Palestine High School Alumni Association

10 / 13 / 1911  –  08 / 22 / 2005

Bonham – Ellen Elizabeth Bennett, age 93, of Bonham, passed away Monday, August 22, 2005 at Seven Oaks Care Center in Bonham, TX. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 AM, Thursday, August 25, 2005 at Cooper-Sorrells Chapel in Bonham. Officiating will be Bro. Morgan Malone & Bro. Bill Beasley. Interment will follow in Willow Wild Cemetery.

She was born on October 13, 1911 in Palestine, Texas the daughter of the late William Henry & Dolly Ann Hudson Smith. Married for 68 years to late husband William “Clyde” Bennett. Married on November 24, 1932 in Palestine. She was a seamstress & a member of the First Baptist Church in Bonham.

Survived by son Bill Bennett & wife Karen; son Terry Bennett & wife Dorothy Chansky; grandson Mike Bennett & wife Sarah; grandson Mark Bennett & wife Channon; granddaughter Amy Bennett & husband Eric Rau; great grandchildren Austin, Christopher, Matthew, Collin & Samantha Bennett.

Pallbearers will be Mike, Mark, Amy & Austin Bennett, Eric Rau & Bill Sanderson The family will receive friends 7-8pm Wednesday, August 24, 2005 at the Funeral Home.

Source: Cooper-Sorrells Funeral Home Bonham 08-23-2005