Charles William “Chuck” Bender
1933 - 2007 (74 years)-
Name Charles William “Chuck” Bender Birth 27 Jul 1933 Whiting, Jackson County, Kansas 
[1, 2] Gender Male _MILT Korean conflict. US Navy. [2] Death 16 Sep 2007 Bentonville, Benton County, Arkansas [1, 2] Burial Spring Hill Cemetery, Whiting, Jackson County, Kansas [1, 2] - https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/21662805/charles-william-bender
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Person ID I4135 Hedges Last Modified 2 Oct 2023
Father Charles William Bender, b. 26 Dec 1905, Afton, Ottawa County, Oklahoma d. 14 Feb 1970, Holton, Jackson County, Kansas (Age 64 years) Mother Perpecta Marie Hedges, b. 16 Oct 1903, Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri d. 6 Oct 1993, Whiting, Jackson County, Kansas (Age 89 years) Marriage 7 Aug 1924 Holton, Jackson County, Kansas [3] Family ID F637 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Birth - 27 Jul 1933 - Whiting, Jackson County, Kansas 
Death - 16 Sep 2007 - Bentonville, Benton County, Arkansas 
Burial - - Spring Hill Cemetery, Whiting, Jackson County, Kansas = Link to Google Earth Pin Legend 
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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
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- 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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