Guy Bennett, an influential man from Wayland who lived until age 103 and was the last surviving WWI veteran of the area.
"Guy B. Bennett, Sr., 103, of 126 Lincoln St., passed away peacefully on Friday, May 14, 1999.
Mr. Bennett was born Nov. 21, 1895 in Wayland, a son of Albert Guy and Bertha (Bowles) Bennett. Guy attended the Union Free District School, graduating in 1915. He studied mechanical drawing and machine shop at RIT, then transferred to Cornell University and joined the Air Force in 1917.
He was the last surviving WWI veteran in the Wayland area and was named Chevalier of the National Order of the Legion of Honor, France's highest award. During his tour of duty he served as a mechanic in France and was honorably discharged on June 12, 1919 from Co. 19, 1st Air Service Mechanics Regiment.
Guy and his brother, Homer, started Bennett Brothers in 1919 as an automobile repair shop. The Buick franchise was awarded on July 1, 1922. He was predeceased by his brother Homer on Nov. 23, 1970. The business has continued as Bennett's Buick-Chevrolet-Olds Corp with his son and grandsons at the helm.
He married Mildred Sisson on Sept. 24, 1923, she predeceased him on Feb. 8, 1951. They had two children, Marion S. Johnson and Guy B. Bennett, Jr. Marion passed away on Sept. 25, 1994. Guy married Clara (Seward) Mack on Dec. 29, 1951; she predeceased him on June 6, 1975.
Guy served 28 years as the Wayland School Board president, Wayland High School from 1932-45, and at the Wayland Central School from 1945-60. He was a Boy Scout Commissioner in 1934 and president of the Wayland Rotary Club in 1957-58. He was a member of the Dansville Pilots Association, Dansville VFW, Wayland American Legion, Wayland United Methodist Church, the Golden Agers and has a life membership in the Wayland Historical Society.
Guy is survived by his son and daughter-in-law, Guy and Anita (Brooks) Bennett, Jr., of Wayland; six grandchildren, Guy Brooks Bennett, Joanne (David) Sawdey, James (Barbara) Bennett, all of Wayland, Dr. Suzanne Johnson (Dr. Nathan Perry) of Archer, Fl., Dr. Carl Nils Johnson (Dr. Deborah Landen) of Pittsburgh, PA and Peter Lars (Gail) Johnson of Gainesville, Fla.; 13 great-grandchildren, Kristin, Elisa Brooke, Samantha, Zachary, Ryan, Elyse, Erika, Marissa, Eve, Jeremy, Justin, Julie and Jessica; his son-in-law, Carl E. Johnson; four nieces and one nephew, Jean Marie (Bennett) Huey, Beverly (Sisson) Evans, Ruth Sisson, Barbara Sisson and Lyle Sisson, Jr.
Friends called at the Walter E. Baird & Sons Funeral Home, 100 E. Naples St., Wayland. Funeral services were held on Tuesday at the United Methodist Church in Wayland with Rev. Osceola Wharton officiating, Burial with full military honors was in the Village Cemetery, Wayland.
Contributions may be made to the Wayland Historical Society, PO Box 494, Wayland, NY 14572, the WCTA Guy B. Bennett Science Scholarship Award, c/o Wayland-Cohocton Central School, 2350 Rte. 63, Wayland, NY 14572-Attn. Business Office or the United Methodist Church, East Ave., Wayland, NY 14572 in memory of Guy B. Bennett, Sr. (Genesee County Express, May 20, 1999, p4)
"Guy B. Bennett, Sr., 103, of 126 Lincoln St., passed away peacefully on Friday, May 14, 1999.
Mr. Bennett was born Nov. 21, 1895 in Wayland, a son of Albert Guy and Bertha (Bowles) Bennett. Guy attended the Union Free District School, graduating in 1915. He studied mechanical drawing and machine shop at RIT, then transferred to Cornell University and joined the Air Force in 1917.
He was the last surviving WWI veteran in the Wayland area and was named Chevalier of the National Order of the Legion of Honor, France's highest award. During his tour of duty he served as a mechanic in France and was honorably discharged on June 12, 1919 from Co. 19, 1st Air Service Mechanics Regiment.
Guy and his brother, Homer, started Bennett Brothers in 1919 as an automobile repair shop. The Buick franchise was awarded on July 1, 1922. He was predeceased by his brother Homer on Nov. 23, 1970. The business has continued as Bennett's Buick-Chevrolet-Olds Corp with his son and grandsons at the helm.
