Paul Donald "Don" Bennett, 71, of Tifton died Saturday, September 8, 2007, at Tift Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, September 12, 2007, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals. Dr. Wayne Roe will officiate with burial to follow in Tift Memorial Gardens. Grandsons - John David Sumner, Joe Vitrella, Paul Rowell, Andrew Bennett, Geoffrey Bennett and Michael Kirkland will serve as pallbearers. Members of the Boch Sunday School Class of Tifton's First Baptist Church will serve as honorary pallbearers. The family will receive friends on Tuesday, September 11, 2007, from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. at Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals.
Mr. Bennett was born on June 10, 1936 in Manor and was the son of Paul L. Bennett and Mildred Cason Bennett, both deceased. He was also preceded in death by one sister. He was the owner of Bennett's Upholstery and a member of Tifton's First Baptist Church. He also served in the United States Air Force.
Mr. Bennett is survived by his wife, Lucille Leverett Bennett of Tifton; three sons, Steve Bennett of Monroe, Timothy Bennett of Phoenix, Arizona, and Mike Kirkland of Cecil; three daughters, Donalyn Brown of Greensboro, South Carolina, Tina Sumner of Tifton, and Margie Atkinson of Tifton; one brother, Kenneth L. Bennett of Waycross; 12 grandchildren, Michael Kirkland, Misty Archambault, Paul Rowell, Geoffrey Bennett, Melissa Craft, Christy Brown, Joe Vitrella, Lisa Bennett, Brad Brown, John David Sumner, Heather Moore and Andrew Bennett; and 13 great grandchildren.
In lieu of flowers, gifts may be made to Tifton's First Baptist Church or Brother Charlie's Rescue Mission.