George Loary Bennett, 94, of White Sulphur Springs, WV, was the son of the late William Robert Bennett and Margaret "Maggie" Ann Bennett. During his childhood, his father worked for the railroad, so the family lived in various areas of West Virginia, including Thurmond, Glen Jean, and eventually Fairlea. He was one of the younger sons from a family of 15, a family with a lot of stories, such as walking to school barefoot in snow, frequent mischievous events and becoming well-known by teachers and principals as one of the "Bennett Boys." He loved to visit the abandoned railroad town of Thurmond to reminisce. On May 19, 1948, he married Mildred Marie Douglas, and remained married until her death in July 2001. George's father passed away when he was 12, and so her decided to join the US Navy before graduation to help with the financial obligations of the family. He eventually received an official diploma at a special ceremony held in Beckley, WV, in his early seventies. After discharge from the Navy, he became a supervisor at Burlington Industries in White Sulphur Springs. He took classes to become a real estate agent and went to work for Greenbrier Valley Real Estate upon the closing of the Burlington plant. He remained a real estate agent for many years, but eventually became a deputy real estate assessor at the Greenbrier County Courthouse for more than 25 years. George and his wife also owned and operated Bennett's Terminal Lunch, which joined the Greyhound Bus and Taxi Service owned by his brother, Pete Bennett.He was a member of the White Sulphur Springs Rotary Club and the American Legion. In the 1950s, he built his own cinderblock house on Central Avenue in White Sulphur Springs, which remained a residence until the flood of 2016. He was residing with his daughter since the death of his wife in 2001.Golf was his passion, and for many years, he was a member of the Valley View Country Club. He was a charter member of the White Sulphur Springs Baptist Church, and had been one of the original founders. George and his wife acquired several rental properties, and he was his own carpenter, plumber, electrician, etc., with the help of his grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his wife; and all his siblings except one: Forrest, Harry, Pete, Doug, Wallace, Bill, Edith, Helen, Jessie, Carrie, Sherman, Charles, and Shud. He is survived by one daughter, Mellie Bennett Hanna;