Linda Bennett

Ms. Linda Bennett, 65, of Paris died Thursday, August 6, 2015, at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital. Services will be held at noon on Friday, August 14, 2015, at Rawls Funeral Home Chapel. Interment will follow in Greenwood Cemetery. Visitation will begin at 10 a.m. on Friday at the funeral home. Linda Bennett was born on December 31, 1949, to her late parents, Odis William and Dorothy Thomson Bennett, in Cottage Grove, Tennessee. Linda united with Cedar Hill Missionary Baptist Church in Cottage Grove, Tennessee at an early age. She later attended Barrs Chapel Church. Upon the death of her mother, Linda lived with her aunt, Minnie and uncle, Willie House, until she was a teen. She then moved to Chicago, Illinois, reuniting with her sister and finishing high school. Linda returned to Paris, Tennessee in 1999. She worked at Paris Manor Nursing Home and Clay Spring Company where she retired. Linda was a fun, free-spirited person. She loved her family and friends. She loved planting and caring for flowers. Linda will be truly missed. Linda was preceded in death by her parents; sister, Maerene Bennett; brothers, Robert Bennett and Jerry Bennett and other relatives. She leaves behind to cherish her loving memory sister, Lavis Tharpe of Indianapolis, Indiana; brothers, Norman Bennett, Ray Herbert Bennett and Gerald “Man” Bennett, all of Chicago, Illinois; special niece/caregiver, Rhonda Tharpe; half brothers, Keith House and Jeffery Dumas; special friend/companion, Carlester Cowan and a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. Rawls Funeral Home – Paris 731-642-1515