Obituary of Deborah Maria Bennett

Deborah Bennett (Hall), was born to Hattie and Jasper Hall on August 9, 1956 in Philadelphia, PA. She was the youngest girl of eight children. She was reared in a Christian home and attended Deliverance Evangelistic Church under the leadership of Pastor Benjamin Smith, Sr. Debbie, which she was affectionately called, was educated through the Philadelphia Public School system. She was a lover of music and took classes at the Settlement Music School. Here she developed a love for the piano and learned to play classical music. Debbie graduated from South Philadelphia High School in 1974. After graduating high school, she began her training and work in general dentistry. In 1978, she met Henry Allen Bennett. After some time, Allen and Debbie were married in Holy Matrimony in May 1980. From this union, they were blessed to have two beautiful daughters, Torrina Monique and Donita Michelle. After the culmination of 15 years of marriage, in 1996, she met her special love, John Shawn Lloyd, Jr. Over the years, Debbie’s career excelled. She was a well-respected and well-known Dental Assistant and a member of the American Dental Association. She kept abreast of the latest technologies and enjoyed meeting and caring for her patients. She especially enjoyed her pediatric work. During her career span, she worked for Dr. Joseph Esposito in Absecon, NJ, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, and prior to retiring, Dr. Jerome Feldman in Willingboro, NJ. As life continued, Shawn and Debbie were inseparable for 28 years. Prior to her illness, they would often enjoy each other’s company by taking trips together, heading to their favorite restaurants, enjoying crabs, or flea market shopping at the Berlin Farmer’s Market. After an extended period of illness, with Shawn right by her side, Debbie passed away peacefully. Her memories will forever be cherished by her daughters, Torrina Bennett-Michael (Mark), Donita Bennett-Zepeda (Kail), her bonus sons, Jamal, Arnelle, and Raphael, her brothers, Jasper Hall, Jr. (Diane), Edward Hall (Josephine), Darryl Hall, her brother-in-love, Virgil (Estelle), her “little brother”, James “Bukk” Bolden, her sister, Mazelle Williams; her six grandchildren, Caleb Bennett-Harper, Mailee Bennett-Harper, Mia Michael, Maxwell Michael, Dominic Zepeda, and Benjamin Zepeda; three special nieces, Nicole Hall-Gayfield, Anita “Pebbles” Nowell and Marcia Williams; a special nephew, Thomas “LT” Williams, Jr., a sister-in-law, Ollie Hall, a dear friend, Kim Maestrano, and a host of nieces, nephews, relatives and friends. Debbie is predeceased by her parents, Hattie and Jasper Hall; brothers, John Herman Hall, Willie Hall, Sr., and Joseph Hall, Sr.; sister-in-law’s, Ilona Hall and Anne Hall, brother-in-law, Thomas Williams.