Gerlach, Bennie Lee
Passed: 1996-02-12
Age: 78
Source: Ravenswood News
Death Notice:
Obituary Date: 1996-02-14
Information: Bennie Lee Gerlach, 78, of Fairplain, died Feb. 12, 1996 at Jackson General Hospital following an extended illness. He was born June 18, 1917 at Cottageville, a son of the late Harvey Adam and Rosa Virginia ""Click"" Gerlach. He was a retired boilermaker, a member of the Boilermakers Union Local #667, Winfield, and a Protestant. He is survived by his wife, Bernice Grace ""Stover"" Gerlach; son, Dennis Wayne Gerlach of Hamlin, W. Va.; daughter, Reva Jo Lewis of Fairplain; five grandchildren; six great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by brothers, Clyde Gerlach, Roy Gerlach, Sidney Earl Gerlach, Homer Gerlach and an infant brother; sisters, Myrtle Kinzel and Edna Hart. Services will be held on Thursday, Feb. 15 at 1:00 p.m. at Casto Funeral Home, Evans, with the Rev. Herman Jordan officiating. Burial will be in Creston Cemetery near Evans. Visitation is from 6-8 p.m. at the funeral home.