Herman Lowell Bennett, 84, died Tuesday, Dec. 21, 2021. He was born in Merryville (Junction Community).
He later served as Music Director, Treasurer and Sunday School Teacher at Calvary Baptist Church.
He graduated from Merryville High School in 1956 and joined the Navy in July of that same year. He married Marie LeJeune on August 20, 1960. In 1963, he graduated from McNeese State University with a BS degree in Business Administration, before going to work for Wisdom Moving and Storage (Agent for Allied Van Lines) as an accountant.
Herman went to work at Fort Polk in 1964 for the Department of Army in Finance and Accounting, later in 1966 he moved to Civilian Personnel Office, where he worked in areas of Recruitment and Placement, Training and Development, Personnel Management, Position and Pay Management. He worked at Fort Gordon in Augusta, GA in 1973 and at Health Education and Welfare in Dallas in 1974. He returned to Fort Polk and retired in 1985 as Deputy Personnel Manager.
He served on the MHS Athletic Association, the Hospital Board and the District Water Board.
He is survived by his wife, Marie L. Bennett of Merryville; son, Byron Bennett and Kathy of Merryville; daughter, Carla Sittig and Chad of Newbern, NC; brother, Bruce Bennett; sister, Laverne Bennett Townsley; 11 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Carl and Florence Bennett; and two brothers.
Funeral service was held Monday, Dec. 27, at Calvary Baptist Church. Bro. Jim Miers, Bro. Hardy Estes and Bruce Bennett officiated the service. Burial followed at Cannon Cemetery in Merryville.
In lieu of flowers, a donation may be made to God’s Food Box in DeRidder of Dry Creek Baptist Encampment.