He married Mildred Sisson on Sept. 24, 1923, she predeceased him on Feb. 8, 1951. They had two children, Marion S. Johnson and Guy B. Bennett, Jr. Marion passed away on Sept. 25, 1994. Guy married Clara (Seward) Mack on Dec. 29, 1951; she predeceased him on June 6, 1975.
Guy served 28 years as the Wayland School Board president, Wayland High School from 1932-45, and at the Wayland Central School from 1945-60. He was a Boy Scout Commissioner in 1934 and president of the Wayland Rotary Club in 1957-58. He was a member of the Dansville Pilots Association, Dansville VFW, Wayland American Legion, Wayland United Methodist Church, the Golden Agers and has a life membership in the Wayland Historical Society.
Guy is survived by his son and daughter-in-law, Guy and Anita (Brooks) Bennett, Jr., of Wayland; six grandchildren, Guy Brooks Bennett, Joanne (David) Sawdey, James (Barbara) Bennett, all of Wayland, Dr. Suzanne Johnson (Dr. Nathan Perry) of Archer, Fl., Dr. Carl Nils Johnson (Dr. Deborah Landen) of Pittsburgh, PA and Peter Lars (Gail) Johnson of Gainesville, Fla.; 13 great-grandchildren, Kristin, Elisa Brooke, Samantha, Zachary, Ryan, Elyse, Erika, Marissa, Eve, Jeremy, Justin, Julie and Jessica; his son-in-law, Carl E. Johnson; four nieces and one nephew, Jean Marie (Bennett) Huey, Beverly (Sisson) Evans, Ruth Sisson, Barbara Sisson and Lyle Sisson, Jr.
Friends called at the Walter E. Baird & Sons Funeral Home, 100 E. Naples St., Wayland. Funeral services were held on Tuesday at the United Methodist Church in Wayland with Rev. Osceola Wharton officiating, Burial with full military honors was in the Village Cemetery, Wayland.
Contributions may be made to the Wayland Historical Society, PO Box 494, Wayland, NY 14572, the WCTA Guy B. Bennett Science Scholarship Award, c/o Wayland-Cohocton Central School, 2350 Rte. 63, Wayland, NY 14572-Attn. Business Office or the United Methodist Church, East Ave., Wayland, NY 14572 in memory of Guy B. Bennett, Sr. (Genesee County Express, May 20, 1999, p4)
Guy Bennett, an influential man from Wayland who lived until age 103 and was the last surviving WWI veteran of the area.
"Guy B. Bennett, Sr., 103, of 126 Lincoln St., passed away peacefully on Friday, May 14, 1999.
Mr. Bennett was born Nov. 21, 1895 in Wayland, a son of Albert Guy and Bertha (Bowles) Bennett. Guy attended the Union Free District School, graduating in 1915. He studied mechanical drawing and machine shop at RIT, then transferred to Cornell University and joined the Air Force in 1917.
He was the last surviving WWI veteran in the Wayland area and was named Chevalier of the National Order of the Legion of Honor, France's highest award. During his tour of duty he served as a mechanic in France and was honorably discharged on June 12, 1919 from Co. 19, 1st Air Service Mechanics Regiment.
Guy and his brother, Homer, started Bennett Brothers in 1919 as an automobile repair shop. The Buick franchise was awarded on July 1, 1922. He was predeceased by his brother Homer on Nov. 23, 1970. The business has continued as Bennett's Buick-Chevrolet-Olds Corp with his son and grandsons at the helm.
He married Mildred Sisson on Sept. 24, 1923, she predeceased him on Feb. 8, 1951. They had two children, Marion S. Johnson and Guy B. Bennett, Jr. Marion passed away on Sept. 25, 1994. Guy married Clara (Seward) Mack on Dec. 29, 1951; she predeceased him on June 6, 1975.
Guy served 28 years as the Wayland School Board president, Wayland High School from 1932-45, and at the Wayland Central School from 1945-60. He was a Boy Scout Commissioner in 1934 and president of the Wayland Rotary Club in 1957-58. He was a member of the Dansville Pilots Association, Dansville VFW, Wayland American Legion, Wayland United Methodist Church, the Golden Agers and has a life membership in the Wayland Historical Society.
