Funeral services for Mr. Ray Bennett of Calhoun, LA will be 11:00AM Thursday, May 6, 2021 in the chapel of Griffin Funeral Home West Monroe with Bro. Neil Everritt officiating. Interment will follow at Roselawn Memorial Gardens in Calhoun under the direction of Griffin Funeral Home. Visitation will be from 10:00AM until time of service Thursday at the funeral home.
Mr. Bennett was born March 11, 1939 in Shreveport, LA and passed from this life on May 1, 2021 in Calhoun, LA at the age of 82. He served in the United States Army during the Vietnam War and was a member of First Baptist Church of Calhoun. He loved to travel with his wife, Virginia, especially in their camper and he enjoyed spending time with family. He was a loving husband, father, grandfather, brother and friend, and will be greatly missed by all who loved him.
He is preceded in death by his father, Grady Bennett; his mother, Gladys Bennett Kilpatrick; and his nephew, Greg Fontenot.
Those left to cherish his memory are his wife of 32 years, Virginia Bennett of Calhoun; his children, Michael Bennett, Sr. and wife, Dawn of Wake Forest, NC, Amy Bennett Williams and husband, Donnie of West Monroe, Robert Trost, Jr. of Kemah, TX and Teri Arnold of Horseshoe Bay, TX; his sisters, Mary Francis Stoer and husband, Erik of Niceville, FL and Deloris Fontenot and husband, Richard of Dallas, TX; seven grandchildren, Michael Bennett, Jr. and wife, Traci, Joel Bennett and wife, Sophy all of Wake Forest, NC, Luke Bennett and wife, Phida of Harrisburg, PA, Miranda Allen and husband, Brandon of Columbus, MS, Melanie Robinson and husband, Ian of West Monroe, Colby Arnold and wife, Kiersten of Liberty Hills, TX, and Raymond Arnold and wife, Megan of Marble Falls, TX; nine great-grandchildren, Asher, Miles, Finn, Joey, Quinn, Emmette, Aiden, Alec and Ryatt; also survived by a host of nieces, nephews, extended family and friends.
Pallbearers will be Michael Bennett, Jr., Joel Bennett, Michael Sharp, Erik Stoer, Donnie Williams and Ian Robinson.
In lieu of flowers, the family has requested that donations be made in his memory to the First Baptist Church of Calhoun.