Mr. Deral Maston "Matt" Bennett, age 89, of Lenox, Georgia, passed away at his home on September 11, 2023.  He was born in Berrien County on February 10, 1934 and his parents were the late John Edmund Bennett and Bertie Rebecca Purvis Bennett.  Mr. Bennett lived most of his life in South Georgia and since 1990 in the West Berrien Community.  He was a retired electronics technician with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and was of the Baptist Faith.  Mr. Bennett served honorably in the United States Army.

Mr. Bennett is survived by a son, Mitchell Bennett of Lenox; two daughters and a son-in-law: Renae Atkinson of Lenox, Donna and Michael Hoye of Birmingham, Alabama; eleven grandchildren; sixteen great-grandchildren; three great-great-grandchildren; a brother, John E. "J.E." Bennett of Lenox; and three sisters: Dot Cloud, Jean Wood and Connie Moseley, all of Lenox.  In addition to his parents Mr. Bennett was preceded in death by his first wife, Beth Mixon Bennett, and two brothers, Eston Mitchel Bennett and Dothan Bennett.

The funeral service for Mr. Bennett will be held at 3:00 PM on Saturday, September 16, 2023 at Pinegrove Baptist Church in Berrien County with Rev. Mike Bennet officiating and Mr. Michael Hoye, Jr. providing the eulogy.  Interment will follow in the church cemetery.  Visitation will be held at the church one hour prior to the funeral service.  Michael Hoye Sr., Michael Hoye Jr., Dylan Hoye, Alston Bennett, Grayson Davenport and Brandon Davenport will serve as pallbearers.  "I Can Only Imagine," "In the Sweet By and By" and "Amazing Grace" will be played at the service.

Condolences may be expressed to the family online at www.boonefunerals.com .  Boone Funeral Home, Inc. has been entrusted with all arrangements.