Guy is survived by his son and daughter-in-law, Guy and Anita (Brooks) Bennett, Jr., of Wayland; six grandchildren, Guy Brooks Bennett, Joanne (David) Sawdey, James (Barbara) Bennett, all of Wayland, Dr. Suzanne Johnson (Dr. Nathan Perry) of Archer, Fl., Dr. Carl Nils Johnson (Dr. Deborah Landen) of Pittsburgh, PA and Peter Lars (Gail) Johnson of Gainesville, Fla.; 13 great-grandchildren, Kristin, Elisa Brooke, Samantha, Zachary, Ryan, Elyse, Erika, Marissa, Eve, Jeremy, Justin, Julie and Jessica; his son-in-law, Carl E. Johnson; four nieces and one nephew, Jean Marie (Bennett) Huey, Beverly (Sisson) Evans, Ruth Sisson, Barbara Sisson and Lyle Sisson, Jr.
Friends called at the Walter E. Baird & Sons Funeral Home, 100 E. Naples St., Wayland. Funeral services were held on Tuesday at the United Methodist Church in Wayland with Rev. Osceola Wharton officiating, Burial with full military honors was in the Village Cemetery, Wayland.
Contributions may be made to the Wayland Historical Society, PO Box 494, Wayland, NY 14572, the WCTA Guy B. Bennett Science Scholarship Award, c/o Wayland-Cohocton Central School, 2350 Rte. 63, Wayland, NY 14572-Attn. Business Office or the United Methodist Church, East Ave., Wayland, NY 14572 in memory of Guy B. Bennett, Sr. (Genesee County Express, May 20, 1999, p4)
"Guy B. Bennett, Sr., 103, of 126 Lincoln St., passed away peacefully on Friday, May 14, 1999.
Mr. Bennett was born Nov. 21, 1895 in Wayland, a son of Albert Guy and Bertha (Bowles) Bennett. Guy attended the Union Free District School, graduating in 1915. He studied mechanical drawing and machine shop at RIT, then transferred to Cornell University and joined the Air Force in 1917.
He was the last surviving WWI veteran in the Wayland area and was named Chevalier of the National Order of the Legion of Honor, France's highest award. During his tour of duty he served as a mechanic in France and was honorably discharged on June 12, 1919 from Co. 19, 1st Air Service Mechanics Regiment.
Guy and his brother, Homer, started Bennett Brothers in 1919 as an automobile repair shop. The Buick franchise was awarded on July 1, 1922. He was predeceased by his brother Homer on Nov. 23, 1970. The business has continued as Bennett's Buick-Chevrolet-Olds Corp with his son and grandsons at the helm.
He married Mildred Sisson on Sept. 24, 1923, she predeceased him on Feb. 8, 1951. They had two children, Marion S. Johnson and Guy B. Bennett, Jr. Marion passed away on Sept. 25, 1994. Guy married Clara (Seward) Mack on Dec. 29, 1951; she predeceased him on June 6, 1975.
Guy served 28 years as the Wayland School Board president, Wayland High School from 1932-45, and at the Wayland Central School from 1945-60. He was a Boy Scout Commissioner in 1934 and president of the Wayland Rotary Club in 1957-58. He was a member of the Dansville Pilots Association, Dansville VFW, Wayland American Legion, Wayland United Methodist Church, the Golden Agers and has a life membership in the Wayland Historical Society.
Guy is survived by his son and daughter-in-law, Guy and Anita (Brooks) Bennett, Jr., of Wayland; six grandchildren, Guy Brooks Bennett, Joanne (David) Sawdey, James (Barbara) Bennett, all of Wayland, Dr. Suzanne Johnson (Dr. Nathan Perry) of Archer, Fl., Dr. Carl Nils Johnson (Dr. Deborah Landen) of Pittsburgh, PA and Peter Lars (Gail) Johnson of Gainesville, Fla.; 13 great-grandchildren, Kristin, Elisa Brooke, Samantha, Zachary, Ryan, Elyse, Erika, Marissa, Eve, Jeremy, Justin, Julie and Jessica; his son-in-law, Carl E. Johnson; four nieces and one nephew, Jean Marie (Bennett) Huey, Beverly (Sisson) Evans, Ruth Sisson, Barbara Sisson and Lyle Sisson, Jr.
Friends called at the Walter E. Baird & Sons Funeral Home, 100 E. Naples St., Wayland. Funeral services were held on Tuesday at the United Methodist Church in Wayland with Rev. Osceola Wharton officiating, Burial with full military honors was in the Village Cemetery, Wayland.
Contributions may be made to the Wayland Historical Society, PO Box 494, Wayland, NY 14572, the WCTA Guy B. Bennett Science Scholarship Award, c/o Wayland-Cohocton Central School, 2350 Rte. 63, Wayland, NY 14572-Attn. Business Office or the United Methodist Church, East Ave., Wayland, NY 14572 in memory of Guy B. Bennett, Sr. (Genesee County Express, May 20, 1999, p4)
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