Dateline: Green Mountain, NC

Edith Miller Bennett, age 96 of Flat Branch Rd, Green Mountain, passed away, June 18, 2016. She was a native of Mitchell County, NC and a daughter of the late Ed and Sarah Miller. She was retired as a machine operator with Detroit Plastic Molding.

Survivors include: one son; Phillip Bennett (Nadine), of Green Mountain, NC, one daughter; Anna Showman, of Fraser, Michigan, one sister; Marie Hardin, of Johnson City, TN, seven grandchildren; JoAnne Hughes (Keith), Kevin Showman, Lisa Bare, Curtis Bennett (P.J.), Angela Hughes (Bruce), Scotty Bennett (Angie), and Michael Bennett (Rana), fourteen great grandchildren, and twelve great great grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by: her husband; Soloman Bennett, infant daughter; Mildred Bennett, one grandson; Joseph Showman, four sisters, and three brothers.

Funeral services will be held Tuesday, June 21, 2016 at 2:30PM in the chapel of Henline - Hughes Funeral Home with Reid Bagby officiating. The family will receive friends from 1:00PM until the service time. Interment will follow the service at Union Hill Cemetery.

Flowers are accepted and appreciated or memorials may be made to: Acts 1-8 Missions Liberty Baptist Church 112 Walnut Hill Rd. Bristol TN, 37620.

Henline - Hughes Funeral Home is assisting the Bennett Family.