Rodney Dewayne Bennett, 64, of Evarts departed this life on Monday, April 15, 2024. Born October 20, 1959 in Dayton, OH, he had lived here most of his life. Rodney was a retired coal miner and believed in the Holiness faith.

He is preceded in death by his wife, Jewell Nadine Caddell Bennett; his parents, Grover and Maude Weaver Bennett; two sons, Harold and Jimmy Anglian; a grandchild he called "His Angel Baby"; a brother, Meril Gilliam; and two sisters, Carol Harrison and Lila Bennett.

Survivors include five children, Denny (Joyce) Anglian, Evarts; Henry Anglian, Evarts; Victor (Regina) Anglian, Baxter; Becky (David) Rife, Evarts; and Candy Anglian, Evarts; a brother, Danny (Barbara) Bennett, Dayton, OH; four grandchildren, Brandon Dewayne Anglian, Alicia Jewel Anglian, Anna Mae Anglian and Beckett Rife; and a host of nieces, nephews, other family and friends.

Visitation will be held on Wednesday, April 17, 2024, from 11 am until the funeral hour at the Evarts Free Pentecostal Holiness Church. Funeral services will begin at 2 pm at the Church with Reverend Perry Long and Pastor Woody Fields officiating.

Burial will follow in the Evarts Memorial Gardens with family and friends serving as pallbearers.

Evarts Funeral Home is honored to serve the family of Rodney Dewayne Bennett.