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Birth:          4 Jun 1913 Bristol, Kenosha Co., Wis.
Death:          28 Oct 1994 Kenosha, Wis.
Burial:         31 Oct 1994 Oakdale Cemetery, Zion, Lake Co., Ill.

Notes
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Ruby Bennett Potts, 81, of Zion, Illinois died October 28, 1994 at the Washington 
Manor Nursing Home in Kenosha, Wisconsin.
 She was born June 4, 1913 in Kenosha, Wisconsin. She and her first husband L.C. 
(Bill) Bennett, purchased a farm on Delaney Road, West of Zion in 1939 which they 
worked together for many years. She loved ceramics and baking.
 She is survived by her husband, Ted Potts; 5 children, Robert (Mae) Bennett of 
Winthrop Harbor, Butch (Mona) Bennett and Barbara (Gerald) Litewski, both of Zion, 
Ed (Ellen) Potts of Kenosha and Don (Alice) Boyce of Florida; many grandchildren, 
great-grandchildren adn great-great-grandchildren; and a sister Mae (Ted) Bennett of 
Zion. She was preceded in death by her first husband, L.C. (Bill) Bennett of Zion; 2 
grandchildren, Dawn Marie Bennett and Alex Potts; a brother, Eugene Marsh; and 3 
sisters, Mildred Flouke, Grace Marsh and Evelyn Marsh.
 Funeral services will be held on Monday, October 31, 1994 at 8:00 p.m. at the 
Congdon Funeral Home, 3012 Sheridan Road, Zion with Chaplain Willis E. Mayfield 
officiating. Friends may call at the Congdon Funeral Home after 6:00 p.m. Monday until 
time of services. Interment will be private at Oakdale Cemetery, Newport Township. 
Memorials to the Newport Fire and Rescue Department would be appreciated in her 
memory. 

Parents
MARSH Alvin Johnson ()
SMITH Maude Myrtle ()

Siblings
MARSH Ruby Maude (4 Jun 1913 - 28 Oct 1994)
MARSH Mae Belle (2 Jun 1915 - 2 Jun 2002)

Marriage To BENNETT Lawrence C. ("Bill") (25 Dec 1908 - 28 Oct 1974)
    m. 24 Sep 1932 Waukegan Ill.

Notes

Parents
BENNETT Lewis Gilbert (27 Aug 1860 - 1950)
BISHOP Lela D. (8 Jul 1876 - Jul 1970)

Children by BENNETT Lawrence C. ("Bill") 25 Dec 1908 - 28 Oct 1974
BENNETT Robert E. (2 Apr 1933 - 12 May 2014)
BENNETT Barbara (28 Mar 1935 - 2 Sep 2015)
BENNETT Alvin ("Butch") (25 Aug 1941 - 12 Dec 2005)

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