Benny Richard Puckett, 75, of Litchfield, passed away Thursday, April 13, 2023 at Ascension Borgess Medical Center in Kalamazoo.
Funeral services will be held Wednesday, April 19, 2023 at 11:00 a.m. at the Eagle Funeral Home-George White Chapel in Litchfield with Pastor Mark Case officiating. Interment will follow in Mt. Hope Cemetery in Litchfield with military honors.
Visitation will be held Tuesday, April 18 from 4:00-8:00 p.m. at the funeral home.
He was born on December 20, 1947 in Albion to Tom and Edna (Holbrook) Puckett. He married Dorothy (Keast) on January 11, 1991 and she survives.
Benny graduated from Quincy High School, Class of 1966. He went on to serve his country in the United States Army during the war in Vietnam. He was employed by the DNR as a supervisor of the Parks and Recreation departments.
He loved woodworking, painting pictures, fishing, hunting, NASCAR and farming in his earlier days.
In addition to his wife, Dorothy, Benny is survived by one step-son, Steven (Kelly) Wilson of Litchfield; two sisters, Joyce Robinette of Litchfield, Lorene (Phil) Herman of TN; one brother, Tom (Maryann) Puckett of TN; four step-grandchildren and one great-step grandchild.
In addition to his parents, Benny was preceded in death by his step-father, Chuck Shaffer.
Memorial contributions are suggested to the American Heart Association or to a humane society of the donors choice.
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