She was born on August 24, 1920, the daughter of the late Rush Thomas Bennett and Eula Gay Houchins Bennett.
Her husband, Harry Edward Chisom, preceded her in death.
She was a member of Riverdale Baptist Church.
Surviving are her three children, Sherman Lewis Chisom and wife, Kay, of Dallas, Texas, Gayle Lynn Honts and husband, Eddie, of Roanoke, and Melvin Keith Chisom and wife, Shelby, of Roanoke; brother, Charles H. Bennett and wife, Shirley, of Salem; five sisters, Gladys B. Burdette and husband, Mark, of Trussville, Ala., Evelyn B. Sledd, of Roanoke, Virginia B. Smith, of Roanoke, Dorothy B. Hogan and husband, George, of Roanoke, and Connie B. Pharr and husband, Cecil, of Tucker, Ga.; five grandchildren; eight greatgrandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Funeral Services will be conducted 2 p.m. on Thursday, January 27, 2011, at Lotz Vinton Chapel with the Rev. David Jones and the Rev. Robert Lanier officiating. Interment will follow in Mountain View Cemetery. The family will receive friends on Wednesday, January 26, 2011, from 2 to 4 p.m. and from 6 to 8 p.m. at the funeral home. Arrangements by Lotz Funeral Home, Vinton Chapel. Online condolences for the family at www.lotzfuneralhome.com.
Published in Roanoke Times on January 26, 2011
She was born on August 24, 1920, the daughter of the late Rush Thomas Bennett and Eula Gay Houchins Bennett.
Her husband, Harry Edward Chisom, preceded her in death.
She was a member of Riverdale Baptist Church.
Surviving are her three children, Sherman Lewis Chisom and wife, Kay, of Dallas, Texas, Gayle Lynn Honts and husband, Eddie, of Roanoke, and Melvin Keith Chisom and wife, Shelby, of Roanoke; brother, Charles H. Bennett and wife, Shirley, of Salem; five sisters, Gladys B. Burdette and husband, Mark, of Trussville, Ala., Evelyn B. Sledd, of Roanoke, Virginia B. Smith, of Roanoke, Dorothy B. Hogan and husband, George, of Roanoke, and Connie B. Pharr and husband, Cecil, of Tucker, Ga.; five grandchildren; eight greatgrandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Funeral Services will be conducted 2 p.m. on Thursday, January 27, 2011, at Lotz Vinton Chapel with the Rev. David Jones and the Rev. Robert Lanier officiating. Interment will follow in Mountain View Cemetery. The family will receive friends on Wednesday, January 26, 2011, from 2 to 4 p.m. and from 6 to 8 p.m. at the funeral home. Arrangements by Lotz Funeral Home, Vinton Chapel. Online condolences for the family at www.lotzfuneralhome.com.
Published in Roanoke Times on January 26, 2011
Family Members
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Edward Thomas "Ed" Bennett
1922–2006
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Irvin Clarence Bennett
1923–1929
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Richie Reginald Bennett
1924–2009
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Evelyn Orea "El" Bennett Sledd
1927–2011
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Virginia Mollie Ann "Jen" Bennett Smith
1929–2014
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Charles Howard Bennett
1931–2015
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Dorothy Alice Bennett Hogan
1933–2021
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Joseph Delano Bennett
1934–1976
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Eldridge Wayne Bennett
1937–1993
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