Janice Jones Bennett

Service for Janice Jones Bennett will be held 1 PM Friday, December 12, 2008 in Blanchard St. Denis Chapel, 848 Keyser Avenue, Natchitoches, La. with Dr. Calvin Phelps and Rev. Jimmy Koonce officiating. Burial will be Russell Cemetery at Montrose, La. Visitation will be Thursday, December 11, 2008 from 5 PM until 9 PM and on Friday, December 12, 2008 from 8 AM until service time in the funeral home. Mrs. Bennett, 70, of Natchitoches, La., died Wednesday, December 10, 2008, at Natchitoches Nursing and Rehabilitation in Natchitoches, La. She was a native of Gorum, La. She was a retired office manager and a member of Trinity Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her parents, John R. Jones and Virgie Martin Jones. She is survived by her husband of fifty years, John W. Bennett of Natchitoches, La.; one daughter, Anita James and husband David of Natchitoches, La.; one son, Gregory W. 'Greg' Bennett of Lena, La.; three grandchildren, Jonathan Craig Bennett, Chase James, and Daniel James; three sisters, Charlotte Roberts of Boyce, La., Rita NesSmith of Flatwoods, La., and Freida Sharp of Lena, La.; one brother, Tommy K. Jones of Baton Rouge, La. Pallbearers will be her nephews, Maxwell Bennett, Manuel Bennett, Calvin Bennett, Martin Cupples, Douglas 'Jan" NesSmith, Duane Sharp, Jr. Honorary pallbearers will be Lee Bennett and Kenneth Curley. Memorials may be made to: St. Mary's School Capital Campaign, 1101 East Fifth Street, Natchitoches, La. 71457 Mrs. Bennett's family would like to extend a special thanks to Callie Williams, her caregiver and guardian angel.