TAMMS, Ill. -- Marilyn Jean Bennett, 57, of Tamms died Tuesday, March 5, 2002, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau.

She was born Feb. 16, 1945, in Thebes, Ill., daughter of Richard and Zelva Dunning Bennett.

Bennett was a member of Freewill Baptist Church at Olive Branch and Wetaug Homemakers Extension Club.

Survivors include her mother of Tamms; a sister, Naomi Mann of Tamms; and a brother, Dwain Bennett of Wheatfield, Ind.

She was preceded in death by her father and a sister.

Friends may call from 5-8 p.m. Thursday at Jones Funeral Home in Tamms.

Funeral will be at 1:30 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. The Revs. Billy Don Heady and F. Jerry Herring will officiate. Burial will be in Olive Branch Cemetery.