Earl Claiborne Bennett, Sr., age 87 of Saucier, passed away on Sunday, September 6, 2020.
He was a Gunnery Sgt. In the U.S. Marine Corp, and retired after 20 years. He then became a Merchant Marine as a Boat Captain.
Earl was preceded in death by his parents, Lawrence and Edith Robicheaux Bennet; his wife, Diane Hilda Bennett; his sons, Alden Phillip Doyle Bennett and Lawrence Bennett; and his brother, Carl Bennett.
He is survived by his daughters, Catherine Bennett Lane (David), Edith Bennett Lane (Steve), and Rene Bennett Archer (John); his sons, Earl Bennett, Jr. (Denise) and Brian Bennett; 11 grandchildren; 22 great grandchildren; his sister, Merle Brennan; and his stepbrother, Bill Bailey.
Earl enjoyed boating, vegetable gardening (especially canning his vegetables), deer hunting, fishing, catfishing, and loved shrimping.
The funeral service will be held at 10:00 AM, on Saturday, September 12, 2020, at RIEMANN FAMILY FUNERAL HOME, 141 Hwy 90, Waveland, with a visitation from 9:00 AM until 10:00 AM.
Interment will follow at Pearlington Cemetery.
An online obituary may be viewed and memories shared at www.riemannfamily.com
He was a Gunnery Sgt. In the U.S. Marine Corp, and retired after 20 years. He then became a Merchant Marine as a Boat Captain.
Earl was preceded in death by his parents, Lawrence and Edith Robicheaux Bennet; his wife, Diane Hilda Bennett; his sons, Alden Phillip Doyle Bennett and Lawrence Bennett; and his brother, Carl Bennett.
He is survived by his daughters, Catherine Bennett Lane (David), Edith Bennett Lane (Steve), and Rene Bennett Archer (John); his sons, Earl Bennett, Jr. (Denise) and Brian Bennett; 11 grandchildren; 22 great grandchildren; his sister, Merle Brennan; and his stepbrother, Bill Bailey.
Earl enjoyed boating, vegetable gardening (especially canning his vegetables), deer hunting, fishing, catfishing, and loved shrimping.
The funeral service will be held at 10:00 AM, on Saturday, September 12, 2020, at RIEMANN FAMILY FUNERAL HOME, 141 Hwy 90, Waveland, with a visitation from 9:00 AM until 10:00 AM.
Interment will follow at Pearlington Cemetery.
An online obituary may be viewed and memories shared at www.riemannfamily.com
Earl Claiborne Bennett, Sr., age 87 of Saucier, passed away on Sunday, September 6, 2020.
He was a Gunnery Sgt. In the U.S. Marine Corp, and retired after 20 years. He then became a Merchant Marine as a Boat Captain.
Earl was preceded in death by his parents, Lawrence and Edith Robicheaux Bennet; his wife, Diane Hilda Bennett; his sons, Alden Phillip Doyle Bennett and Lawrence Bennett; and his brother, Carl Bennett.
He is survived by his daughters, Catherine Bennett Lane (David), Edith Bennett Lane (Steve), and Rene Bennett Archer (John); his sons, Earl Bennett, Jr. (Denise) and Brian Bennett; 11 grandchildren; 22 great grandchildren; his sister, Merle Brennan; and his stepbrother, Bill Bailey.
Earl enjoyed boating, vegetable gardening (especially canning his vegetables), deer hunting, fishing, catfishing, and loved shrimping.
The funeral service will be held at 10:00 AM, on Saturday, September 12, 2020, at RIEMANN FAMILY FUNERAL HOME, 141 Hwy 90, Waveland, with a visitation from 9:00 AM until 10:00 AM.
Interment will follow at Pearlington Cemetery.
An online obituary may be viewed and memories shared at www.riemannfamily.com
He was a Gunnery Sgt. In the U.S. Marine Corp, and retired after 20 years. He then became a Merchant Marine as a Boat Captain.
Earl was preceded in death by his parents, Lawrence and Edith Robicheaux Bennet; his wife, Diane Hilda Bennett; his sons, Alden Phillip Doyle Bennett and Lawrence Bennett; and his brother, Carl Bennett.
He is survived by his daughters, Catherine Bennett Lane (David), Edith Bennett Lane (Steve), and Rene Bennett Archer (John); his sons, Earl Bennett, Jr. (Denise) and Brian Bennett; 11 grandchildren; 22 great grandchildren; his sister, Merle Brennan; and his stepbrother, Bill Bailey.
Earl enjoyed boating, vegetable gardening (especially canning his vegetables), deer hunting, fishing, catfishing, and loved shrimping.
The funeral service will be held at 10:00 AM, on Saturday, September 12, 2020, at RIEMANN FAMILY FUNERAL HOME, 141 Hwy 90, Waveland, with a visitation from 9:00 AM until 10:00 AM.
Interment will follow at Pearlington Cemetery.
An online obituary may be viewed and memories shared at www.riemannfamily.com
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