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Visitation
Friday, January 4, 2013
Fry-Bross & Spidle Funeral Home
Kearney, MO
12-1 p.m.
Service
Friday, January 4, 2013
Fry-Bross & Spidle Funeral Home
Kearney, MO
1 p.m.
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Judith Bennett
Judith A. "Judy" Bennett, 71, of Kearney, Mo., passed away January 1,
2013 after a short battle with cancer. Judy was born in Carrollton,
Mo., on October 22, 1941 to George Daniel Babb and Mary Shinneman Babb.
Judy graduated from Chillicothe High School in Chillicothe, Mo. in 1959
and moved to Liberty, Mo. shortly after. While employed in her first
full-time job at the Gas Service Company, Judy met her husband George
“Bill” Bennett and they were married on November 27, 1963.
Judy was active in business and community activities in the Liberty,
Mo. area her entire life. She was the first female bank president for
Centerre Bank and held the position of bank president of Boatmen’s Bank
when she retired in 1993. As a bank president, Judy was in the position
to give many young professionals in the Liberty area their first
loans/banking opportunities. Judy served as president of the Liberty
Chamber of Commerce, was a past president of Liberty Soroptimist Club,
a member of Ozanam Advisory Board, Liberty Hospital Board of Trustees,
and Missouri Women’s Banking Association. She received the Anne Robb
Townsend Award for excellence in business leadership and was named
Woman of the Year by the American Association of University Women. Judy
received the American Bankers’ Presidential Citation in 1984.
Judy retired early to enjoy time with her family, to travel and to
visit her home at the Lake of the Ozarks. She was an active volunteer
at Liberty Hospital and at the time of her death, she was the president
of Liberty Hospital Auxiliary.
Judy is preceded in death by her parents and her husband, Bill.
She is survived by her daughter, Kim Kirkendoll, granddaughter, Shelbie
Kirkendoll, and daughter-in-law, Lisa Gregg, all of Kearney, Mo.;
half-brothers, Donald Babb of Baytown, Texas, and Jerry Babb of Beloit,
Wisc. Judy leaves behind many friends and acquaintances that she has
met over the years from the business world and her volunteer activities.
Services will be held at 1 p.m. Friday, January 4, 2013 at Fry-Bross
& Spidle Funeral Home in Kearney, Mo., with visitation from 12 to 1
p.m. prior to the service. Burial will follow at Glenridge Cemetery,
Liberty, Mo. Memorial contributions can be made in Judy’s name to
Liberty Hospital Foundation.
Special thanks to Dr. John Owens for his care and kindness, as well as
the nurses and staff at Liberty Hospital.
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