John was born on March 31, 1932 to Raymond S. and Lurley (Judd) Bennett in Hamilton, OH. On February 2, 1953, he married Janet Rae Whitmore. They celebrated 65 years of marriage which was an inspiration to everyone. John is survived by his wife, Janet; their three children, Vicki (Mark) Fasick, Lois (Mitch) Rhodus and John Bennett. He is also survived by his grandchildren, Chris (Brittney) Fasick, Brad (Brooke) Rhodus and Katie Osborne; and three great-grandchildren, Braxton Fasick and Grady and Laney Osborne. John was a decorated Korean Conflict Veteran who proudly served with the US Army as a radio operator. John worked as a crane operator for McGraw Construction under the Ohio Operating Engineers. He also worked maintenance for Ultimate Distributing and Bennett Beverage until his retirement. He lived a wonderful life of faith and was very instrumental in the construction and building of the Fairfield Wesleyan Church, where he also served as Superintendent and Sunday school teacher. John was a loving, honorable, giving, quiet and gentle man of his word. He was constantly doing for others without ever expecting anything in return, many times without their knowledge of his good deed. His actions spoke louder than his words. He was a great role model. John was preceded in death by his parents; brothers, Jim, Paul and Tommy Bennett; and sisters, Mary Wright and Ruth Shaeffer. Visitation will be held from 5pm until 7pm on Monday, May 14, 2018 at Webb Noonan Kidd Funeral Home, Ross Avenue at South “D” Street in Hamilton. Funeral Service will be held at 10am on Tuesday, May 15, 2018 at the funeral home. Interment with Military Honors will follow in Arlington Memorial Gardens in Mt. Healthy, OH. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorial contributions be made in John’s name to The Joe Nuxhall Miracle League Fields, PO Box 18146, Fairfield, OH 45014.
