Gary W. Bennison, 78 died on Saturday, August 8, 2020 at St. Charles Hospital. Gary was born on September 4, 1941 in Burns, Oregon to Howard "Smokey" Bennison & Virgie Nance Bennison.  Gary was raised in Burns and graduated from Burns Union High School in 1959.    He married Valerie VanWey on March 24, 1962.  They had two children to this union: Ted Bennison and Tonya Bennison Fox. He worked at Hines Lumber Company, LeRoy Jackson Construction, System 99 local delivery and line drive, Eastern Oregon Fast Freight as an Independent contractor and Co Gen Company in Prairie City, Oregon.  When the mill was closing, he moved to John Day in 1984 working there until his retirement in 2006.  He and Valerie moved back to Burns in 2007. Gary enjoyed and loved fishing, hunting, riding his side by side Ranger and being around his family and friends. He is survived by his wife Valerie, Sister Nancy Ray (Garry), son Ted Bennison and wife Beth, Tonya Fox and husband Ron, Grandchildren Jonathan Bennison and Catherine Bennison.  He was proceeded in death by his parents.