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Glendon Elmer "Cotton" Bennett

Male 1932 - 2012  (79 years)


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  • Name Glendon Elmer "Cotton" Bennett  [1, 2
    Nickname Cotton 
    Born 24 Sep 1932  Simpson, Vernon Parish, Louisiana Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Male 
    Died 27 Aug 2012  Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Notes 
    • Glendon "Cotton" Bennett

      Glendon "Cotton" Bennett, 79, of Jasper died Thursday, August 23, 2012, at a Beaumont hospital.

      Cotton was born September 24, 1932, in Simpson, Louisiana, to Elmer and Gertie Bennett. He lived in Simpson for 23 years and moved to Beaumont, where he drove a city bus. He moved to Jasper in 1968 and worked as a truck driver for Visador, Louisiana Pacific, McWaters Trucking, G.P. Burrous, and Fleetwood, where he retired at the age of 75 in 2007. Cotton loved life, he loved hunting and fishing with his sons and grandchildren.

      Survivors include his wife, Carolyn Lindsey Craig Bennett of Jasper; sons, Glendon "Cooter" Bennett and wife Stacey Bennett of Jasper, Terry Craig and wife Beverly Craig of Bronson, James Craig and wife Dixie Craig of Jasper, Steven Craig and wife Tammy Craig of Jasper, Nathan Bennett and wife Cathy Bennett of Bon Wier, and Lonnie Bennett of Michigan; daughters, Glenda "Punkin" Coxen and husband Aaron Coxen of Jasper, Tina Ford and husband Wyndell Ford of Bronson, Brenda Sharp of Beaumont, and Sharon Terrell and husband B. Terrell of Beaumont; sisters, Joyce Parker of Simpson, and Janet Landrey and husband Carroll Landrey of Nederland; 22 grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren.

      Funeral services were held 5:00 p.m. Friday, Aug. 24, at Forest Oaks Chapel on Hwy. 190 in Jasper.
      Arrangements are under the direction of Forest Oaks Funeral Home on Hwy. 190 in Jasper. Online condolences and memories accepted at http://www.forestoaksofjasper.com/.

      The Sabine County Reporter online
      posted Monday, August 27, 2012
      Print Edition published August 29, 2012, Page 14

    Person ID I27826  Strong Family Tree
    Last Modified 17 Aug 2014 

    Family 1 Living 
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    Last Modified 7 Apr 2010 
    Family ID F11039  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Living 
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    Family ID F9074  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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  • Sources 
    1. [S1352] Ancestry.com - Texas Marriage Collections, 1814-1909 and 1966-2011 [database online].

    2. [S336] The Sabine County Reporter, P.O. Box 700, Hemphill, Texas (Published Weekly), (Founded in 1883, The Sabine County Reporter (USPS 474-660) is published once a week on Wednesday. The Reporter is Published by Sabine County Reporter, Inc. Postmaster: Send change of address to P.O. Box 700, Hemphill, Texas 75948-0700. The Sabine County Reporter and The Rambler merged March 1, 1988. Member National Newspaper Association and Texas Press Association.), August 29, 2012, Page 14 (Reliability: 3).