Patsy Jean Bennett

1935 - 2014

Patsy Jean Bennett, beloved wife of 56 years to Willie, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, Dec. 24, 2014. Memorial service: 4 p.m. Saturday at Arborlawn United Methodist Church, 5001 Briarhaven Rd., Fort Worth. Memorials: In lieu in flowers, if desired, memorial gifts may be made to a charity of choice. Patsy Jean Eden Bennett was born Sept. 22, 1935, to Capt. Montrivell Eden and Catherine Jackson Eden in Port Arthur. She attended school in Port Arthur and studied at the University of Texas Medical School in Galveston. She later received her license as a radiology technician from the state of Texas. She married Willie S. Bennett on June 1, 1958. She was preceded in death by her son, Barry Mont, who passed away on Jan. 3, 2008, at the Cleveland Clinic in Ohio. Her daughter, Carol, is an elementary school teacher in Ellijay, Ga. She worked for two local physicians, Dr. Jim Swink and Dr. Charles Renshaw, for over 20 years as a radiology technician. She retired in 1997 and traveled extensively with her husband, Willie. She was a member of Westcliff United Methodist Church, and later Arborlawn United Methodist Church since 1966. She adored and was so proud of her children, her six grandchildren and her one great-grandson. Survivors: Husband, Willie S Bennett; sister, Bea McNease; daughter and son-in-law, Carol and Milton Perry; grandchildren, Ashlei Burgess, Montrivell Bennett, Jordan Perry, Taylor Perry, Cameron Perry and McKenna Perry; great-grandson, Samuel Burgess; and several nieces and nephews.