Name: Bennett, Blanche Irene(Merrell)
Burial Date: 2005, 09/08
Age at Death: 96
Plot Location: 212 B
Notes: wife of Willard Lewis
Blanche I. Bennett, 96, Sterling, died Saturday, Sept. 3, 2005, at the Rice County District Hospital, Lyons, KS.
She was born June 4, 1909, near Alden, the daughter of William H. and Martha I. Merrell. She graduated from Alden High School. A resident of Sterling since 1932, moving from Alden, she was the former owner of THE CLOTHES CLOSET and worked in clothing retail for many years.
She was a member of the First United Methodist Church and United Methodist Women and was Past Matron of Eastern Star and an honorary member of the Sterling College Hall of Fame.
On June 5, 1932, she married Willard Lewis Bennett at Alden. He died March 30, 1981.
Survivors include two sons, Lewis and Curtis, both of Sterling; nine grandchildren, 18 great-grandchildren and three great-great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by a son, Dwight, and a sister, Mable Caldwell.
Funeral will be at 1:30 p.m. Thursday at First United Methodist Church, Sterling, with the Rev. Nancy Goddard officiating. Burial will be in Sterling Community Cemetery. Memorials may be sent to Sterling First United Methodist Church or the Sterling College football program, both in care of the funeral home.
| Birth: | 1909 |
| Death: | 2005 |
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| Burial: Sterling Cemetery Sterling Rice County Kansas, USA |
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