Lois E. Bennett
Born: January 25th, 1932
Died: April 9th, 2003
Obituary
Lois E. Bennett, 71, of Valrico, Fla., formerly of Terre Haute, Ill., died at 7:37 pm Wednesday, April 9, 2003, at South Florida Baptist Hospital in Plant City, Fla.
Born Jan. 25, 1932, in Lancaster, Mo., she was the daughter of Luel M. and Lillian E. Smith Palmer. On Oct. 6, 1951, she married Leland W. Bennett in Burlington.
Mrs. Bennett worked as a beautician in LaHarpe, Ill., for many years and later operated Lois’ Beauty Shop in Terre Haute.
She was a graduate of Terre Haute Hight School and the Burlington Beauty Academy. She was a 4-H leader from 1959 to 1978 and a member of Terre Haute United Methodist Church. She moved to Florida in 1984.
Survivors include her husband; three daughters, Linda Orth of Burlington, Gloria Harmony of Tampa and Brenda Collins of Valrico; one son, Ronald Bennett of Terre Haute; 10 grandchildren; and three brothers, Hollis Palmer of Burlington and Harley Palmer and Boyd Palmer, both of LaHarpe.
She was preceded in death by one son and her parents.
Visitation will begin after 3 pm Sunday at Banks & Beals Funeral Home in LaHarpe, where the family will receive friends from 7 to 9 pm.
The funeral for Mrs. Bennett will be in Aspen Grove Cemetery.