Marlene Griffin Bennett, age 79, passed away  Sunday, August 25, 2013. Born in Edgecombe County on August 30, 1933, she was the daughter of the late Benjamin Frank Griffin and Anna Russell Griffin. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Harold Victor Bennett; son, John Wilton Bennett, and grandson, Jonathan Bennett.

She is survived by her daughter, Jenny Bennett Baker and husband Thomas of Salem; seven grandchildren; thirteen great-grandchildren.

The family will receive friends and relatives from 7 - 8:30 p.m. Wednesday, August 28, 2013 at Wheeler and Woodlief Funeral Home. A service to remember Marlene will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday afternoon at Salem Baptist Church with Rev. Alan Williams officiating. Burial will follow at the Bennett Family Cemetery.

Flowers will be accepted or memorials may be made to Salem Baptist Church, 4502 Swift Creek School Road, Whitakers NC 27891.

Arrangements by Wheeler and Woodlief Funeral Home, Rocky Mount.