Garyl owned and operated his own dairy farm until he sold
the cows in 2010 and recently, he went to work for the Bennett Brothers in
Short Tract.
He loved farming, raising his beef cows, watching old
westerns, the Buffalo Bills but most of all he loved spending time with his
children and grandchildren. Garyl was a hard worker and would give the shirt
off his back to help anyone.
Surviving in addition to his father is his wife, Alicia
Allen, his children, Patty (Rob) Carpenter of Dansville, Tori (Rodney) Cassidy
of Hunt, Jason (Katelynn Madden) Smith of Pennsylvania, Patrick (Monique)
Reinbold of Texas, Jeremiah (Ashley James) Bentley of Fillmore, Joshua (Sadie
Vrooman) Bentley of Wiscoy, Jaron Bentley of Dalton, Jenna Bentley of Fillmore,
Josalyn “Lolly” Bentley of Dalton, 12 grandchildren, his siblings, Todd
(Tracey) Bentley of Castile, Darcy (James) Metcalfe of Ischua, Terril (Cheryl)
Bentley of Bliss, his father-in-law and mother-in-law, Jeffrey (Lillian) Allen
and several nieces and nephews.
In addition to his mother he was predeceased by two
grandsons, Justin Carpenter on July 29, 2019 and Seth Carpenter on December 7,
2019.
Family and friends may gather from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
and 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. on Monday, October 26, 2020 at the Kopler-Williams Funeral
Home, 21 N Genesee Street, Fillmore where a funeral service will be held on
Tuesday, October 27, 2020 at 1:00 pm. Joel Stroud, pastor of the Hume Baptist
Church, will officiate.
Memorials if desired to: American Cancer Society, NFL
Crucial Catch Intercept Cancer, PO Box 22478, Oklahoma City, OK 73123.
