C. Kent Bennion, of Salt Lake City, passed away on January 25, 2020 at age ninety-one.
Born June 11, 1928 to Marcus Leslie and Ella Petersen Bennion. He was the youngest of five children. He married Rinda Romney on December 15, 1951 in the Salt Lake Temple. She passed away in 2008. In 2009, he married Janice Oliphant Betts, who survives him. He is also survived by four of his five children, Cal (Vicki), Lori (Jay) Washburn, Cheryl (Dan) Norvell, and Karen (Rick) Munoz. He is preceded in death by his parents; siblings; wife, Rinda; and daughter, Beth (Mark) Jensen. His life was a model of kindness, love, service, and faithfulness.
Kent grew up on a farm in Granger. He served in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean Conflict. He graduated from the University of Utah and then earned his Master’s Degree from Long Beach State. He taught high school in Southern California and then became an education administrator for the State of California and later at the U.S. Office of Education of Washington, D.C.
Kent’s life was centered on family and church service. As a youth, he served a mission to Northern California. Later in life, Kent and Rinda served missions together in Carlsbad, California and Nauvoo, Illinois. Among other callings, Kent served as a Bishop in Buena Park, California and Alexandria, Virginia. He also served in the stake presidency in Concord, California. He was a counselor in the San Diego Temple Presidency. He also served as a Patriarch and as a Sealer and worker in several LDS temples.
Kent loved music, travel, and warm weather. He had a passion for reading and study, especially history and family history. He cherished time spent with his children and grandchildren. His example of steadfastness and faithfulness will stand as a legacy for them.
Funeral services will be held on Saturday, February 1, 2020 at 11:00 a.m. in the Ensign Stake Center, 135 North A Street (200 East), Salt Lake City. A viewing is scheduled prior to the funeral from 9:30 to 10:45 a.m.
Published by Larkin Mortuary.
C. Kent Bennion, of Salt Lake City, passed away on January 25, 2020 at age ninety-one.
Born June 11, 1928 to Marcus Leslie and Ella Petersen Bennion. He was the youngest of five children. Kent grew up in Granger working on the family farm.
He married Rinda Romney on December 15, 1951 in the Salt Lake Temple; she died in 2008. In 2009, he married Janice Oliphant Betts, who survives him. He is also survived by four of his five children, Cal (Vicki) Bennion, Lori (Jay) Washburn, Cheryl (Dan) Norvell, and Karen (Rick) Munoz. He is preceded in death by his parents; siblings; wife, Rinda; and daughter, Beth (Mark) Jensen. His life was a model of kindness, love, service, and faithfulness.
Funeral services will be held on Saturday, February 1, 2020 at 11:00 a.m. in the Ensign Stake Center, 135 North A Street (200 East). A viewing is scheduled prior to the funeral from 9:30 to 10:45 a.m.
Published in the Salt Lake Tribune and Deseret News from January 30 to January 31, 2020.
Born June 11, 1928 to Marcus Leslie and Ella Petersen Bennion. He was the youngest of five children. He married Rinda Romney on December 15, 1951 in the Salt Lake Temple. She passed away in 2008. In 2009, he married Janice Oliphant Betts, who survives him. He is also survived by four of his five children, Cal (Vicki), Lori (Jay) Washburn, Cheryl (Dan) Norvell, and Karen (Rick) Munoz. He is preceded in death by his parents; siblings; wife, Rinda; and daughter, Beth (Mark) Jensen. His life was a model of kindness, love, service, and faithfulness.
Kent grew up on a farm in Granger. He served in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean Conflict. He graduated from the University of Utah and then earned his Master’s Degree from Long Beach State. He taught high school in Southern California and then became an education administrator for the State of California and later at the U.S. Office of Education of Washington, D.C.
Kent’s life was centered on family and church service. As a youth, he served a mission to Northern California. Later in life, Kent and Rinda served missions together in Carlsbad, California and Nauvoo, Illinois. Among other callings, Kent served as a Bishop in Buena Park, California and Alexandria, Virginia. He also served in the stake presidency in Concord, California. He was a counselor in the San Diego Temple Presidency. He also served as a Patriarch and as a Sealer and worker in several LDS temples.
Kent loved music, travel, and warm weather. He had a passion for reading and study, especially history and family history. He cherished time spent with his children and grandchildren. His example of steadfastness and faithfulness will stand as a legacy for them.
Funeral services will be held on Saturday, February 1, 2020 at 11:00 a.m. in the Ensign Stake Center, 135 North A Street (200 East), Salt Lake City. A viewing is scheduled prior to the funeral from 9:30 to 10:45 a.m.
Published by Larkin Mortuary.
C. Kent Bennion, of Salt Lake City, passed away on January 25, 2020 at age ninety-one.
Born June 11, 1928 to Marcus Leslie and Ella Petersen Bennion. He was the youngest of five children. Kent grew up in Granger working on the family farm.
He married Rinda Romney on December 15, 1951 in the Salt Lake Temple; she died in 2008. In 2009, he married Janice Oliphant Betts, who survives him. He is also survived by four of his five children, Cal (Vicki) Bennion, Lori (Jay) Washburn, Cheryl (Dan) Norvell, and Karen (Rick) Munoz. He is preceded in death by his parents; siblings; wife, Rinda; and daughter, Beth (Mark) Jensen. His life was a model of kindness, love, service, and faithfulness.
Funeral services will be held on Saturday, February 1, 2020 at 11:00 a.m. in the Ensign Stake Center, 135 North A Street (200 East). A viewing is scheduled prior to the funeral from 9:30 to 10:45 a.m.
Published in the Salt Lake Tribune and Deseret News from January 30 to January 31, 2020.
