Ira Clayton Bennett,78, farmer and concrete worker, died at 4:45 p.m. Saturday at his home, R.1 Mound Valley. He had been ill two years, seriously the past four weeks. He was born near Edna, January 6, 1886 and spent his life in Labette County. He married Mable Houck on December 24, 1912 at Oswego and she survives. He also leaves a son, Orlyn, of the home; a brother, John, Chetopa; a sister, Mrs. Clyde Phillips, Lafayette, Colo.; and three granddaughters. He was a member of the Elm Christian Church, two miles west of Edna. Funeral services were at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Goodwin Funeral Home, Edna. The Rev. Karl Hall officiated, assisted by the Rev. Arlin Petley. Burial was in the Altamont Cemetery.
Ira Clayton Bennett,78, farmer and concrete worker, died at 4:45 p.m. Saturday at his home, R.1 Mound Valley. He had been ill two years, seriously the past four weeks. He was born near Edna, January 6, 1886 and spent his life in Labette County. He married Mable Houck on December 24, 1912 at Oswego and she survives. He also leaves a son, Orlyn, of the home; a brother, John, Chetopa; a sister, Mrs. Clyde Phillips, Lafayette, Colo.; and three granddaughters. He was a member of the Elm Christian Church, two miles west of Edna. Funeral services were at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Goodwin Funeral Home, Edna. The Rev. Karl Hall officiated, assisted by the Rev. Arlin Petley. Burial was in the Altamont Cemetery.
Family Members
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Sarah Jane Bennett Evans
1870–1925
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Elizabeth Jane "Jennie" Bennett Thorn
1872–1954
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Orval Bennett
1873 – unknown
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Ora Oscar Bennett
1874–1932
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John William Bennett
1875–1965
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Anna Mary Bennett Collins
1877–1953
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Edward Thomas Bennett
1879–1940
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Evan Alva Bennett
1882–1931
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Emily Eunice "Emma" Bennett Anderson
1889–1958
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Llewellyn Leroy "Dick" Bennett
1891–1960
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Ellen Sue Bennett Phillips
1893–1970
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Infant Bennett
1895–1895
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