Margaret Geneva Bennett

Margaret Geneva Bennett, 85, of Gainesville, Texas passed away October 20, 2026 at Pecan Tree Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center Gainesville, Texas. She was born on September 26, 1941 in Bowie, Texas to William Alford and Lucinda (Covington) Hammer.

Margaret met the love of her life, Jerry Leroy Bennett and they were married in Brownfield on December 19, 1959. They were married for 65 years. Two months after Margaret and Jerry were married he was shipped overseas to the French Morocco for two years and then came back and was stationed at Walker Air Force Base in Roswell, New Mexico. When Jerry got out of the service they went to Kansas City, Missouri where he worked at the Ford Motor Company assembly line and later, they moved to Gainesville in 1982. After moving to Gainesville Margaret got a job as a dental technician at Five Star Orthodontic Lab in Denton, TX and worked there until she retired at 62 years old. She loved shopping, boating and sewing.

Margaret is survived by her sister Glenda Hammer of Gainesville, TX, brother-in-law Ronnie and his wife Teresa Bennett of Marshfield, MO; sister-in-law Charlene and her husband Harold Adams of Marshfield, MO; and sister-in-law Geraldine Bennett of Springfield, MO.

She was preceded in death by her husband Jerry Leroy Bennett, her parents; William Alford Hammer and Lucinda (Covington) Hammer, sister Doris Williams, brothers; Troy Hammer and Ira Hammer.

Margaret will be laid to rest at Fairview Cemetery next to her husband.

Thank you for your support.