Jacquelin Marie Ward Bennett, 78, passed away peacefully in Lexington, KY on March 23, 2022. She was born in Louisville, KY on April 5, 1943 to Jackson B. and Iris A. Ward. 

She developed her relationship with Christ and many lifelong friends at Walnut Street Baptist Church, just blocks from her house. She worked to put herself through school at Campbellsville University (then Campbellsville College). Jackie had an adventurous spirit. She worked summers in Colorado, hiking the mountain trails.  She also traveled Europe. After college, Jackie worked as a school teacher. 

Through Campbellsville College she met and married Jerry Bennett, settled in Campbellsville, and raised three children. Her faith walk continued at Campbellsville Baptist Church. Jackie was a devoted mother and grandmother, noting that being a mother was her “true calling”. Her passion was nutrition, as she fiercely fought cancer for many years, outliving many doctors’ prognoses. Jackie fiercely loved her children and grandchildren. Although she will be missed, she is walking in paradise today with Our Lord.  

After Jerry’s death in 2006, Jackie married her childhood friend from Louisville, George Roberts. She was also preceded in death by her parents, Jackson B. and Iris A. Ward, her first husband, Jerry Bennett and second husband, George Roberts.  

SURVIVORS:

3 children: Jerry Dale Bennett II (Robin) of Tucson, Arizona; Jeff Bennett (Liz) of Lexington, KY; Jennifer Bennett of Lexington, KY

2 stepchildren: Byron Roberts (Debbie) of Union, KY; Michelle Anderson of East Peoria, Illinois

2 grandchildren: Zoe Bennett & Jentry Myers

8 step-grandchildren: Brandon Baney (Marissa), Brittany Baney, Tyler Roberts (Blake), Hannah Hill (Ryan), Kelsey Anderson, Katy Anderson, William Anderson V, & Natalie Breidel

Many family and friends

Visitation will be held Saturday, April 2, 2022 at Parrott and Ramsey Funeral Home 418 Lebanon Ave, Campbellsville, KY 42718 from 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM, with the funeral following at 2:00 PM.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Hospice of the Bluegrass, Inc. dba Bluegrass Care Navigators, 1733 Harrodsburg Rd, Lexington, KY 40504 and Campbellsville University.