C. Kent Bennion, of Salt Lake City, passed away on January 25, 2020 at age ninety-one.
Born June 11, 1928 to Marcus Leslie and Ella Petersen Bennion. He was the youngest of five children. He married Rinda Romney on December 15, 1951 in the Salt Lake Temple. She passed away in 2008. In 2009, he married Janice Oliphant Betts, who survives him. He is also survived by four of his five children, Cal (Vicki), Lori (Jay) Washburn, Cheryl (Dan) Norvell, and Karen (Rick) Munoz. He is preceded in death by his parents; siblings; wife, Rinda; and daughter, Beth (Mark) Jensen. His life was a model of kindness, love, service, and faithfulness.
Kent grew up on a farm in Granger. He served in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean Conflict. He graduated from the University of Utah and then earned his Master’s Degree from Long Beach State. He taught high school in Southern California and then became an education administrator for the State of California and later at the U.S. Office of Education of Washington, D.C.
Kent’s life was centered on family and church service. As a youth, he served a mission to Northern California. Later in life, Kent and Rinda served missions together in Carlsbad, California and Nauvoo, Illinois. Among other callings, Kent served as a Bishop in Buena Park, California and Alexandria, Virginia. He also served in the stake presidency in Concord, California. He was a counselor in the San Diego Temple Presidency. He also served as a Patriarch and as a Sealer and worker in several LDS temples.
Kent loved music, travel, and warm weather. He had a passion for reading and study, especially history and family history. He cherished time spent with his children and grandchildren. His example of steadfastness and faithfulness will stand as a legacy for them.
Funeral services will be held on Saturday, February 1, 2020 at 11:00 a.m. in the Ensign Stake Center, 135 North A Street (200 East), Salt Lake City. A viewing is scheduled prior to the funeral from 9:30 to 10:45 a.m.
Published by Larkin Mortuary.
C. Kent Bennion, of Salt Lake City, passed away on January 25, 2020 at age ninety-one.
Born June 11, 1928 to Marcus Leslie and Ella Petersen Bennion. He was the youngest of five children. Kent grew up in Granger working on the family farm.
He married Rinda Romney on December 15, 1951 in the Salt Lake Temple; she died in 2008. In 2009, he married Janice Oliphant Betts, who survives him. He is also survived by four of his five children, Cal (Vicki) Bennion, Lori (Jay) Washburn, Cheryl (Dan) Norvell, and Karen (Rick) Munoz. He is preceded in death by his parents; siblings; wife, Rinda; and daughter, Beth (Mark) Jensen. His life was a model of kindness, love, service, and faithfulness.
Funeral services will be held on Saturday, February 1, 2020 at 11:00 a.m. in the Ensign Stake Center, 135 North A Street (200 East). A viewing is scheduled prior to the funeral from 9:30 to 10:45 a.m.
Published in the Salt Lake Tribune and Deseret News from January 30 to January 31, 2020.
Born June 11, 1928 to Marcus Leslie and Ella Petersen Bennion. He was the youngest of five children. He married Rinda Romney on December 15, 1951 in the Salt Lake Temple. She passed away in 2008. In 2009, he married Janice Oliphant Betts, who survives him. He is also survived by four of his five children, Cal (Vicki), Lori (Jay) Washburn, Cheryl (Dan) Norvell, and Karen (Rick) Munoz. He is preceded in death by his parents; siblings; wife, Rinda; and daughter, Beth (Mark) Jensen. His life was a model of kindness, love, service, and faithfulness.
Kent grew up on a farm in Granger. He served in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean Conflict. He graduated from the University of Utah and then earned his Master’s Degree from Long Beach State. He taught high school in Southern California and then became an education administrator for the State of California and later at the U.S. Office of Education of Washington, D.C.
Kent’s life was centered on family and church service. As a youth, he served a mission to Northern California. Later in life, Kent and Rinda served missions together in Carlsbad, California and Nauvoo, Illinois. Among other callings, Kent served as a Bishop in Buena Park, California and Alexandria, Virginia. He also served in the stake presidency in Concord, California. He was a counselor in the San Diego Temple Presidency. He also served as a Patriarch and as a Sealer and worker in several LDS temples.
Kent loved music, travel, and warm weather. He had a passion for reading and study, especially history and family history. He cherished time spent with his children and grandchildren. His example of steadfastness and faithfulness will stand as a legacy for them.
Funeral services will be held on Saturday, February 1, 2020 at 11:00 a.m. in the Ensign Stake Center, 135 North A Street (200 East), Salt Lake City. A viewing is scheduled prior to the funeral from 9:30 to 10:45 a.m.
Published by Larkin Mortuary.
C. Kent Bennion, of Salt Lake City, passed away on January 25, 2020 at age ninety-one.
Born June 11, 1928 to Marcus Leslie and Ella Petersen Bennion. He was the youngest of five children. Kent grew up in Granger working on the family farm.
He married Rinda Romney on December 15, 1951 in the Salt Lake Temple; she died in 2008. In 2009, he married Janice Oliphant Betts, who survives him. He is also survived by four of his five children, Cal (Vicki) Bennion, Lori (Jay) Washburn, Cheryl (Dan) Norvell, and Karen (Rick) Munoz. He is preceded in death by his parents; siblings; wife, Rinda; and daughter, Beth (Mark) Jensen. His life was a model of kindness, love, service, and faithfulness.
Funeral services will be held on Saturday, February 1, 2020 at 11:00 a.m. in the Ensign Stake Center, 135 North A Street (200 East). A viewing is scheduled prior to the funeral from 9:30 to 10:45 a.m.
Published in the Salt Lake Tribune and Deseret News from January 30 to January 31, 2020.
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