Bennett Obituaries

Rev C T Bennett Dies at Hospital
Well known resident suffered Stroke a Week Ago; Rites on Tuesday
Rev. C T (Preacher) Bennett, 66, died at Memorial hospital about 4:30 Friday afternoon, 10 minutes after being rushed there following a stroke at his home, 505 West Douglas street. Mr Bennett, a well-known figure here for the past 24 years, had suffered an earlier stroke on Sunday, May 28th, and had been confined to his home since that time. He suffered another stroke then Friday afternoon.
Fairfield Pastor – He was a pastor of Pentecostal churches in Fairfield and Albion in past years and also worked for a number of years here as a painter. Funeral services will be at 2 pm Tuesday from Nale’s Funeral Home, with Rev Kelly Eckleberry officiating. Interment will be in Koontz cemetery. The body will be at the funeral home until the funeral hour.
Charles Thomas, son of Mr and Mrs Nelson Bennett, was born in Tennessee July 17th, 1894.
List of survivors – He was married to the former Lillian Bain, with 10 children born to this union. Surviving are his wife, Lillian; three sons, David of Chicago, and Paul and Danny, at home; seven daughters, Mrs Mary Lewis of St Louis, MO; and Mrs Eva Clark of Albion, and Martha, Wilma, Jean, Ruth Ann and Becky Sue; at home; also 12 brothers and sisters.

The funeral of the child (Jesse L) of Mr & Mrs Bennett, a family just arrived, was conducted at the Chapmah School House under the auspices of the Dunkard Soiety, Mrs Taylor officiating. (11/5/1879 Burtonian newspaper, Tekamah, NE)