Mrs. Gladys Jeanette Benton of Pike Road, AL passed away Friday, November 11, 2022 at Baptist Medical Center South in Montgomery. She was 84. Funeral services for Mrs. Benton will be held at 1:00 p.m. Tuesday, November 15, 2022 at Skeen Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor Steve Nulph officiating. Burial will follow at Williams Chapel United Methodist Church Cemetery with Skeen Funeral Home directing. The family will receive friends at the funeral home Tuesday one hour prior to the service. She was born January 30, 1938 in Skipperville, AL. to the late James Thelmer “J.T” Whatley and Melba Searcy Whatley. In addition to her parents she was also preceded in death by her brothers, William R. “Bill” Whatley, James Hubert Whatley and Harry O. Whatley, sisters, Enid Whatley Benton and Flossie Whatley Davenport. She is survived by her husband of 67 years, Vernon D. Benton, Pike Road, AL; sister, Louise Whatley Green; brothers, Edward S. Whatley and Felix M. Whatley; many nieces and nephews. Serving as pallbearers will be William Davenport, Wes Davenport, Josh Davenport, Jamie Whatley, Andy Whatley, Kyle Whatley, and Kirkland Whatley.