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Charles Dewayne Bennett

By Echo Day on July 24, 2020

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Charles Dewayne Bennett

Date of Death – July 19, 2020

Charles Dewayne Bennett, 67, retired farmer, passed away Sunday, July 19, 2020.  Mr. Bennett was a member of  First Baptist Church of Covington and the Covington Gridiron Association.

He leaves Charl Lynn Blalack Bennett; daughter Danielle Bennett (Marty) Wheeler of Cleveland; sons Hunter Dewayne (Megan) Bennett of Covington and Taylor Dewayne Bennett of Covington; sisters Elaine (Buckie) Joy of Covington and Charlotte (John) Overall of Covington; brother Paul Bennett of Covington; and grandchildren Keaton Wheeler, Kale Wheeler, Bailea Lynn Bennett, Jackson Taylor Bennett, and Nora Roberts. D was a husband, father, brother and grandfather who dearly loved his family.  His family will forever cherish their memories.

Services will be 10 a.m. Saturday, July 25, at Maley-Yarbrough Funeral Home.

The Leader (Covington, Tenn.)
Thursday, July 23, 2020

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