Hi all, I found this obituary in the library of files at GenealogyBuff.com http://www.genealogybuff.com [Decatur Co., KS] Galen E. Bennett Galen Elden Bennett, son of James B. and Susan (Bendon) Bennett, was born Sept. 19, 1917, in Leavenworth. He died Nov. 6, 1997, in Jennings at the age of 80. He grew to manhood in Jennings, where he attended grade school and graduated from Jennings High School in 1935. He also attended Fort Hays State College. He married Mary Hill on May 11, 1940, in Phillipsburg. They lived in the Jennings and Norcatur areas where he taught school. In 1942 he joined the Kansas Highway Patrol as a trooper. He served in the United States Navy during World War II from 1944-1946. Following his discharge, he returned to his career as a trooper and the family lived in Wichita, Phillipsburg, Columbus, Hays, and Norton. After his retirement, they moved from Wichita to Norton, where he served as magistrate judge from 1973 to 1978. He later moved to Jennings. He was a member of Trinity Episcopal Church, the Masonic Order 32nd Degree; Harmonson-Redd American Legion 63; Eagles Lodge; Emergency Medical Technicians; and the Retired Troopers Association. He was a past member of the Norton school board. Survivors include two sons, Mike and Dorothy Bennett, Overland Park, and Pat and Merilee Bennett, Lakewood, Colo.; a daughter, Sue and Kermit George, Hays; a sister, Cecil Patrilla, Toledo, Ohio; a sister-in-law, Elynor Bennett, Jennings; seven grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; and his companion, Neva Jean Taylor, Jennings, and other relatives. He was preceded in death by his parents and a brother, Regis. Memorial services were held at 1:30 p.m. Monday at Trinity Episcopal Church in Norton. The Rev. Dennis Gilhousen officiated and Enfield Funeral Home of Norton was in charge of arrangements. A memorial was established to the American Heart Association. Hope this helps. Bill