Mitchell County  Georgia Obituaries Elizabeth Butler Bennett 1929
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Obituary of Elizabeth Butler Bennett 
as written in "The Camilla Enterprise" dated 9 Aug 1929.  


The entire community was in a state of sad shock Saturday, 3 Aug 1929, 
morning when it was learned that Mrs. W. A. Bennett had passed away ta 8:00 AM after 
a short illness.  Mrs. Bennett was taken ill three weeks ago with malaria which developed 
into a malignant type and last week she grew steadily worse though many of her friends 
had not learned  of the seriousness of her condition.  On Friday all the children were 
called home and all were about her bedside when her gentle spirit passed out Saturday 
morning.  Funeral services were held at the home Sunday,  4 Aug 1929, at 10:00 AM and 
the entire house and yard were filled with the sorrowing friends and relatives.  The 
services were conducted by A. W. Rees and Rev Walter C. Jones of Cairo, a close friend 
of the family, and who officiated at every wedding and funeral in the family for the past 
thirty-eight years.  The services were unassuming, the choir singing comforting hymns of 
the church and the ministers voiced the love of friends in simple tribute at the close of a 
worthy life.  Everyone knew how Mrs. Bennett loved flowers and there were quantities of 
fragrant blossoms of the beautiful colors, bespeaking the love of her friends.  Interment 
was in the family lot at Oakview Cemetery, a long line of cars following the casket to its 
last resting place.  Among the relatives and friends coming from a distance to attend the 
funeral were Mr. Byron Butler, Mr. Mozelle and son of Whigham; Messrs. Alvin and 
Wendell Wright of Cairo; Mrs. C. C. Wightman, Mrs. Ola Wightman, Misses Edith 
Wightman and Mrs. W. R. Joiner of Albany; Miss Mary Roffman of Moultrie; Mrs. T. R. 
Bennett of Atlanta and many friends came up from Thomasville.  Mrs. Bennet's life came 
to an end in the busy years of usefulness, at the age of fifty-six.  She was born 24 Dec 
1872, and was Miss Elizabeth Butler, daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Jim Butler.  She 
was a twin sister of Miss Lilla Butler, now Mrs. T. R. Bennett of Atlanta.  In their 
girlhood the twin sisters were noted for their beauty and gentle dignity and were widely 
popular and beloved.  The deceased was married to Mr. W. A. Bennett on 7 Feb 1894, 
and lived her entire life in Camilla, devoting herself to her home and family, and all her 
thoughts and activities revolved about the home.  She was widely known as the loveliest 
of mothers, the friendliest of neighbors and truest type of Christian mother.  Early in life 
she had become a Christian and united with the Methodist church, of which she was a 
happy and loyal member through life.  Though living her life quietly at home she was 
loved tenderly by numbers of friends, who sustain a deep loss in her death. Mrs. Bennett 
is survived by her husband and the following children: Mrs. C. Y. Workman of Rock 
Hill, S. C.; A. I. Bennett of Camilla; William Bennett of Thomasville; Marvin Bennett of 
Savannah; and Misses Lois and Betty Bennett who lived at home with their parents.  Mrs. 
B. F. Manry is a foster daughter.  She leaves only one sister, Mrs. T. T. Bennett of 
Atlanta, and one brother, Mr. Byron Butler of Whigham.  The late Hardy P. Butler of 
Camilla, and Mrs. K. P. Wright of Cairo were brother and sister of the deceased.  The 
sincere sympathy of the entire community goes out to the bereaved family in their sad 
hour.