Jo Anne Bennett
1938 - 2025
From the Mar 11, 2025 e-EditionMrs. Jo Anne Bennett, 86, of Huntingdon, Tennessee died Saturday, March 1, 2025 at Harmony Hill Assisted Living.
Funeral Services are 2:00 PM Thursday March 6, 2025 in the Chapel of Dilday-Carter Funeral Home. Interment will follow at Palmer Shelter Cemetery. Brother Dennis Abernathy officiating.
The family will receive friends at Dilday-Carter Funeral Home on Thursday from 12:30 PM until 2:00 PM.
Mrs. Bennett was born March 2, 1938 to the late Tommy Yarbrough and Irene Neely Yarbrough. She was a member of Palmer Shelter Methodist Church. Preceded in death by husband of 72 years, Robert Bennett.
She is survived by three daughters, Kathy (Roger) Hanks of Atwood, Tennessee, Jan (Alan) Kinningham of Jackson, Tennessee, and Judy (Steve) Parish of Huntingdon, Tennessee; one son, Robert “Bob” D. Bennett of Huntingdon, Tennessee; eight grandchildren, Kisha (P.J.) Pittman, Elizabeth Abernathy, Jessica (Justin) Brazzell, Drew (Kirby) Kinningham, Bennett (Danielle) Kinningham, Adam (Hillary) Parish, Ryan Parish and Brandon (Melissa) Bennett; 16 great-grandchildren and six great-great-grandchildren.
Honoring her as pallbearers will be Brandon Bennett, Drew Kinningham, Adam Parish, Ryan Parish, Bennett Kinningham and Blake Riley.
Honoring her as honorary pallbearers will be Austin Riley, Trent Riley, Christopher Abernathy.
Dilday-Carter Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements 731-986-8281.
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