Charles William “Chuck” Bender
1933 - 2007 (74 years)
Generation: 1
1. 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. Other Events:
- _MILT: Korean conflict. US Navy.
Notes:
Charles William Bender Jr, 74, Bella Vista, Arkansas, died September 16, 2007, at a Bentonville, Arkansas hospital. He was born July 27, 1933, in Whiting, Kansas, the son of Charles William Bender and Perpecta Marie (Hedges) Bender. He lived in Whiting in his younger years. Mr Bender joined the Navy in October 1952, serving during the Korean conflict. He was discharged from the Navy in 1956 and worked for newspapers in Topeka and Kansas City, Missouri, retiring in 1993. He was a Methodist. He married Grace D Chick on July 20, 1952. She survives. Other survivors include two sons, 'Bill' Bender, Topeka, and Steve Bender (wife DeAnn), Prairie Village; three granddaughters, Christa, Michele and Natalie. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Bella Vista Funeral Home and Crematory in Bella Vista, Arkansas, with the Reverend Wayne Bartruff officiating. Graveside services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday in Spring Hill Cemetery at Whiting under the direction of Chapel Oaks Funeral Home in Holton.
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BELLA VISTA -- Charles William Bender Jr, 74, of Bella Vista died September 16, 2007, at Northwest Medical Center-Bentonville. He was born July 27, 1933, in Whiting, Kansas, to Charles William and Perpecta Marie Hedges Bender.
He lived in Whiting in his younger years, and after graduating from high school he married Grace D Chick on July 20, 1952. He was a Navy veteran of the Korean War. He worked in Topeka, Kansas, and Kansas City, Missouri, at the newspapers until he retired in 1993. He was a Methodist.
Survivors include his wife, Grace D Bender of Bella Vista; two sons, Bill Bender of Topeka and Steve Bender and wife DeAnn of Prairie Village, Kansas; three granddaughters, Christa, Michele and Natalie.
Services will be held at 10 am Wednesday at Bella Vista Funeral Home and Crematory, www.funermation.com, with the Reverend Wayne Bartruff officiating. Burial will be in the Springhill Cemetery in Whiting at a later time.
Memorials may be made to a favorite charity.
The Morning News, Springdale, Arkansas, September 17, 2007
Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/21662805/charles-william-bender
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