She was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother and businesswoman. She and her husband founded Mobile Shoe Hospital in 1957. She was born November 22, 1926 in Brewton, Al.
She married the love of her life on July 20, 1946 and was married for 67 years.
Mrs. Bender was preceded in death by her husband, Rankin “Benny” Bender; parents, Malcolm and Sybil Barnes; brother, J.D. Barnes and one grandchild Jeremy Stan Clark. She is survived by her children, Benny Ray (Dumplin) Bender, Tom Bender, Mike (Sonja) Bender, Patricia (Malcolm) Slater, Deborah (Brian) Dodge, Burc (Lori) Bender, Dan (Peggy) Bender and many grandchildren, great and great-great grandchildren; sister, Venette O’Brien; sister-i-laws, Margaret Willene Clements and Dorothy Barnes; special friends, Bonnie Clarke, Sammie Bryant and Ginger Fritz.
Visitation will be held Saturday, November 21, 2015 from 12 noon till 1 pm at Irvington Fellowship Bible Church on Matlock road with funeral service at 1pm.
Entombment will follow at Odd Fellow Cemetery in Bayou La Batre.
In lieu of flowers, the family request donations are made to Little Sisters of the Poor, 1655 McGill
Ave. Mobile Al 36604.
Also a very special thank you to Springhill Medical Center Cardiac unit and Dr. Kellan Ashley of Cardiology and Associates.
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