Bennett, Paul N.

1947 - 2018  (71 years)

• Name	Bennett, Paul N.
  Birth	18 Apr 1947	Fairfield, Wayne County, Illinois   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	BENN.P002
  _FGRAVE	192372478
  Funeral	Johnson and Vaughn Funeral Home, Fairfield, Wayne County, Illinois   [1]
  Military Service	Viet Nam War, Gunnery Sergeant, United States Marine Corps  [1, 2]
  		Flag of the United States, 50 Stars (1960 - Present) This is the current flag of the United States. This flag became the official United States flag in 1960 when a star was added for the State of Hawaii. It replaced the short-lived 49-star flag (July 4, 1959 - July 3, 1960) honoring the State of Alaska. An Executive Order by President Eisenhower provided for the arrangement of the stars in nine…
  		United States Marine Corps (USMC) Shield
  		Paul N. Bennett (1947-2018) Contributed by Brad Clark
  		United States Marine Corps
  		Military Service Ribbons, Vietnam War (Generic), United States Army NOTE: This is a generic list of awards for Viet Nam War Veterans This veteran may be entitled to fewer or more awards than shown here Contributed by Carl Wayne Gray
  Death	16 Aug 2018	Barnes Jewish Hospital, St. Louis, St. Louis County, Missouri   [1, 2]
  Burial	Maple Hill Cemetery, Fairfield, Wayne County, Illinois   [1, 2]
  Person ID	I53649	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	24 May 2023

  
  

  Father	Bennett, Charles Thomas 'Preacher',   b. 17 Jul 1894, Tennessee d. 2 Jun 1961, Fairfield, Wayne County, Illinois (Age 66 years)
  Mother	Bain, Fannie Lillian,   b. 11 Sep 1913, White County, Illinois d. 12 Dec 1984, Fairfield, Wayne County, Illinois (Age 71 years)
  Family ID	F19445	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Markham, Debbie
  Family ID	F19444	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Oct 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 18 Apr 1947 - Fairfield, Wayne County, Illinois Funeral - - Johnson and Vaughn Funeral Home, Fairfield, Wayne County, Illinois Death - 16 Aug 2018 - Barnes Jewish Hospital, St. Louis, St. Louis County, Missouri Burial - - Maple Hill Cemetery, Fairfield, Wayne County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  71-year-old Fairfield resident, Paul N. Bennett, died at 6:48 p.m. Thursday, August 16th at Barnes Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, MO. He had retired from the Marines after serving 20 years having served two tours in Vietnam. After retirement Paul spent 20+ years as the Transportation Director at North Wayne Unit School District as well as Janitor at the Middle School. He was also a Funeral Assistant at Hosselton Funeral Home in Cisne and a member of the Jasper Baptist Church in Fairfield. Paul was born in Fairfield on April 18th, 1947 to Charles and Lillian (Bain) Bennett. He married Debbie Markham on February 16th, 1993. Paul is survived by his wife Debbie of Fairfield; daughters, Samantha Bennett and Crystal (Thomas) Tullis both of Fairfield; a son, Jessie (Candi) Young of Fairfield; six grandchildren; a brother, Daniel of Fairfield; sisters, Mary Lewis, Martha Young and Jean Walker all of Fairfield, Ruth Ann Tondini of California, and Becky Thomason of Cisne. Paul was preceded in death by his parents, one brother, two sisters, and one son, Donovan Bennett. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Wednesday, August 22nd at the Johnson and Vaughn Funeral Home in Fairfield. Burial will be in Maple Hill Cemetery with full military rites. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. until the time of service at the Johnson and Vaughn Funeral Home in Fairifield, which is in charge of the arrangements.

  
  

• Sources

  [S15627] https://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Bennett, Paul N., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/192372478/paul-n-bennett), none. (Reliability: 2). [S15628] https://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Bennett, Paul N., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/192372478/paul-n-bennett), none. (Reliability: 2).