December 8, 1949 ~ August 20, 2023

Fletcher Levone Bennett, 73, formerly of Winston-Salem, NC passed away at his home in Columbus, NJ on August 20th, 2023. Fletcher lived in Nyack,Tarrytown and Harlem, NY before moving to Columbus, NJ, 22 years ago.

Fletcher attended Anderson Jr/Sr High School and was awarded a Scholarship to attend Deerfield Academy in Deerfield, MA. He was also a Graduate of Columbia University in N.Y. He was an Electrical Engineer for Spectrum Cable and belonged to the local IBEW 3 Union for 43 years, where he was very active as a representative. Fletcher served as a volunteer Sheriff in Westchester County, NY.

He was a man who loved music and enjoyed playing the saxophone and piano. He was passionate about reading, talking politics, bird watching and feeding ducks. Fletcher also earned his Black Belt in Martial Arts. He recently picked up a new hobby, brushing up on his French and learning Spanish.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Forster Fletcher Bennett and Geneva Coleman Bennett and his sister, Barbara Buie.

He is survived by his loving wife of 52 years Marsha Gambles-Bennett; sons, Sahib Bennett (Micaela), Sharif Bennett, Marcus Bennett; grandson, Robeson Bennett; brother, Arthur Preston Bennett ( Brenda); sister, Roslyn Bennett Lentz (Ronald); and numerous nieces and nephews.

Memorial Service will be held at 2:00 PM, Saturday, September 9, 2023 at Martin's Funeral Home, 48 Elm Street Montclair, NJ 07042, 973-746-2158 or

201-953-6182. In lieu of flowers, the family request donations in Fletcher's memory to either WBGO.org https://wbgo-web.memsys.com/donate/

Or PBS.org https://supportpbsfoundation.pbs.org/site/Donation2;jsessionid=00000000.app20004b?df_id=1520&1520.donation=form1&mfc_pref=T&NONCE_TOKEN=2EF485E7493696E5792A6CFFA4277A93

Arrangements are under the care and direction of Huber-Moore Funeral Home, Bordentown, NJ.