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Joy Janice Bennett, 91, of Buckhannon, died on Saturday, March 28, 2026, at J.W. Ruby Memorial Hospital in Morgantown.
She was born on Nov. 2, 1934, in Buckhannon, a daughter of the late Stanley Martin and Leona Rebecca Bennett Miller.
She was united in marriage on July 30, 1952, to Roy Junior Bennett, who preceded her in death on Aug. 27, 2024.
In addition to her parents and her husband she was preceded in death by two brothers, Willard and Stanford Miller; and one sister, Vivian Harvey.
She is survived by four sons, Bruce Bennett and wife, Jackie, of Buckhannon, Cort Bennett and wife, June, of Raleigh, North Carolina, Adam Bennett and wife, Debbie, of Graford, Texas, and Tate Bennett and wife, Gia, of Madisonville, Kentucky; three daughters, Susan and husband, Pete Miller, Cathy Ingram and Robin and husband, Lenny Lewis, all of Buckhannon; 16 grandchildren, Jeremy Bennett, Samantha Leput, Ashley Walters, Cort John Bennett, Berkeley Bennett, Grayson Bennett, Spencer Bennett, Taylor Bennett, Slater Bennett, Stephanie Jack, Barry Miller, Heather Ward, Vanessa Perkins, Shannon Lewis, Amy Powell and Rebekah Peters; 16 great-grandchildren, Lance, Walker, Haley, Paisley, Nicole, Adalyn, Sage, Sophia, Olivia, Nicholas, Gage, Hunter, Adalyn, Summer, Levi and Lynelle; and two great-great-granddaughters, Sadie and Josie.
Joy was a member of the Heaston United Methodist Church at Hodgesville.
The family will receive friends Thursday, April 2, 2026, from 11 a.m. to noon, the funeral hour, with Rev. Tim Lewis officiating.
Interment will follow in the Heavner Cemetery.
Online condolences may be extended to the Bennett family at www.heavnerand cutright.com.
The Bennett family has entrusted the Heavner and Cutright Funeral Chapel and Cremation Services with funeral arrangements.