Barbara Bennett passed away peacefully in her sleep at her home in Yuma, Arizona on Friday, January 11, 2019 after a brief battle with cancer. She was 88.

Barbara was born on September 8, 1930 in Ceder Rapids, Iowa, the second daughter of five girls born to Arther Farmer and Helen Elizabeth Porterfield Coleman.

She graduated from Moline High School in 1947 and worked as a bank teller during her Senior year.

On February 25, 1950 Barbara Daisy Coleman married the love of her life, W.C. "Cecil" Bennett. Together they had three children, Stephen Paul, Joan Marie and Barbara Daisy.

Cecil made a living at John Deere retiring in 1984.

In 1974 Barbara went to work at United Township High School as a bookstore manager. She retired in 1984.

In the early 1990's Cecil and Barbara became 'snowbirds' traveling from Illinois to Arizona. In 1997 they called Yuma, home.

In May of 2008 her husband Cecil passed. Barbara is survived by her children, Steve (Margaret) of Illinois, Joan Collins of Arizona, Barbara (Sid) Casillas of Illinois. Her grandchildren, Aaron, Adam and Andrew Collins all of Arizona and Amber (Doug) Yoder of Indiana. Her great grand children Kaci Yoder and Carter Yoder. She is also survived by her two sisters Pinky Lee of Michigan and Fanny Mac (Bill) Bashaw of Nevada. Her sister-in-law Ester Eshelman, several nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents, two sisters Mary Jeanette Hall and Ruth Ann Ramtree and her husband Cecil