Larry Ray Bennett Jr.

Born June 13, 1973, in Beckley, WV; he was the son of Lois Craddock Pauley and the late Larry Bennett, Sr.

Larry loved woodworking, fishing, and traveling. He would help anyone that needed it. He was a very caring and compassionate person, who took excellent care of his wife, and his mother. Larry loved life and saw the beauty in everything.

Larry graduated from Woodrow Wilson High School; and was currently employed as a Family Service Counselor at Blue Ridge Funeral Home and Memorial Gardens in Beckley, having transferred at one point to Roselawn Funeral Home and Cemetery in Princeton, WV, showing and treating each and every family that he served the utmost dignity and respect and looked at every family that he served was a honor to be able to assist them.

In addition to his father, Larry Bennett, Sr., he was preceded in death by his maternal grandparents, Tommy and Barbara Craddock; his paternal grandparents, Curtis and Virgie Plumley; and a uncle, Gary "Peewee" Plumley.

Those left to cherish his memory include his loving wife, Olivia "Libby" Bennett of Beckley; his mother and stepfather, Lois "Cookie" Pauley and husband, Benjamin of Maple Fork; father and mother-in-law, George and Tammy Taylor of Beckley; brother-in-law, Trey Taylor of Beckley; uncles, Charles Craddock and wife, Anita of Shady Spring, and Tommy Craddock and wife, Sandy of Maple Fork; aunts, Darlene Plumley of Curtsville and Shirley Williams of Curtsville; and his beloved dogs, Bubby and Seeda.

A service to celebrate Larry's life will be held 6:00PM Tuesday, June 10, 2025 at Blue Ridge Funeral Home, 5251 Robert C. Byrd Drive, Beckley.

Friends may gather with the family from 4:00PM until time of the service Tuesday at the funeral home.

Blue Ridge Funeral Home and Crematory, Beckley is honored to be able to serve his family.