Ella "Marie" Bennett

Lewis & Gillum Funeral Homes

28 Harding Avenue, Jackson, OH 45640

(p) 740-286-2010          (f) 740-286-5640

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Ella MARIE Bennett, 96, of Jackson, Ohio, passed away on May 26, 2025, in Marysville, Ohio.  She was born on April 25, 1929, in Greenup County, Kentucky to the late Roby and Anna (Holbrook) Hale.

Marie's family moved to Ohio when she was seven years old. She graduated from Jackson High School in 1947. She married Edgar Bennett, and they spent 49 years together before his death in 1999. They raised five children in their home on part of the Bennett family farmland in the Cove area of Jackson County. She spent most of her life as a homemaker, and later in life worked at Jamestown Market for 17 years.

Marie was a gifted seamstress, making many clothing items for her family and friends.  Her other crafting talents included crochet, knitting and plastic canvas. She enjoyed jigsaw puzzles, word search puzzles and was an avid country music fan, visiting the Grand Ole Opry on a few occasions and taking in concerts of some of her favorites, Alan Jackson, George Strait, Vince Gill, and David Church. Marie loved her family and thoroughly enjoyed many years of gatherings for Memorial Day, family reunions, Christmas and the Apple Festival. She enjoyed family vacations, with her favorites being New York City, Niagara Falls, and a trip to the Washington D.C. Cherry Blossom Festival.

She is survived by daughters, Cindy (Vern) Sturgill of Amanda, Ohio, Brenda Perkins of Hilliard, Ohio, and Lori (Bryan) Butler of Marysville, Ohio; son, Mike Bennett (Melissa) of Jackson, Ohio; grandsons, Matt (Regina) Smith and their boys, Ryan Smith and Dylan Hunsberger,  Andy Perkins, Jared Butler, and Jordan Butler; granddaughters, Brittany Perkins and her girls, Hallie and River, Abby Butler (Andrew) Foltz and son, Wesley, Hannah Butler (Brayten) Carpenter and their daughter, Olivia, Rebekah Butler (Thomas) Hahn; and step-grandchildren, Christina Sturgill Nyren and Ron Sturgill.

Marie was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Edgar; daughter, Jean Smith; sons-in-law, Doug Smith, and Steve Perkins; sisters, Callie Justice, Ethel Justice, and Elizabeth Williams; and brother, Ballard Hale.

Friends may call on Saturday, May 31, 2025, from 12 pm to 2 pm at the Lewis & Gillum Funeral Home of Jackson, with a funeral service beginning at 2 pm with Rev. Jorge Anido officiating. Burial will follow at Hanna Cemetery. Online condolences may be sent to www.lewisgillum.com.

Those we love don't go away,

They walk beside us every day. 

Unseen, unheard, but always near,

Still loved, still missed and always dear.