Ida Faye Lucille (Crabtree) Bennett, age 89, of Tucson, Arizona, passed away Thursday July 28, 2016. She was born August 3, 1927 in Monette, AK to George and Ivy Crabtree. She was the wife of the late Roy Bennett. She was an elementary teacher and secretary while spending many years in Christian service with her husband prior to retirement. Even after retirement she continued to love and inspire children having spent her last two years singing to children in AZ. She is survived by her son, Stan of Tucson, AZ and granddaughters Melanie, Heather, Manda, Kara, Meagan, Myra and Kami. She is also survived by 12 great -grandchildren. Awaiting her in the presence of the Lord are her husband Roy, daughters Teri Smothers and Maretta Garrard, brother William Earl Crabtree, sisters Louise Armstrong and Elizabeth Eidson and her parents. The husband of her granddaughter Heather, Anthony Yen Soohon, will preside at a graveside service to be held Saturday August 13th, 2016 at 3:00 PM in the Marshall County Memory Gardens of Benton, KY. A celebration of life will follow the graveside ceremony at the River of Grace Fellowship in Benton, KY.
