BERNICE RUPE age 78 of 133 Mackey Spoon Road, Columbia, KY (the

Fairplay Community) passed away Monday, April 6, 2009 at 12:52 A.M. at the

Medical Center of Bowling Green in Bowling Green, KY after several months illness.

She was the daughter of the late: Willie Logan and Iva Lee Grant Bennett of Adair Co.

Survived by one daughter Dorothy Stephens and husband: Robert of Columbia, KY

One brother: Chandler Bennett of Columbia, KY

Three grandchildren: Andrew Rupe, Jacob Stephens and Lucas Stephens

She was preceded in death by the following brothers and sisters:

Vernon Bennett, Bill Zack Bennett, Kenneth Bennett & Jake Bennett, Helen Thompson,

Gladys Scott, Doris Bennett, Cathlene Loy and Nannie Harvey

Mrs. Rupe was a homemaker and attended the Glensfork Community Church and was the founder of The Bennett Family Gospel Group.

Funeral service: Thursday, April 9, 2009 at 1:00 PM at Stotts-Phelps-McQueary Funeral Home

Clergy officiating: Bro. Jimmy Bunch & Bro. Ralph Hadley

Interment in the Loy Cemetery at Fairplay, KY

The family request visiting after 3:30 PM on Wednesday at Stotts-Phelps-McQueary

Funeral Home

Stotts-Phelps-McQueary Funeral Home in charge of funeral arrangements

Visitation : Wednesday April 8 2009 after 3:30 PM Stotts-Phelps-McQueary

Services : Thursday April 9 2009 at 1:00 PM Stotts-Phelps-McQueary

Interment : Loy Cemetery Fairplay KY N