Louis T. (Lou) Bennett, 83, of Indianapolis, Indiana, passed away on August 21, 2017, peacefully in his sleep.
A celebration of life will be held September 16, 2017, at First Church of the Nazarene in Kokomo, with visitation from 4:00 until 6:00 p.m., with a service to begin at 6:00 p.m. Pastor Joe smith, his grandson, of Northview Church will be officiating.
Mr. Bennett proudly will be laid to rest at Marion National Cemetery in Marion, Indiana.
Louie was born in Franklin, Kentucky, on October 31, 1933. He graduated from Kokomo High School and joined the U.S. Navy after high school, and later was a member of the National Guard.
Louie was employed by Delco Electronics for 33 years in Kokomo.
Louie is survived by his wife, JoAnn Bennett; five children, Jeff Smith (Diane), Julie Cantu (Bill), Nick Bennett (Peggy), Jennifer Smith, and Jodi Johnson. He also had a full life of love and entertainment with 8 grandchildren and 6 great-grandchildren.
Louie was preceded in death by his mother, Essie Shadowen; his son, Randy Bennett; and his sister, Kathryn Storie.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be given to St. Jude Childrens Hospital, 262 Danny Thomas Place, Memphis, TN 38105. Arrangements: Indiana Funeral Care.
Johnny Angel says
I’m saddened to hear of Louie’s passing. Many humorous times we had in Department 895 at Delco over the years. We complained to Louie one time that the maintenance guys had given up on finding a solution to a malfunction of the sonic weld machine and they’d resorted to laying hands on the machine and praying over it.
Louie told us, “I don’t care if they dance and rattles beads over it – as long as they get it running!” He was a hoot. Rest in peace, Louis.
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