Inez C. Bennett

Inez Clay Bennett, 89, of Church Road, widow of George S. Bennett, passed away Tuesday, April 24, 2007.

Born in Dinwiddie County, she was the daughter of the late James Samuel and Sadie Sutherland Clay. Mrs. Bennett was a lifelong member of Central Baptist Church. She enjoyed making quilts, doing crochet, and other activities with her hands. She was very fond of farm life and enjoyed working in the fields and helping out around the farm. Mrs. Bennett was preceded in death by a sister, Alice C. Gree,n and a brother, Aubrey S. Clay.

She is survived by a son, George S. "Jack" Bennett and wife, Barbara, of Church Road; daughters, Jill B. Clay and husband, Donald, of Petersburg and Anne B. Thornton and husband, Roy, of Coats, N.C.; grandchildren, Richard A. Bennett and wife, Tami, Laurie B. Netherland and husband, Mike, Kimberly B. Salama and husband, Joe, Kelley B. Frakes and husband, Patrick, Jennifer B. Walters and husband, Jeff, Robert Bowman, David Bowman and wife, Jennifer, Rhonda T. Williams and husband, Danny, and Steven Thornton; 13 great-grandchildren; sister, Mary C. Graves of Hopewell; brothers, James W. Clay and wife, Florence, and Clifton Clay and wife, Louis,e all of DeWitt; and sister-in-law, Ann B. Clay of DeWitt.

The family will receive friends from 1 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, April 25, at the residence of Jack Bennett. A graveside funeral service will be conducted at 2 p.m. Thursday at Southlawn Memorial Park. Flowers are welcomed or memorial contributions may be made to the Inez Bennett Memorial Fund at Central Baptist Church, Church Road, VA 23833. Condolences may be registered at www.jtmorriss.com.