Mr. H. Bennett Obituary (1926

Ray H. Bennett, 85, passed away, on Friday, April 27, 2012 at North MS Medical Center, in West Point. Raymond Howard Bennett was born July 6, 1926 in Brooksville, Mississippi to the late LaLouise Howard Bennett and Raymond Elwood Bennett. He was a Welding Supervisor, and later the Purchasing Agent at Babcock & Wilcox Company for 33 years. He was a member of First United Methodist Churchand a Veteran of the U. S. Navy having serving during WW II. Ray H. Bennett was married to Betty J. Temple Bennett on June 20, 1952, in Kentwood, Louisiana, she preceded him in death on May 17, 2010. Funeral services will be Monday, April 30, 2012, 11:00 a.m.at Calvert Funeral Home Chapel with the Reverend Jeff Shannon officiating. Burial will follow in Greenwood Cemetery West Point. Calvert Funeral Home of West Point is in charge of arrangements. Survivors include one daughter, Joan Bennett Powell (Theron) of Pearl; one son, Howard Bennett (Melissa) of Hattiesburg; four grandchildren; Lauren Powell, Tyler Powell, Carl Bennett, and Sherri Dodson; four great grandchildren; Hailey, Bailey, Josie, and Nico . Pallbearers will be Jimmy Wood, Carlisle Campbell, John Dean, Tommy Miller, Larry Pitre, and Eugene Bailey. Honorary Pallbearers will be Gene Baldwin, Tom Neely Miller, Greely Nash, Doug Wood, Kenny Dill, Floyd Bean and his former co-workers at Babcock & Wilcox. Memorials may be made to First United Methodist Church Choir, P. O. Box 293, West Point, MS 39773. Visitation will be Monday, from 10:00 a.m. until 11:00 a.m. at Calvert Funeral Home.