Sharon K. Bennett

Thursday, March 12, 2015

Sharon K. Bennett, 76, Roachdale, went to be with our Lord and Savior on Tuesday, March 10, 2015.

She was born Oct. 11, 1938 at home in Dayton, Ind., to Royce and Donna (Rex) Cleveland.

She graduated from Linden High School in 1956 and was president of her senior class.

After graduation she worked at Mid-States Wire and Steel.

She drove a bus for North Putnam Community School Corporation for 13 years. She also worked at Kroger, retiring in 1998.

She married Harold Chilcote in 1957, later divorced. In 1994 she married Raymond Bennett. They both survive.

Her hobbies were spending time with family and friends, critter watching at her home and traveling by motorcycle on vacations.

She is also survived by her mother, Donna Cleveland of Frankfort; her four children, Sheryle (Rick) Parrish of Greencastle, Teresa (Dennis) Fordice and Sandra (Mark) Fordice, both of Russellville, and Allen Chilcote of Indianapolis; her two stepdaughters, Rayetta (Mark) Hoover of Mt. Morris, Mich., and Rhonda (Dave) Young of Edwardsville, Ill.; seven grandchildren, Amanda (Matt) White, Laurel (Isaac) Nolan, Derick (Jill) Fordice, Macy (Alisha Northrup) Fordice, Cory (Nicole) Fordice, Lee (Lesli) Fordice and Jared (Shelby) Fordice; six step-grandchildren, Christopher (Samantha) Hoover, Monte Hoover, Brandon (Genna) Hoover, Amelia Hoover, Bryan and Nichole Young; also nine great-grandchildren and five step-great grandchildren.

Also surviving are two sisters, Janice (Tom) Endicott of Crawfordsville, and Rita (Dave) Lewis of Frankfort; one uncle, Estel (Lois) Rex; and several nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her father, Royce Cleveland.

Memorial services will be conducted at noon Saturday, March 14. Visitation is set for 10 a.m.-noon Saturday at the Russellville Community Church with Pastors Jim and Kathi Elliott officiating.

At the request of the family, in lieu flowers, donations may be made to Gentiva Hospice Care, 3401 S. 4th Street, Terre Haute, IN 47802, in memory of Sharon Bennett.

Arrangements are under the direction of Simple Cremations and Burials.

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