Lovett Bennett

Family-Placed Death Notice

BENNETT, Lovett Mr. Lovett Bennett died on July 9, 2009. Born December 2, 1929, in Screven County to Robert David and Leona Crews Bennett, Mr. Bennett was a resident of Statesboro, Georgia. Mr. Bennett was educated in the public schools of Screven County where he excelled in sports. He was the captain of his high school football team and was named "Most Outstanding Athlete" in 1947. He married Miss Sara Lenora Neville on July 11, 1948, and they had three children: Sara Carolyn, Barbara, and Lovett, Jr.. Mr. Bennett provided for his family as a wholesale grocer and then as an employee of Georgia Southern University. He worked for over 25 years for Alfred Dorman Wholesale Grocers, leaving only when the company closed its doors. From there, he ultimately became the head of Central Receiving and Warehousing at GSU where he retired after 25 years of service. He was known for his diligence, attention to detail, and integrity by those he served at the University. Staff members from the University of Georgia visited and studied Mr. Bennett's techniques in inventory control, the best in the University System at the time. Mr. Bennett was a member of the Statesboro Primitive Baptist Church, the Kiwanis Club of Statesboro, The Bulloch County Historical Society, The Mighty Eighth Air Force Museum, and the Sky Valley Homeowners Association. He was a Southern Booster and fan of the GSU Eagles. Mr. Bennett was predeceased by his parents, his brother, Robert Bennett of Valdosta, his sister, Cynthia Bennett Tillman of Augusta, his half sisters Thelma Bennett Davis, Elma Bennett Erwin, Bertie Bennett Harvey, all of Savannah, Georgia. Survivors include his wife of 61 years, Sara Neville Bennett; his children and their spouses: Carolyn Bennett Broucek and William Samuel Broucek of Statesboro, Barbara Bennett Leapard and David Wilton Leapard of Sylvania, Ohio, and Lovett Bennett, Jr., and Missy Mallard Bennett of Statesboro; grandchildren: Samuel Josiah Broucek and Michelle Shaw Broucek and William Bennett Broucek of Statesboro, Sara Elizabeth Leapard Saunders and Dustin Charles Saunders of Hamilton, Ohio, Emily Allison Leapard of Cincinnati, Ohio, William Lovett Bennett and Michael Hampton Bennett of Statesboro; great-grandchildren: Charles David Saunders of Hamilton, Ohio, and Josiah Charles Broucek of Statesboro, Georgia. There are three surviving brothers and two sisters-in-law: Donnie L. and Dorothy Mixon Bennett of Sylvania; Chesley and Connie King Bennett, and Bill S. Bennett all of Augusta, Georgia. Mr. Bennett is also survived by a brother-in-law and two sisters-in-law: Judge William Josiah Neville and Reba J. Neville of Bulloch County and Marguerite Neville Guin, of Gainesville, Florida. He is survived by a number of nieces, nephews, and cousins, as well. Visitation will be held on Saturday, July 11at 3:00 ñ 6:00 p.m. at the Joiner-Anderson Funeral Home in Statesboro. A service of celebration and thanksgiving for the life of Mr. Lovett Bennett will be held on Sunday, July 12 at 2:00 p.m. at the Statesboro Primitive Baptist Church with Elder Randy Waters officiating. The body will lie in state one hour prior to the service. Pallbearers are Samuel Josiah Broucek, William Bennett Broucek, William Lovett Bennett, Michael Hampton Bennett, William Josiah Neville III, and Jeffery Philip Neville. Members of the Kiwanis Club of Statesboro and the Bulloch County Historical Society, as well as colleagues from Georgia Southern, are asked to sit as an honor group. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that you please consider making donations in Mr. Bennett's name to the Salvation Army and Boy Scouts of America, Troop 342 based at the Statesboro Primitive Baptist Church. Friends may sign the online register book at www.joineranderson.com. Joiner-Anderson Funeral Home of Statesboro is in charge of arrangements.