OBIT: Hilda I. (NEPPER) BENDER, 1978, native of Blair County, PA Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Allison Nepper Hales nepper3@yahoo.com Copyright 2010. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/blair/ _________________________________________ HILDA I. BENDER Of 53 Duquesne St., Columbiana Ohio, formerly of Williamsburg died at 12:10 a.m. today, Aug. 1, 1978, in Salem City Hospital. Mrs. Bender retired as a teacher from Leetonia. New Springfield and Greenfield School systems. She was born Nov. 14, 1892, in Williamsburg, and [a] daughter of James C. and Lavenia (Nepper) Isenberg, and married C. Edward Bender, who died in 1951. Surviving are two children, Edward R. of Lisbon, Ohio, and James H. of Columbiana; a grandchild, two great- grandchildren and a brother, Karl of Philipsburg. Mrs. Bender was a member of the First Presbyterian Church, Columbiana, and a Sunday school teacher, she was also a member of Sorosis Club, Order of the Eastern Star, Columbiana, Columbiana Music Study Club and Association of Retired Teachers, local and state. She was a graduate of Akron University. Altoona Mirror, Altoona, Pa., August 1, 1978, page 38