Rachel Bennett's Obituary
Rachel Illene Bennett, daughter of Joseph Lee and Ada Pearl Cantrell, was born September 14, 1926, near Marshfield in Webster County, Missouri. She departed this life Saturday, March 12, 2011, in St. John?s Hospital in Springfield, Missouri, at the age of eighty-four years, five months and twenty-six days. On February 14, l943, Rachel was united in marriage to Foey Webster Bennett and to this union two daughters and four sons were born. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Foey, on February 16, 1989; a great-granddaughter, Abrea Barnes; two brothers, Lester Cantrell and Jesse D. Young; and one sister, Lenora McCormack. Rachel is survived by two daughters, Kathy Cantrell, of Seymour, Missouri, and Barbara Pirtle, of Conway, Missouri; four sons, Kenneth Bennett, of Diggins, Missouri, Tom Bennett, Lester Bennett, and Chester Bennett and his wife, Teresa, all of Seymour, Missouri; sixteen grandchildren, Marsha, Carolyn, Sheila, Walter, Jr., Jill, Wayland, Stephanie, Tina, Paula, Rachel, Kenny, Brady, Grady, Eric, Erin, and Amanda; thirty-eight great-grandchildren; eighteen great-great-grandchildren; one brother, Oliver Cantrell and his wife, Jessie, of Bellflower, California; a number of nieces and nephews; as well as a host of other relatives and many friends. She grew up near Seymour and lived in the area most of her life except for the time that the family lived in various places while Foey served with the United States Air Force and United States Army during the Korean Conflict. Besides being a devoted homemaker to her family, she had worked at and retired from the H.D. Lee Company in Seymour. Rachel was saved and baptized at the old Bethel Freewill Baptist Church near Seymour and attended the Seymour Church of the Nazarene until her health began to fail. In her spare time she enjoyed crocheting and cooking for her family and friends. She loved visiting with her friends and family and listening to and telling fishing stories. Rachel was a loving and devoted mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and great-great-grandmother, sister and aunt, and was a caring neighbor and friend. We celebrate her life and accomplishments and will cherish the precious memories she created for her family and friends.
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