Dorothy Louise “Dot” Bennett, 87, of Circleville went home to be with The Lord July 7, 2023, at Ruby Memorial Hospital in Morgantown.
She was born on April 29, 1936, the daughter of the late Earl and Tena (Warner) Nelson.
Mrs. Bennett was a 1954 graduate of Circleville High School and a member of Circleville Presbyterian Church. She enjoyed sewing, quilting, and making children’s crafts and toys. She had worked as a teacher’s aide for many years at Head Start at the Dixie School in Riverton. She loved and lived for the Lord and enjoyed sharing this love with everyone who crossed her path.
On June 1, 1956, she married Fay Howard Bennett, who preceded her in death on May 27, 2014.
Surviving are a daughter, Teresa L. Harper of Seneca Rocks; a son, Gregory Howard Bennett (Cindy) of Circleville; two sisters, Lois Hedrick of Riverton and Sue Moyers of Criders, Virginia; four grandchildren, Lisa Marie Montgomery, Joanie Carr, Betsy Harper Bland and Amy Cook; and five great-grandchildren, Jaimee Carr, Tyler Carr, Matthew Shahan, Makenzie Shahan and Abigail Montgomery.
She was also preceded in death by two brothers, Bardon “Bink” and Delton Nelson; a sister, Shirley Dove; and two nephews, John Lee and Bond Dove, Jr.
Funeral services were held Wednesday at the Circleville Presbyterian Church with Pastor Fletcher Hutcheson officiating. Interment was in the Bennett Family Cemetery on Upper Timber Ridge, Circleville.
Memorials may be made to the family, c/o Basagic Funeral Home, PO Box 215, Franklin, WV 26807.
Memories and words of comfort may be left at www.basagic.com or on Facebook at Basagic Funeral Home.
