Obituary of Jerry Bennett

Funeral services for Jerry Bennett, age 60, of Roanoke will be held on Monday, October 31, 2022, at 1:00 PM at the First Pentecostal Church of Roanoke with Pastor Rendell Smith and Bishop Gary McNeily officiating and Quattlebaum Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.

The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 2:00-4:00 PM on Sunday, October 30, 2022.  Jerry will lie in state at the church from 11:00 AM until 1:00 PM on Monday.

Jerry passed away Friday, October 28, 2022, at his home.

Survivors include his wife, Christy Davis Bennett of Roanoke; three daughters, Kendra Burks of Valley, Shelby Johnson (Chris) and Brandy Joiner (Chris), both of Roanoke; seven grandchildren, Peyton Clark, Reygan Clark, Kennedy Johnson, Karter Johnson, Kamari Joiner, Kalani Joiner, and Kaliah Joiner; three nephews and one niece; and two great-nephews and two great-nieces.

Pallbearers will be Jimmy Brazell, Leon Joiner, Greg Johnson, Gene Ferrell, Stan Manley, and Bernard Sheppard.

A Roanoke native, Jerry was born on April 2, 1962, the son of Harvey and Okerlene Vowell Bennett.  He was a member of the First Pentecostal Church of Roanoke and worked as a mill worker at Lanett Bleacher and Dye Works and Amoco Fabrics and Fibers and also managed Big Chic Restaurant in LaGrange.  Jerry was preceded in death by his parents; brothers, Terry Bennett and Jimmy Bennett; and his father-in-law, Fred Davis.

Memorials may be floral and sent to Quattlebaum Funeral Home at 319 College St., Roanoke, AL 36274, or donations may be made to St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital at 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105.