Extracted from The Columbian-Progress (Columbia, MS)
VERA MAE BENNETT
Funeral services were held Saturday, May 31,2014 in the Mt. Gilead Baptist
Church for Mrs. Vera Mae Bennett, 89, of Columbia, who died Thursday, May 29 in Hattiesburg. Interment was in the Mt. Gilead Baptist Church Cemetery.
The Rev. Ed Steele officiated at the services. Visitation was held from 5 p.m. until 9 p.m. on Friday, May 30 at Colonial Funeral Home and again from 1:30 p.m. until 2:30 p.m. on Saturday, May 31 at Mt. Gilead Baptist Church.
A native of Marion County, she was a retired seamstress from Pioneer and a member of Mt. Gilead Baptist Church.
She was preceded in death by her husband Clarence Bennett; son, Aaron Bennett and brother, Vertis Williams.
Survivors include daughter-in-law, Reba Bennett of Columbia; grandchildren, Robby Bennett, Sissy Wilks and Jeremy Bennett; three step grandchildren, Jamie Powell, Dana Green and Erin Nichols; nine
great grandchildren and six step great grandchildren.
Colonial Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements.
Thursday, June 5, 2014
89, Columbia