Funeral services were held Tuesday, April 4, 2023, at Mt. Pleasant Missionary Baptist Church, Sontag, for Mr. Artic “CJ” Charles Bennett, 85, who passed away Wednesday, March 29, 2023, at Lawrence County Nursing Center in Monticello. Elder Clinton J. Lewis officiated with interment following in the church cemetery. Johnson Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

Mr. Artic “CJ” Charles Bennett is the son of the late Ira and Lear Bennett. He was a member of Mt. Pleasant Missionary Baptist Church. He drove trucks, operated dozers, and worked in the logging industry. He loved spending time with family and friends.

He is survived by his brother, Clarence Bennett; sisters, Eula V. Hilliard, Jesse Mae Bennett; daughters, Shelia Michelle Bennett, Nadine Kennedy, Cynthia Bennett, Lovie Mae (Richard) Brown, Evelyn (Cal) Holloway, Ikie Holloway, Sheila (Edward Jr.) Walls; sons, Sergeant Jevarius Jevonte Bennett (Grandson he raised), Lawrence (Bobby) Madison, A.D. (Sandra) Madison, Bobby (Renae) May; 18 grandchildren, 14 great-grandchildren and many other relatives and friends.