Garth Robert Bentley's Obituary
Funeral services for Garth Robert Bentley, 92, of Longview, will be 12 Noon Saturday, September 8, 2007, in the chapel of Rader Funeral Home, 1617 Judson Rd., with Reverend Tom Loden and Dr. Sam Hopkins officiating.
Interment, with full military honors, will follow in Martinsville Cemetery in Martinsville, Texas at 3:00 PM with Mr. John Sheffield officiating.
Mr. Bentley was born February 27, 1915 in Nacogdoches, TX to Robert Thomas and Martha Alice Taylor Bentley. He was a member of the First Baptist Church in Longview, was a right-of-way agent, and proudly served his country in the U. S. Army during World War II, attaining the rank of First Sergeant.
The family will receive friends at the funeral home, Friday evening, from 6-8 PM.
Mr. Bentley is survived by his loving wife, JoAnna Bentley of Longview; children, Phyllis Sheffield and husband, John, of Pearland, TX, Priscilla King and husband, Randy, of Montgomery, TX ; grandchildren, Lt. jg Robert Blanchard, USN, and wife Anna of Silverdale, WA, Steven and Katherine Blanchard of Pearland, TX, Ben and Heather King of Nashville, TN, and Geoffery King of Montgomery, TX; four great grandsons and a brand new great granddaughter.
A memorial guestbook may be signed online at www.raderfh.com
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