He was born February 28, 1946 in Manhattan, NY. He was an auto mechanic instructor at Texarkana College and was a U.S. Navy veteran during Vietnam.
Mr. Bender was preceded in death by his parents, Baxter A. Bender and Mary Gertrude Morgan Bender Oglesby; and a brother, Thomas Bender.
He is survived by his wife, Diane Whisenhunt Bender of Edmond, formerly of Winthrop; three daughters and sons-in-law, Michelle and Michael Lisenby of Edmond, Adrienne and Randall Schmedthorst of Vance AFB, Enid, OK and Jeanette and Nathan Barlow of Ft. Benning, GA; his grandchildren, Matthew, Andrew, and Cade Lisenby, Bradley and Hannah Schmedthorst and Isaac and Avonleigh Barlow; three brothers, George Bender, John Bender, and Roy Bender; two sisters, Trudy Cunningham and Susan Benenati.
Funeral Services for Mr. Bender will be held at 10:00 a.m. Friday, July 17, 2009 in the Winthrop United Methodist Church with Bro. Jimmy Roden officiating. Burial will follow in the Campground Cemetery, under the direction of Wilkerson Funeral Home in De Queen.
The family will receive friends from 6:00-8:00 p.m., Thursday, July 16th at the funeral home.
He was born February 28, 1946 in Manhattan, NY. He was an auto mechanic instructor at Texarkana College and was a U.S. Navy veteran during Vietnam.
Mr. Bender was preceded in death by his parents, Baxter A. Bender and Mary Gertrude Morgan Bender Oglesby; and a brother, Thomas Bender.
He is survived by his wife, Diane Whisenhunt Bender of Edmond, formerly of Winthrop; three daughters and sons-in-law, Michelle and Michael Lisenby of Edmond, Adrienne and Randall Schmedthorst of Vance AFB, Enid, OK and Jeanette and Nathan Barlow of Ft. Benning, GA; his grandchildren, Matthew, Andrew, and Cade Lisenby, Bradley and Hannah Schmedthorst and Isaac and Avonleigh Barlow; three brothers, George Bender, John Bender, and Roy Bender; two sisters, Trudy Cunningham and Susan Benenati.
Funeral Services for Mr. Bender will be held at 10:00 a.m. Friday, July 17, 2009 in the Winthrop United Methodist Church with Bro. Jimmy Roden officiating. Burial will follow in the Campground Cemetery, under the direction of Wilkerson Funeral Home in De Queen.
The family will receive friends from 6:00-8:00 p.m., Thursday, July 16th at the funeral home.
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