Graveside services will be 11:00 AM, Wednesday, July 26, 2023 in Elliott-Hamil Garden of Memories Cemetery, 5701 Hwy. 277 S. in Abilene with Rev. Mike Jones officiating.
Charlene was born on December 11, 1934 in Eldorado, TX to Charles and Geneva (Silkwood) West. She married Donald Bennett on December 25, 1950 in Ballinger, TX. In 1992, she retired from the Abilene Independent School District after 26 years of service. Charlene loved to bake and was happiest in her kitchen preparing desserts for others. Her generosity earned her the nickname “The Cookie Lady” at the Rose Park Senior Activity Center and “The Candy Lady” by the residents of Presbyterian Manor in Wichita Falls.
Survivors include her brother, CW West; son, Charles Bennett and his wife Patricia; daughters, Diana Kahl and husband Gene and Shirley Stevenson and husband Gary; six grandchildren, Jeremy Kahl and wife Audra; Jennifer Blackshear and husband Cameron; Kimberly Palmer and Jason Stevenson; 18 great-grandchildren and 4 great-great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, her parents, brother, Gene West and sister, Neva Jo Allen.
The family asks that donations be made to Hospice of Wichita Falls.
Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.elliott-hamil.com for the Bennett family.
