BENNETT, Doyle Clifton --- 1919-1985

RHINEHARDT, BENNETT, AMES, BAKER, MILLER, HYDE

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Date: 11/15/2012 at 11:16:38

Doyle C. Bennett

Funeral services for Doyle C. Bennett, were held at Trinity Lutheran Church, Hawkeye, Monday, Sept. 30, 1985. Military rites were provided by Arnold Rogers Post 312 of the American Legion of Hawkeye. Becker-Milnes Funeral Services, Inc. was in charge of arrangements. Burial was in the Elgin Cemetery.

Doyle Clifton, son of Harold and Irene (Rhinehardt) Bennett was born Dec. 13, 1919 near Elgin in Fayette County. He was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran Faith and attended schools in the Clermont and Elgin areas.

December 18, 1940 he married Audrey Ames at the Clermont Lutheran Church. Doyle enlisted in the U.S. Army in July of 1942 and served as Private with the First Infantry Division in the European Theater of Operations. Following the war, Doyle and his wife made their home in Oelwein and he was employed as a truck driver. For the past 13 years, he and his wife have owned and operated Bennett's Tap in Hawkeye.

His current church membership was with Zion Lutheran Church in Oelwein. He is also a lifetime member of the Oelwein VFW. Since moving to Hawkeye he has become a member of Arnold Rogers Post #312 of the American Legion, the Hawkeye Community Club and the Hawkeye Businessmen's Association.

In addition to his wife, Audrey of Hawkeye, he is survived by his father, Harold of Elgin; one sister, Mrs. Reuben (Edith) Schupbach of Elgin; a foster brother, Ross Robertson of Des Moines; 4 sons: Marvin of Carney, Okla., Robert of West Palm Beach, Fla., Kevin of Decorah and Kirk of Hawkeye; 4 daughters: Beverly (Justin) Baker of Elgin, Barbara (Paul) Hyde and Betty (Sam) Miller both of Hazelton and Rebecca Bennett of Hawkeye; 16 grandchildren and 3 great grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his mother; one brother, Donald, one sister, Vivian; and one grandson, Jason.

Pallbearers were Charles Homewood, Robert Homewood, Clifford Homewood, Carlton House, Harley Torson and LeRoy Kohlmeyer.

Postville, Iowa newspaper of the time clipping, from Dorothy Schave's obituary collection.