Connie Rae Bennett 69, Columbus, died at 11:06 p.m. Saturday November 11, 2023 at the Mercy Hospital in Joplin, Mo., following an accident in the Sam’s Club parking lot in Joplin, Mo.
Born December 21, 1953 in Pittsburg, Connie was the daughter of Lenard C. and Fern L. (Deckard) Perry. She was a lifelong resident of the area and a graduate of Southeast High School in Cherokee. She later graduated f…