Jeanne was born on May 7, 1921 in River Forest, Illinois, the only child of Frances Dunn Hott and Maxwell R. Hott. She grew up in Monticello, IL. She married Warren W. Gallagher on July 22, 1970 in Tucson, Arizona.
Jeanne is survived by two sons, Charles Michael Bennis, of Tucson, AZ and John Maxwell Bennis, of Virginia Beach, Virginia both by a previous marriage to Charles W. Bennis; two grandchildren, Daniel Bennis, of Austin, TX and Dana Bennis, of Virginia Beach, VA. Also surviving are Warren's children, Leslie Ann Gallagher, of Evergreen, Colorado; Sharon Smith, of Indian Land, SC; and Sharon's son, Fred Bear Smith.
She was preceded in death by two grandchildren, Alex Reid Bennis, age 6, on October 17, 1980 of Burkett's Lymphoma and John Maxwell "Max" Bennis Jr., age 15, on June 30, 2007 from a boating accident and her husband, Warren.
Jeanne was a member of the Lincoln Woman's Club, Lincoln Elks Club, Tucson Pima Air Museum, Mountain Oyster Club, and Tucson Country Club.
Services for Jeanne will be on Saturday, August 3, 2013 at 10:00 a.m. at FRICKE-CALVERT-SCHRADER FUNERAL HOME, Lincoln. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. There will be a 10:00 a.m. Graveside Service on Monday, August 5, 2013 at the Hott Mausoleum in Monticello, IL.
Memorials, in her memory, may be given to The Max Bennis Scholarship Fund, Hampton Roads Community Foundation, 101 West Main St., Suite 4500, Norfolk, VA 23510.
Published in the Arizona Daily Star on July 29, 2013
Jeanne was born on May 7, 1921 in River Forest, Illinois, the only child of Frances Dunn Hott and Maxwell R. Hott. She grew up in Monticello, IL. She married Warren W. Gallagher on July 22, 1970 in Tucson, Arizona.
Jeanne is survived by two sons, Charles Michael Bennis, of Tucson, AZ and John Maxwell Bennis, of Virginia Beach, Virginia both by a previous marriage to Charles W. Bennis; two grandchildren, Daniel Bennis, of Austin, TX and Dana Bennis, of Virginia Beach, VA. Also surviving are Warren's children, Leslie Ann Gallagher, of Evergreen, Colorado; Sharon Smith, of Indian Land, SC; and Sharon's son, Fred Bear Smith.
She was preceded in death by two grandchildren, Alex Reid Bennis, age 6, on October 17, 1980 of Burkett's Lymphoma and John Maxwell "Max" Bennis Jr., age 15, on June 30, 2007 from a boating accident and her husband, Warren.
Jeanne was a member of the Lincoln Woman's Club, Lincoln Elks Club, Tucson Pima Air Museum, Mountain Oyster Club, and Tucson Country Club.
Services for Jeanne will be on Saturday, August 3, 2013 at 10:00 a.m. at FRICKE-CALVERT-SCHRADER FUNERAL HOME, Lincoln. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. There will be a 10:00 a.m. Graveside Service on Monday, August 5, 2013 at the Hott Mausoleum in Monticello, IL.
Memorials, in her memory, may be given to The Max Bennis Scholarship Fund, Hampton Roads Community Foundation, 101 West Main St., Suite 4500, Norfolk, VA 23510.
Published in the Arizona Daily Star on July 29, 2013
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