Roscoe H. Bennett

He was born Oct. 14, 1934, at Beverly, a son of the late Wilson B. Bennett and Freda C. Simmons Bennett Straley.

On Oct. 13, 1957 at Elkins, he was married to Hester Elizabeth “Pat” Keihl, who survives in Buckhannon, West Virginia.

Also surviving are three sons, Roland Bennett and wife, Lorie, of Reading, Pennsylvania, Rob Bennett and wife, Katie, of Morgantown, Pennsylvania, and Tim Bennett and wife, Mindy, of Buckhannon, West Virginia; three daughters, Mary Bennett-Kramer and wife, Tara, of New Bloomfield, Pennsylvania, Becky Prince and husband, Dave, of Colfax, California, and Susan Bailey of Newark, Delaware; one brother, Ronald Bennett and wife, Debbie, of Valley Head, West Virginia; one half-brother, John Lewis and wife, Anita, of Wyomissing, Pennsylvania; one half-sister, Debbie Waltman and husband, Robert, of Powells Point, North Carolina.

Also surviving are 12 grandchildren, Todd and Nick Bennett, Tabby Kuckuck, Kam and Kolton Mueller, Kaili McKernan, Carla, Sarah and DJ Bailey and Kaitlyn Bailey-Rehrer, Nathan and Crystal Prince; and 13 great-grandchildren.

Also preceding him in death were brothers, Rommie, Russell and Freddy Bennett; two infant brothers; and one sister, Frances Eilene Lafever.

He was a veteran of the United States Navy and had worked as a coal miner with Bethlehem Mines Corporation for 45 years, prior to his retirement. He was a member of the Calvary Baptist Church of Buckhannon, West Virginia.

He loved to read and discuss the Bible and was an avid outdoorsman. He especially loved spending time with his grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

Friends may call from 10 a.m. until 11:30 a.m., Wednesday, May 21, 2025, at the Tomblyn Funeral Home in Elkins.

A funeral service and committal service will be held at 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, from the funeral home chapel.

Pastor Frank Stanley and Pastor Mike Tallman will officiate.

Interment will be at the Trinity Cemetery near Beverly.

The Tomblyn Funeral Home of Elkins is in charge of the arrangements for Roscoe H. Bennett.

Condolences may be expressed to the family at www.tomblynfuneralhome.com.