Funeral services for Nancy “Joan” Bennett, age 86, of Roanoke will be held on Saturday, August 29, 2026, at 2:00 PM at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel with Bro. Stoney Halsey and Bro. Mike Brewer officiating.  Burial will follow at Randolph Memory Gardens.

The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 11:00 AM-2:00 PM on Saturday before services begin.

Mrs. Bennett passed away on Wednesday, August 26, 2026, at her home surrounded by the people she loved.

Survivors include one son, Alex Bennett; three daughters, Nancy Tobin (Wayne), Kimberly Thomas, and Katie Taylor (Kody); two grandchildren, Bill Tobin and Bruce Tobin; two great-grandchildren, Kaselynn Taylor and Kollins Taylor; two sisters, Paulette Burks and Debbie Rushton; three brothers, Jimmy Laws, Eddie Laws, and Gene Laws; special nephew, Jackie Burks.

Pallbearers will be Alex Bennett, Kody Taylor, Mike Potts, Cash Busbin, Jackie Burks, Jimmy Laws, Eddie Laws, and Gene Laws.

A Heard County native, Mrs. Bennett was born on April 13, 1940, the daughter of James Eddie Laws and Tommie Rae Jackson Laws. She was a graduate of Heard County High School. After graduation, she married the love of her life, Billy Bennett, and moved to Rock Mills where they built their forever home and raised their children.  Mrs. Bennett was a country girl and she found a country boy in Mr. Billy.  She worked at Playtex for a few years where she quickly learned to sew. She later worked at Heard County Hospital as a nursing assistant.  Mrs. Bennett became the proud owner and founder of the legendary Bennett’s Grocery store where she worked for many years serving and caring for her beloved community.  She devoted her life to nurturing and caring for two generations of children.  After closing the store and retiring, she became a homemaker raising her two grandkids and cooking every day.  Her kitchen and flower garden were her two favorite places to be.  In later years, she was blessed with the title of great-grandmother where she poured her love, time and wisdom. Mrs. Joan was a devoted wife, mother, sister, and Nana.

Memorials may be floral.