Rita Bennett Obituary

It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Rita Bennett of Walterboro, South Carolina, who passed away on January 12, 2026, at the age of 86, leaving to mourn family and friends. Family and friends are welcome to send flowers or leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family.

As we bid farewell to this luminous soul, let her loved ones carry forward the torch of her memory, illuminating the path ahead with the warmth of her love and the brilliance of her spirit. Though Rita may journey beyond the horizon of our sight, her essence remains woven into the very fabric of our being — a guiding light in the darkness, a beacon of hope in the night.

She was predeceased by: her husband Olin Bennett; her parents, Cecil Crosby and Daisy Mae Herndon Crosby; her son Johnny Allen Bennett; and her siblings, Donald Crosby and June Chaltraw.

She is survived by: her sons, Timothy Olin Bennett and Mickey Bennett (Susan); and her siblings, Jimmy Crosby and Delores Wells.