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Donald Berwyn Bennett

Birth	:	27 Jun 1895 Adair, McDonough County, Illinois, USA
Death	:	25 Jan 1964 Sawtelle, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Burial	:	Cedar Grove Cemetery, Dorchester, Suffolk County, USA
Coordinate	:	42.2783890, -71.0576782
Description	:	World War I Veteran and Former Judge From the Wasco News, Wasco, Kern County, California, 30 Jan 1964: Pioneer Passes: Funeral Held Wednesday Burial in the family plot in the Union cemetery in Bakersfield followed funeral services Wednesday at 1 p.m. in the robert L. Jones Funeral Home for Donald B. Bennett, who died on January 25 at the veterans hospital in Sawtelle. The Rev. Raymond M. Squire of the First Methodist Church officiated. Mrs. Robert McConnell presided at the organ and Loran S. Grant sang two selections,... Read More	World War I Veteran and Former Judge From the Wasco News, Wasco, Kern County, California, 30 Jan 1964: Pioneer Passes: Funeral Held Wednesday Burial in the family plot in the Union cemetery in Bakersfield followed funeral services Wednesday at 1 p.m. in the robert L. Jones Funeral Home for Donald B. Bennett, who died on January 25 at the veterans hospital in Sawtelle. The Rev. Raymond M. Squire of the First Methodist Church officiated. Mrs. Robert McConnell presided at the organ and Loran S. Grant sang two selections, "Shall We Gather at the River?" and "America." Mr. Bennett, who never married, filled a number of roles in the community, which became his home in September of 1907. A deputy constable for a number of years, he served under three officers, Frank (Doc) Moore, Tom Jones and Joe English. He was a judge of the Wasco Judicial District and the community handyman. A native of Adair, Ill., he came to California with his family, the Jefferson Bennetts, in 1906. After only a year in Gardena, the family moved to Wasco, where Mr. Bennett received his grammar school education. He went to high school in Bakersfield and then served overseas during World War I, stationed in England. Returning to Wasco in 1918, he drove a freight truck to Lost Hills. With a natural knack for "fixing things," he tried his hand at everything from carpentry to electrical work, and his willingness to help with whatever a friend or neighbor might be doing soon made him in demand. His "jobs" took him into homes all over Wasco and his many friendships thus made helped him to be elected judge after filling out the term at the death of Judge Arch Beckes, in 1947. He served until 1953 when Judge Fred Pritschke took over the post. Finding him to be always helpful, many people grew to depend on Mr. Bennett, best described as just a "good neighbor," for a lot of different things. Seriously ill for the past several years, Mr. Bennett had been hospitalized at Sawtelle for some time before his death. Surviving him are a sister, Mrs. W. G. McCombs; three brothers, Howard and Jack Bennett of Bakersfield and Walter Bennett of Hollywood. Pallbearers were Lee Tribble, Leo Cooper, Adolph Gafner, Al Hagenston, Al Villegas and Bob Waugh. *************** Veterans of World War I, Kern County, California Kern County Library, 1984, page 14 Bennett, Donald Berwyn Current Address (1919): Wasco, California, Kern County. Birthplace: Adair, Illinois, June 27, 1895, Race: White. Years in California: 13. Father: Jefferson Bennett. Birthplace: Utica, Indiana. Mother: Sarah P. Randolph. Birthplace: New Salem, Pennsylvania. Occupation: Truck Driver. Nearest Relative: Sarah P. Bennett. Relationship: Mother, Wasco, California. Selective Service Board Registered: Kern County, Division No. 1, Infantry, June 5, 1917. Service Number: 2386, Order No. 822. Assigned to: Camp Lewis, 5 days: Camp Mills, balance. “Left U.S. December 11, 1917. Arrived U.S. from France April 23, 1919. Wounds received: none. Suffered a long siege of pleuro-pneumonia contracted on trip over. Was taken to Windy-Knowe Hospital, operated on January 21, 1918, and later removed to American Red Cross Hospital, Liverpool. Rank: Private 1st Class, character excellent. Served with 7th 166 Dep. Brig. November 6, 1917 to October 4, 1918; 704th M.T.C. October 4, 1918 to May 19, 1919. Arrived a Camp Merrit, New Jersey, April 23, 1919. Discharged at Presidio, May 19, 1919. By” Gladys Bennett, August 12, 1919, Wasco, California.” Contributor: ladisatt (46614911) Thank you.

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Where is Donald Berwyn Bennett's memorial?
Donald Berwyn Bennett's memorial is located at: Cedar Grove Cemetery, Dorchester, Suffolk County, USA.
When did Donald Berwyn Bennett death?
Donald Berwyn Bennett death on 25 Jan 1964 in Sawtelle, Los Angeles County, California, USA
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Latitude: 42.2783890
Longitude: -71.0576782

Family Members:

Parent

Thomas Jefferson “Jeff” Bennett

(1847 - 1931)

Sarah Pamela Randolph Bennett

(1853 - 1922)

Siblings

Gladys Marguerite Bennett

(1878 - 1958)

PFC Jack Welling Bennett

(1889 - 1966)

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