Harold A. Bennett

Sunday, August 13, 2006 MR. HAROLD A. BENNETT, AGE 87, FORMER GORDON COUNTY TAX COMMISSIONER AND CIVIC LEADER DIED SATURDAY MORNING IN GORDON HOSPITAL. MR. BENNETT WAS BORN IN CHEROKEE COUNTY ON JULY 14, 1919. SON OF THE LATE HILBURN AND RUBY STRIPLIN BENNETT. HE WAS A VETERAN OF WWII SERVING IN THE UNITED STATE ARMY AIR CORP. HAROLD WAS GORDON COUNTIES TAX COMMISSIONER FOR 20 YEARS. HE WAS A MEMBER OF THE CALHOUN FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH AND WAS PRECEDED IN DEATH BY HIS FIRST WIFE, HELEN JOLLEY AND HIS SON HARRY J. BENNETT. HE IS SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE, ALMA P. BENNETT. TWO STEP-SONS, STEVE BRUCE AND HIS WIFE ANN OF FAIRMOUNT AND LESTER BRUCE AND HIS WIFE DAISIE OF DALTON. ONE STEP DAUGHTER, JOAN GODDARD OF CALHOUN. ELEVEN GRANDCHILDREN, CHET BENNETT, ANDREW BENNETT, PAM SHERIFF, FRAN WHITE, CHRISTY CHUMLEY, LISA TEAGUE, HOLLY WILLIS, LES BRUCE, RON BRUCE, KIMBERLIE MASON, AND CHUCK GODDARD. THREE GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN, WILLIAM BENNETT, AUDREY BENNETT, AND AUSTIN WHITE. FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE CONDUCTED MONDAY AUGUST 14TH AT 2PM FROM THE CALHOUN FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH. WITH DR. BERT VAUGHN AND DR. JOHN BLEDSOE OFFICIATING. BURIAL WILL FOLLOW IN FAIN CEMETERY. THE FAMILY WILL RECEIVE FRIENDS FROM 4 UNTIL 8 PM SUNDAY EVENING AT THE FUNERAL HOME. THE FAMILY REQUEST THAT IN LIEU OF FLOWERS THAT DONATIONS BE MADE TO THE CALHOUN FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH , BUILDING FUND, P.O. BOX 758, CALHOUN, GEORGIA,30703. YOU MAY SIGN REGISTER BOOK OR SEND PRIVATE CONDOLENCES AT WWW.THOMASFUNERALCALHOUN.COM THOMAS FUNERAL HOME IS IN CHARGE OF THE FUNERAL ARRANGEMENTS FOR MR. HAROLD A. BENNETT