Marvilena N. Bennett

Marvilena Nannette (Anderson) Bennett of Zillah, Washington, died Aug. 17, 2015, in Fort Collins, Colorado, of complications from a stroke. She was 82.

Marvilena was born Feb. 17, 1933, in Tillamook, Oregon, to Marvin Marlo Anderson and Genevieve Rowenette (Phelps) Anderson. She graduated from Tillamook High School in 1950 and attended Portland State University for one year. She married Clifton Bennett in 1956 and they moved to Camas, where Clifton worked for Crown Zellerbach as a research scientist. They had three daughters and were active members of Camas First Baptist Church. The couple met when Clifton came to live with Marvilena’s family to help with work on the dairy farm.