{"id":75345,"date":"2021-01-15T21:55:34","date_gmt":"2021-01-15T21:55:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.snapwhole.com\/index.php\/thomas-dayton-bennett-sr-1954-2002-obituary\/"},"modified":"2023-01-17T01:05:10","modified_gmt":"2023-01-17T01:05:10","slug":"thomas-dayton-bennett-sr-1954-2002-obituary","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.snapwhole.com\/index.php\/thomas-dayton-bennett-sr-1954-2002-obituary\/","title":{"rendered":"Thomas Dayton Bennett Sr. 1954-2002 Obituary"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Thomas Dayton Bennett Sr., 47, of Elkins, died Thursday evening, Feb. 21, 2002, in Ruby Memorial Hospital in Morgantown from injuries sustained in an automobile accident earlier this month.<br><br>He was born Sept. 12, 1954, in Elkins, the son of Mary Jane Bennett, who survives at Dartmoor, and the late Coleman Bennett.<br><br>On Sept. 13, 1976, he married to former Brenda Sue Zambelli, who survives in Elkins.<br><br>Surviving are two sons, Thomas Dayton Bennett Jr. and wife, Michele, Bowden, Joshua Seth Bennett, at home; one daughter, Christal Bennett Pennington and husband, Benny, Beverly; five grandchildren, Kayla, Alexis and Rachel Bennett, and Talladega &#8220;Charlie&#8221; and Dacie Pennington; three brothers, Rick Bennett, Mill Creek, Albert Bennett, Harrisonburg, Va., and Jody Shreve, Dartmoor; four sisters, Patty Lewis, Beverly, Connie Isenhart, Harrisonburg, Va., Lucy Ford, Fairmont, and Donna Bennett, Dartmoor; and several nieces and nephews.<br><br>Mr. Bennett attended the schools of Randolph County and was employed by Bob\u2019s Painting of Beverly.<br><br>He was a coach in the Elkins Little League and was a Protestant by faith.<br><br>Funeral Arrangements: Friends will be received at Talbott Funeral Home in Belington from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday and on Monday until noon. Mr. Bennett will then be moved to the Weaver Church of the Nazarene for visitation from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m., the funeral hour. 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He was born Sept. 12, 1954, in Elkins, the son of Mary Jane Bennett, who survives at Dartmoor, and the late Coleman Bennett. 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