Born in Bland county, the son of the late William Franklin "Frank" Bentley and Martha Jane Green Bentley, he is survived by his wife, Mrs. Lillie Dobbins Bentley; five sons, Dewey Bentley and Edgar Bentley both of Hopewell, Va.; Frank Bentley, Kansas City, Mo.; Clarence Bentley and Roy Bentley both of Pulaski; one foster son, Cherman Smith, Pulaski; five daughters, Mrs. J.A. Rupe, Mrs. Phillip Dunnigan, Mrs. Sydney Fanning, Mrs. Lawrence Pugh, Miss Roxie Bently, all of Pulaski; one brother Robert Bentley, Pulaski; three sisters, Mrs. Nancy Dobbins, Pulaski; Mrs. Kelley Brewer, Radford; and Mrs. Margaret Edwards, Morristown, Tenn.; 19 grandchildren and nine great grandchildren.
Services will be held Monday at 2:30 pm from the East Main Street Church of God, with Rev. T.O. Dennis officiating. Burial will follow in Oakwood Cemetery. The body will remain at Thomas M. Seagle and Sons Funeral Home until one hour before services.
Born in Bland county, the son of the late William Franklin "Frank" Bentley and Martha Jane Green Bentley, he is survived by his wife, Mrs. Lillie Dobbins Bentley; five sons, Dewey Bentley and Edgar Bentley both of Hopewell, Va.; Frank Bentley, Kansas City, Mo.; Clarence Bentley and Roy Bentley both of Pulaski; one foster son, Cherman Smith, Pulaski; five daughters, Mrs. J.A. Rupe, Mrs. Phillip Dunnigan, Mrs. Sydney Fanning, Mrs. Lawrence Pugh, Miss Roxie Bently, all of Pulaski; one brother Robert Bentley, Pulaski; three sisters, Mrs. Nancy Dobbins, Pulaski; Mrs. Kelley Brewer, Radford; and Mrs. Margaret Edwards, Morristown, Tenn.; 19 grandchildren and nine great grandchildren.
Services will be held Monday at 2:30 pm from the East Main Street Church of God, with Rev. T.O. Dennis officiating. Burial will follow in Oakwood Cemetery. The body will remain at Thomas M. Seagle and Sons Funeral Home until one hour before services.
Family Members
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Manda Bentley Rupe
1902–1986
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James Everett Bentley
1905–1949
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Clarence Preston Bentley
1907–1978
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Laura Lavy Bentley Dunagan
1909–1979
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Bertha Mildred Bentley Fanning
1913–2002
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Edgar Russell Bentley
1914–1991
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Martha Bentley Pugh
1917–1993
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Hozana Bentley
1919–1945
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Roxie Winifred Bentley
1923–2015
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Dewey Tazewell Bentley Sr
1928–1996
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