(From Ozark Funeral Home)Mrs. Barbara Ellen Bennett, 82, of Anderson, Missouri, departed this life on Sunday, June 6, 2021, at McDonald County Living Center in Anderson, Missouri.
Barbara entered this life on September 19, 1938, in Stella, Missouri, the only daughter born to the late Carl and Faye (Mullins) Duckett. She was a lifelong area resident of McDonald County Missouri and was a devoted homemaker throughout her life.
In 1954, she was united in marriage to Kenneth Blue and to this union five children were born. Kenneth preceded her in death in 1978. On March 26, 1983, she married Harvey Bennett and together they shared thirty-two years before his passing on September 17, 2015.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husbands, Kenneth Blue and Harvey Bennett; a son in-law, Gary Johnston; and three brothers, Bucky, Dennis and Floyd Duckett.
Barbara is survived by her seven children, Cheryl Miles and husband, Larry, of Bethpage, Darrell Blue and wife, Audra, of Anderson, Lennie Bradley and husband, John, of Pineville, Carla Johnston of Cassville, Garry Blue and wife, Geriann, of Anderson, Karen Laughlin of Southwest City and Keith Bennett and wife, Jamie, of Anderson; twenty-one grandchildren; thirty-five great grandchildren; sixteen great-great grandchildren; as well as a host of other family and friends.
Funeral services are 10:00 a.m. Thursday, June 10, 2021 in the Anderson Chapel of the Ozark Funeral Homes with Mike Roark officiating. Burial will follow at Union Cemetery near Longview. Those honoring her life by serving as pallbearers are Bryan Baird, Tyler Miles, Jason Johnston, Kenny Blue, John Benningfield and Alex Elkins. The family will receive friends on Wednesday evening from 5-7:00 p.m. in the funeral home chapel. On-line condolences may be sent to the family through our website, www.ozarkfuneralhome.com. Arrangements are under the personal care and direction of the Ozark Funeral Home in Anderson, Missouri.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husbands, Kenneth Blue and Harvey Bennett; a son in-law, Gary Johnston; and three brothers, Bucky, Dennis and Floyd Duckett.
Barbara is survived by her seven children, Cheryl Miles and husband, Larry, of Bethpage, Darrell Blue and wife, Audra, of Anderson, Lennie Bradley and husband, John, of Pineville, Carla Johnston of Cassville, Garry Blue and wife, Geriann, of Anderson, Karen Laughlin of Southwest City and Keith Bennett and wife, Jamie, of Anderson; twenty-one grandchildren; thirty-five great grandchildren; sixteen great-great grandchildren; as well as a host of other family and friends.
Funeral services are 10:00 a.m. Thursday, June 10, 2021 in the Anderson Chapel of the Ozark Funeral Homes with Mike Roark officiating. Burial will follow at Union Cemetery near Longview. Those honoring her life by serving as pallbearers are Bryan Baird, Tyler Miles, Jason Johnston, Kenny Blue, John Benningfield and Alex Elkins. The family will receive friends on Wednesday evening from 5-7:00 p.m. in the funeral home chapel. On-line condolences may be sent to the family through our website, www.ozarkfuneralhome.com. Arrangements are under the personal care and direction of the Ozark Funeral Home in Anderson, Missouri.
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