Glendon Elmer "Cotton" Bennett

1932 - 2012  (79 years)

• Name	Glendon Elmer "Cotton" Bennett  [1, 2]
  Nickname	Cotton
  Birth	24 Sep 1932	Simpson, Vernon Parish, Louisiana   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Death	27 Aug 2012	Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas   [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
  Children	1. Living   2. Living   3. Living
  Family ID	F11039	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2010

  
  

  Family 2	Living
  Children	1. Living   2. Living
  Family ID	F9074	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	6 Sep 2012

  
  

• Event Map

  Death - 27 Aug 2012 - Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

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