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Carlene Smith Bennett, age 78, departed this life on Thursday, April 30, 2026, at the home of her granddaughter, Brittany Gibson. She was born on Monday, November 3, 1947 in Clay County to Hobert and Bertha (Barrett) Smith. She was a homemaker and of the Pentecostal faith.
She leaves to mourn her passing her husband: Kenneth Bennett; her children: Norma Hanson and husband Wendell and Nathan Sumner and wife Melissa; her grandchildren: Brittany Gibson and husband Boyce, Jr., Nathan Daniel Sumner and wife Mariah, Nathaniel Sumner, Alex Sumner, Nicole Sumner Ryan Eversole, Kadin Harmon; these great grandchildren: Austin Gibson, Ethan Gibson, Ensley Gibson, Ryleigh Sumner, Mason Sumner, Kylie Sumner, Natalie Sumner, Keithen and Jathan, Caitlyn Sumner, Josh Sumner, Brooklyn Sumner, Gavin Eversole and Whitney Sumner.
She was preceded in death by her parents: Hobert and Bertha Smith; her son: Samuel Sumner; her great granddaughter: Reagan Gibson; her sister: Etta Wombles; four sisters and three brothers.
The family will receive friends and loved ones on Tuesday, May 5, 2026 at 1:00 P. M. at the Rominger Funeral Home Chapel. Raleigh Smith will be officiating. Burial will follow in the Bennett Cemetery.
Visitation will be held on Monday, May 4, 2026 after 6:00 P. M. until 9:00 P. M. at the Rominger Funeral Home Chapel.
Arrangements are entrusted to the Rominger Funeral Home.
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