Funeral services for Howard Wayne Bentley, Sr., age 73 of Fayetteville, will be conducted Monday at 1:00 PM at Higgins Funeral Home with Rev. Steve Cummings and Rev. Keith Lorick officiating. Burial will follow in Pleasant Hill Cemetery. Mr. Bentley passed away Friday at Centennial Medical Center in Nashville.
A native of Madison County, he was the son of the late Howard DeFord and Birdie Parcus Bentley. Mr. Bentley was former owner of the Huntsville Speedway, was a Golden member of the Kiwanis Club and a 23 year government employee of NASA. He was owner and operator of Howard Bentley Buick GMC for 29 years and was a member of the Meridianville Cumberland Presbyterian Church.
He is survived by his wife Faye Vann Bentley of Fayetteville, son Wayne Bentley (Kathy) of Albertville, AL, daughter Shawn Bentley of Fayetteville, grandchildren Taylor and Alana Bentley both of Albertville, AL, and Tyler Bentley of Southside, AL, sisters Dorothy Moore and Frances Young (Jimmy) both of Huntsville, AL, brothers Gary Bentley (Jan) of Hazel Green, AL, Dean Bentley (Kay) of New Market, AL, Terry Bentley (Louise) of Meridianville, AL, and Don Bentley (Jan) of Fayetteville. Mr. Bentley was preceded in death by a brother Raymond Bentley.
In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to Big Oak Boys Ranch, 5625 Jake Mitz Road, Gadsden, Alabama 35905.
Visitation with the family will be Sunday evening 5-8 PM at Higgins Funeral Home.