He was a contractor/builder and owner of Bender Built Construction. He was a U.S. Army Veteran and a member of the First Baptist Church in Van Buren.
He was preceded in death by his parents Carl Louis and Inez (Nation) Bender.
Funeral services will be 10 AM Thursday May 17, 2018 at First Baptist Church in Van Buren with burial following at Fort Smith National Cemetery with military honors under the direction of Ocker Funeral Home in Van Buren.
He is survived by his wife Phyllis of the home; two sons, Carl Bender and his wife Amy, and John Bender and his wife Charity all of Van Buren; one sister Dottie Nigh of Van Buren; three grandchildren Josh Bender, Sara Bender and Zane Bender.
Pallbearers will be Josh Bender, Carl Bender, John Bender, Wes Trout, Richard Rogers and Wayne Waggoner.
Honorary Pallbearers will be Zane Bender, Rick Bruton, Billy Graham, Bill Vickery, Jim Lockhart, Don Smith, Claude Eubanks, Danny Parker and Robert Hinton.
He was a contractor/builder and owner of Bender Built Construction. He was a U.S. Army Veteran and a member of the First Baptist Church in Van Buren.
He was preceded in death by his parents Carl Louis and Inez (Nation) Bender.
Funeral services will be 10 AM Thursday May 17, 2018 at First Baptist Church in Van Buren with burial following at Fort Smith National Cemetery with military honors under the direction of Ocker Funeral Home in Van Buren.
He is survived by his wife Phyllis of the home; two sons, Carl Bender and his wife Amy, and John Bender and his wife Charity all of Van Buren; one sister Dottie Nigh of Van Buren; three grandchildren Josh Bender, Sara Bender and Zane Bender.
Pallbearers will be Josh Bender, Carl Bender, John Bender, Wes Trout, Richard Rogers and Wayne Waggoner.
Honorary Pallbearers will be Zane Bender, Rick Bruton, Billy Graham, Bill Vickery, Jim Lockhart, Don Smith, Claude Eubanks, Danny Parker and Robert Hinton.
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