfa; Mrs. John D. Adams, Frederick; Mrs. Henry Pitt, Hydro, and Mrs. George Tully of Fort Cobb.

Also 18 nieces and 21 nephews; his grandmother, Mrs. Mary Jan Houk, Joplin, Mo.; his father-in-law, B.H. Vance of Escondido, Calif., and his family, Sallie Barber of Visalia, Calif., Elizabeth Smith, Gussie Walford, Morgan Willis, Lucy Smith and Paul and Bob Vance of Escondido, and Bill Vance of Carnegie. Also a host of relatives and friends.

Relatives from a distance who attended the services were Mrs. Houk of Joplin, Mo., and Mrs. Morgan Willis and Mrs. Lucy Smith of Escondido, Calif.