Name: Elliott-Hamil Funeral Home, Garden of Memories Cemetery & Crematory
Address: Abilene, TX

Michael Bennington was a great man to work with. I enjoyed working with him from time to time at Crown conceal and he was always a nice guy very helpful and informative.

I hope and pray that the loved ones he left behind and friends as well will always hold his memory in their hearts and reflecting  on the good times that they had together.

May God bless his family and friends now and forever.

Anthony Roberts

Growing up, I loved gymnastics. I would run around the house doing cartwheels and handstands, and Dad would chide me to stop before I hurt myself. One year, I must’ve been 11 years old, my siblings and I were playing on the swing set outside.  I did some crazy gymnastics on the slide and cut my foot badly.  Dad had to take me to the hospital to get it stitched up.  It’s funny, I don’t remember the pain or the fear while getting the stitches, what  I remember from that day is Dad carrying me out of the hospital and announcing that we were all going out for pizza.  During those days, we had a house full of kids—mine, yours, ours, and well, other people’s children. Dad worked hard to provide for all of us.   

My mom met Mike in 1976, when  I was just four years old.  They married the next year.  I can remember seeing him as a tower of strength, and that that felt very safe to me.  He was strong in body and in heart. This is one of my favorite photos of us, it was taken that year.  

I worked days at Ball Corporation, one day I decided to go to nights. Well I was sent with mike Bennington crew.  We were both Leads at Ball.  Well working together we built a really great friendship.  We would work hard when needed to, and we would laugh hard as well.  We would laugh so hard it felt like we couldn’t breathe sometimes.  As time went on I felt good around him.  He was my friend.  I will miss mike, and all the good times we’ve had together. His wife Carla was a really nice person as well. I only met her once but was so hospitable .  I will miss his stories, and jokes.  Heaven just received a special person.

God bless you Carla and entire family.

Dave Hoffman

Case Michael and Karleigh Sue exciting about visiting Pops. 

I’ll never forget the day Pops caught this fish. He let me skip school that day and took me fishing. We went out to Brown Ranch in his old 64 Chevy truck, put the little John boat in the water and off we went. We were sitting out there, me probably getting on his nerves 😂, and Dad casts out and immediately yanks back and says I got one. Then he yells out it’s a big one Joey. I got all excited watching and cheering as he reeled that fish in. It was a fighter too. After finally getting it in the boat Dad said son, this is the biggest fish I’ve ever caught. We were both extremely excited. We put the fish on the stringer and set back to fishing. The fish kept turning that little boat as it was swimming around trying to get loose. Me and Dad just laughed and laughed in our excitement. I sure am going to miss making memories like this with  him. 

Mike and I traveled from South Webster, OH to Abilene, TX to look for work in 1981. We drove an old Chevy pickup that had seen its better days but we both looked forward to the trip. We discussed what we wanted to do to get both of our families to Texas as soon as possible. We both went into the oilfield aspect and have stayed close for all these years. He was a brother to me and was always there to support anything I tried. I have tried to be there for him and that closeness is what I will always remember. He will be missed by so many and loved by more. 

Once after Mike had his car and license he would take me to Dairy Queen.   We both ordered chicken fried steak.  During the meal, I dropped my napkin on the floor. As I leaned down to get it the side of my face and hair went right in the gravy.  When I sat up I had it everywhere. He started laughing and the more I tried to wipe it out of my hair the more I got in it.  Everyone in there started looking to see what was so funny.  He laughed until he cried and had to go outside to catch his breath.   Every time we sat down he’d always say Sis don’t drop your napkin on the floor.  My response has always been to make a face at him and watch my napkin and laugh with him and he always paid for my meals.  The mold was broken when he was made.   So many precious memories!

When we were kids I tried to bake Mike cookies. We had a gas stove and I didn’t know I was supposed to put them in the oven. I thought if I put them in the bottom they would bake faster.  Of course they were burned black when I took them out. I started to cry and he got a knife to scrape them off. He ate 4 and said...see Donna they’re not that bad!! Then he went out the back door and threw up. I started crying again and said...see they’re awful!
He said ..No they’re not...I’ve ate a lot worse..then ate the rest of them so I wouldn’t cry anymore.  Now if that’s not love I don’t know what is!! Over the years I’ve baked him dozens of cookies and we’d laugh about this memory almost every time. 

The entire staff of Elliott-Hamil Funeral Home & Garden of Memories extends our sincere condolences to the family and friends of Mr. Michael Bennington. 

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Michael "Mike" Bennington

1 juin 1954 – 27 septembre 2020

Elliott-Hamil Funeral Home, Garden of Memories Cemetery & Crematory

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