Terry was born May 4, 1957 to Hood and Alma Bennett. He was a mail Carrier for the US Postal Service and was an avid fisherman. Terry was a loving father who never met a stranger.
He was preceded in death by his brother, Ronnie Bennett in 1988; his daughter, Lindsey Bennett in 1998; his mother, Alma Bennett in 2000; and his father, Hood Bennett in 2006.