Effie Fowler Bennett, 100, died Monday evening, July 15, 1985, at the Caribou Memorial Nursing home in Soda Springs.
She was born July 5, 1885 in Lago, Idaho to Joseph Thomas and Mary Elizabeth Turner Fowler.
She married Thomas Richard Bennett November 22, 1905. They were married in the Logan LDS Temple March 28, 1935.
They were parents of six sons and one daughter. They farmed and raised their family in Lago until 1930 when they built a home and moved to Grace.
In December of 1981, she moved into the nursing home.
She enjoyed her flower gardens and loved to sew, especially quilt making. She also made many lovely crocheted items.
She is survived by two sons, Lloyd of Soda Springs, and Allan of Grace and one daughter, Beatrice Harris of Grace, 17 grandchildren, 48 great-grandchildren and 13 great-great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband and four sons; Darrell, Elmer, Dennis and Roe, and six brothers and five sisters.
Funeral services will be at 1 PM Thursday, at the Grace LDS Stake Center with Bishop Ray Yamauchi conducting.
Burial will be in the Grace Cemetery.
Allen-Sims Funeral Home

Effie Fowler Bennett, 100, died Monday evening, July 15, 1985, at the Caribou Memorial Nursing home in Soda Springs.
She was born July 5, 1885 in Lago, Idaho to Joseph Thomas and Mary Elizabeth Turner Fowler.
She married Thomas Richard Bennett November 22, 1905. They were married in the Logan LDS Temple March 28, 1935.
They were parents of six sons and one daughter. They farmed and raised their family in Lago until 1930 when they built a home and moved to Grace.
In December of 1981, she moved into the nursing home.
She enjoyed her flower gardens and loved to sew, especially quilt making. She also made many lovely crocheted items.
She is survived by two sons, Lloyd of Soda Springs, and Allan of Grace and one daughter, Beatrice Harris of Grace, 17 grandchildren, 48 great-grandchildren and 13 great-great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband and four sons; Darrell, Elmer, Dennis and Roe, and six brothers and five sisters.
Funeral services will be at 1 PM Thursday, at the Grace LDS Stake Center with Bishop Ray Yamauchi conducting.
Burial will be in the Grace Cemetery.
Allen-Sims Funeral Home