Charles William Bender
1905 - 1970 (64 years)
Generation: 1
1. Charles William Bender was born on 26 Dec 1905 in Afton, Ottawa County, Oklahoma (son of John Riley Bender and Hattie Bell Meador); died on 14 Feb 1970 in Holton, Jackson County, Kansas; was buried in Spring Hill Cemetery, Whiting, Jackson County, Kansas. Notes:
Charles W Bender, 64, of Whiting, Kansas, died yesterday at the Holton hospital, Holton, Kansas. He was born in Afton, Oklahoma, and lived in Whiting fifty-seven years. Mr Bender was a retired road worker for the Jackson County Kansas highway department. He was a member of the Methodist church here. He leaves his wife, Mrs Marie Bender of the home; a daughter, Miss Caroline Maxine Bender of the home; a son, Charles W Bender, Jr, Merriam; a sister, Mrs Gladys DeBusk, Stroud, Oklahoma, and two grandchildren. Services will be held at 1:30 pm Tuesday at the Mercer Chapel, Holton; burial in Spring Hill cemetery, Whiting.
The Kansas City STAR.
Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/9450439/charles-william-benderCharles married Perpecta Marie Hedges on 7 Aug 1924 in Holton, Jackson County, Kansas. Perpecta (daughter of Walter Grierson Hedges and Mamie Elizabeth Wills) was born on 16 Oct 1903 in Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri; died on 6 Oct 1993 in Whiting, Jackson County, Kansas; was buried in Spring Hill Cemetery, Whiting, Jackson County, Kansas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:- Caroline Maxine Bender was born on 25 Sep 1925 in Nemaha County, Kansas; died on 26 Dec 2002 in Horton, Brown County, Kansas; was buried in Spring Hill Cemetery, Whiting, Jackson County, Kansas.
- Charles William “Chuck” Bender was born on 27 Jul 1933 in Whiting, Jackson County, Kansas; died on 16 Sep 2007 in Bentonville, Benton County, Arkansas; was buried in Spring Hill Cemetery, Whiting, Jackson County, Kansas.
2. John Riley Bender was born on 8 May 1870 in Atchison, Atchison County, Kansas; died on 30 Apr 1948 in Whiting, Jackson County, Kansas; was buried in Spring Hill Cemetery, Whiting, Jackson County, Kansas. Other Events:
- Census: 1920, Straight Creek Township, Jackson County, Kansas
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https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/34223622/john-r-benderJohn married Hattie Bell Meador. Hattie was born on 23 Aug 1881 in Bowers Mill, Jasper County, Missouri; died on 31 Jan 1956 in Holton, Jackson County, Kansas; was buried in Spring Hill Cemetery, Whiting, Jackson County, Kansas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
3. Hattie Bell Meador was born on 23 Aug 1881 in Bowers Mill, Jasper County, Missouri; died on 31 Jan 1956 in Holton, Jackson County, Kansas; was buried in Spring Hill Cemetery, Whiting, Jackson County, Kansas. Notes:
Mrs. John Bender Of Whiting Dies
Mrs. John Bender, 74, Whiting, died this morning at the Holton hospital. She had been in failing health several months, and entered the hospital Thursday.
Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at the Whiting Methodist church. Burial will be in the Whiting cemetery.
Mrs. Bender, the former Hattie Belle Meador, was born Aug. 23, 1881, at Bowers Mill, Mo. She and John Bender were married Sept. 20, 1900 at Afton, Okla.
They moved to a farm north of Atchison in 1906, and in 1914 moved to whiting where he engaged in farming. He preceded her in death April 30, 1948.
Mrs. Bender was a lifelong member of the Methodist church.
Surviving are four children, Mrs. Carl Linneman, Whiting, Mrs. Frank DeBusk, Ellinwood, and Carlie and John Bender, eight grandchildren and 10 great grandchildren.
She also is survived by a sister, Mrs. Jim Jackson, Carthage, Mo., and a brother, Bode Meador, Tulsa.
The Atchison Daily Globe, Atchison, Kansas. Tuesday, 31 January 1956.
Name:
daughter of William P. Meador and Frances Elizabeth Enyart
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https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/34223658/hattie-belle-benderChildren:
- 1. Charles William Bender was born on 26 Dec 1905 in Afton, Ottawa County, Oklahoma; died on 14 Feb 1970 in Holton, Jackson County, Kansas; was buried in Spring Hill Cemetery, Whiting, Jackson County, Kansas.