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Phyllis Bennett
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Longtime Upper Cumberland Resource Agency director Phyllis Bennett died June 9. She was preceded in death by her parents, Henry Clarence Redmon and Evelyn Redmon, as well as her daughter, Tiffany Rodgers. She is survived by her husband and soul mate of 28 years, Weyman (Wayne) H. Bennett; son, Milburn S. Rodgers III (Patty) of Cookeville; sister, Faye Fuqua of Smithville; brother, Terry Redmon (Phyllis) of Lebanon; two grandsons Matthew Rodgers of Murfreesboro; Nickolas Rodgers (Bethany) and one great-grandchild, Aaron S. Rodgers of Cookeville; Barbi Rodgers Malfi of South Carolina; three stepchildren, Gary Bennett of Minneapolis, Minn., Nancy Manning (Colin) Hendersonville, and Christian Bennett (Lisa) of Hixson; four step-grandchildren Courtney , Madison, Christian, Hailey Bennett, all of Hixson.