Bentley Layton Obituary
It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Bentley Layton of New Haven, Connecticut, who passed away on March 26, 2025, leaving to mourn family and friends. Leave a sympathy message to the family on the memorial page of Bentley Layton to pay them a last tribute.
In the vast expanse of eternity, Bentley shall find rest, cradled in the arms of everlasting peace. And as we bid Bentley farewell, his loved ones carry with them the precious gift of his memory, a beacon of hope guiding them through the shadows of sorrow towards the light of a new dawn.
He was loved and cherished by many people including: his parents, Reber B. Layton and Nellie Gray Oldman Layton.
Bentley Layton—pre-eminent historian of early Christianity and expert in the ancient Egyptian language of Coptic—died on March 26 at his home in New Haven from complications of Parkinson's disease.