September 7,1915 - January 27, 2002
Age: 86
Greensburg, Indiana
Date of Death: Sunday, January 27, 2002
Place of Death: Unexpectedly at her residence
Place of Birth: Shelby County, Indiana
Date of Funeral: Thursday, January 31, 2002 at 10:00 a.m.
Visitation: Wednesday from 4:00 until 8:00 p.m. with an
Eastern Star service at 8:00 p.m.
Place of Burial:
Union Presbyterian Cemetery
Officiating: Rev. Tom Long
Parents: George I. and Ethel (Wiley) Palmerton
History:
Residential: She was born and raised in Shelby County.
Education: She graduated from Burney High School in 1933.
Memberships:
Hi Nabor Home Ec. Club
She was the 1st President of Decatur County Extension Board
Member of the Sardinia Baptist Church where she has taught Sunday
School
for many years and was a member of the Mission Circle.
Past Worthy Matron of Order of Eastern Star #183 at North Vernon.
Representative to the
State of Maryland for the Order of the Eastern Star.
Representative to the Greensburg Rainbow Girls # 55 from the Alert OES #
520.
Volunteer at the Decatur Co. Fair
Former officer in the Decatur County Porkettes.
Married to: Edward W. Bennett
Place:
St. Paul, Indiana
Date: September 7, 1934
He preceded her in death on May 24, 1985
SURVIVORS:
3 Sons - George E. Bennett -
Greensburg, Indiana
John A. Bennett - Greensburg, Indiana
Paul N. Bennett - Westport, Indiana
1 Daughter - Carolyn Fogg -
Greensburg, Indiana
16 Grandchildren
22 Great Grandchildren
Preceded in death by: Parents
Husband
1 Sister: Verneda Matchett
1 Grandson: Scott Edward Bennett
Memorial contributions may be made to
the Sardinia Baptist Church through
the Bass & Gasper Funeral Home.