Priscilla Goodwin Bennett, age 81, of Marietta, GA, passed away November 9, 2016 after a brief illness. She was born in Newark, NJ on June 8, 1935. Priscilla graduated from Henry Grady High School in Atlanta, GA and received a B.A. in Psychology from Agnes Scott College in Decatur, GA. She married John Allen Bennett of Eastman, GA on August 25, 1954. John and Priscilla became members of John Knox Presbyterian Church in 1959, where Priscilla was a lifelong member of the sanctuary choir as well as the church’s first ordained female elder.
Priscilla had a career in elementary education with the Cobb County Public Schools, from which she retired with 20 years of service. Her true passion, however, lay in the field of music. She played string bass in the Marietta (now Georgia) Symphony for 35 years and also served for a number of years on the symphony’s Board of Trustees. Also an accomplished pianist, she was the accompanist for the Cobb Youth Chorale and Harmony, two internationally-acclaimed children’s choruses based in Atlanta. Upon her retirement from Harmony, a yearly scholarship for one of Harmony’s members was established in her honor. During this entire time, she also played for numerous church groups and numerous private music teachers as an accompanist.
She is survived by her husband of 62 years, John Allen Bennett, and her loving sons J. David (Karen) Bennett, Stephen N. Bennett, and James G. (Teena) Bennett, all of Atlanta, GA; sister Constance Luke of Winston-Salem, NC; brother Jonathan Goodwin of Champaign, IL; grandsons Eli Bennett and Jonathan Bennett; and granddaughters Paige Bennett and Erica Bennett.
A memorial service to celebrate her wonderful life will be held at 2:00 PM on Saturday, November 19, 2016 at John Knox Presbyterian Church, 505 Powers Ferry Road, SE, Marietta, GA 30067. In lieu of flowers, please consider making a donation to the Priscilla Bennett Scholarship Fund c/o Harmony, Atlanta’s International Children’s Chorus. To leave an online condolence to the family, please visit www.hmpattersoncantonhill.com.
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