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Submitted: 3/22/18 • Approved: 3/30/24 • Last Updated: 4/2/24 • R1214679-G1214679-S3
Wife of Oakley Adair Bennett
December 28, 1892 - January 11, 1971
*obituary
Mrs. Venita P. Bennett, prominent El Dorado club woman, died unexpectedly at her home, 615 N. Washington Ave., about 9 p.m. Monday. The widow of O. A. Bennett, Mrs. Bennet was born in Greencastle, Ind. She had lived in El Dorado since 1923 and had been in the forefront of numerous civic endeavors. Mrs. Bennett was especially active in the American Legion Auxiliary and the El Dorado Self Culture Club, having served as president of both organizations. She was also active in district and state organizations of the Auxiliary and the Federation of Women's Clubs. She was a member of First Presbyterian Church. In 1960 Mrs. Bennett was named Arkansas Mother of the Year. She is survived by three sons, Col. John S. Bennett, USAF, Ret., of Hot Springs, Bruce Bennett of El Dorado, former attorney general of Arkansas, and O. A. Bennett, Jr., who is attached to the U.S. Air Force in Weisbaden, Germany; a daughter, Mrs. Robert Buckalew of El Dorado; 12 grandchildren' and a great grandson. Funeral services have been announced for Thursday at 10 a.m. in the chapel of First Presbyterian Church, with the Rev. David Shepperson and the Rev. Charles Brown officiating. Arrangements are under the direction of Rumph Mortuary. (El Dorado Times - January 12, 1971)
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