Audrey Wilma (Lamkins) Bennett passed peacefully from this life at Harry Hynes Memorial Hospice on Jan. 9, 2026. Audrey was born on June 3, 1939, to the late Troy Lamkins and Corinne Saylor in Great Bend, Kansas. She was married to Gene Bennett for 62 years.
She was a telephone operator for many years for AT&T and Southwestern Bell in Great Bend, Kansas; Hutchinson, Kansas; Amarillo, Texas; and Wichita, Kansas. She enjoyed cooking, crafting and sewing and was a member of several sewing clubs. She especially enjoyed teaching the children to sew at the Mount Hope Senior Center.
She is survived by her children, Michael Bennett, Gail (Charles) Ely and Kevin (Catherine) Bennett; grandchildren, Jon (Jenesis), Trey (Brianna), Amanda (Skyler), Emma (Logan), Sylvia and Adelyn; and great-grandchildren, Zoey, Eden, Brody, Caden, Piper, Dawson, Juniper, Remi and River.
Memorial established with Mount Hope United Methodist Church.
Service will be held on Friday, Jan. 16, at 1 p.m. at Mount Hope United Methodist Church, 105 S King St., Mount Hope, KS, 67108