Carolyn M.Bendrick, age 78 of Beavercreek, passed away Wednesday, August 6, 2014 at home. She is survived by her dearest husband of nineteen years, Col. Frank E. Bendrick, USAF, Ret. Her children also survive her: Bryan L. McMillen and wife Valerie, Steven F. McMillen and wife Teresa, Douglas C. McMillen and wife Jackie and Dianne M. McMillen-Lang, as do her step-children Frank Bendrick Jr., Dave Bendrick, Terry Bendrick and Steve Bendrick and several grand and great-grand children. She was a graduate of Troy High School and Bowling Green State University. She also attended Kent State University and Sinclair Community College, studying piano for many years, most recently with Dr. Robert Ruckman. She was a member of the Dayton Music Club and Dayton Philharmonic Chorus; she provided private piano lessons for many years and served various churches in a musical capacity for sixty years. Memorial services will be held privately and are in the care of TOBIAS FUNERAL HOME - Beavercreek Chapel. Contributions may be made in her memory to Hospice of Dayton, 324 Wilmington Ave. Dayton, OH 45420.