OBIT: Malinda (MILLER) BENDER, 1945, Springs, Somerset County, PA

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MALINDA MILLER BENDER

  Malinda Miller Bender, wife of Frederick W. Bender, died at her home in 
Springs, Pa. on Friday evening, September 7th.  As the result of a stroke and a 
serious heart condition, she had been an invalid, partially paralyzed and 
confined to her room, for more than nine years.  During her last few months her 
heart had gradually grown weaker and she had suffered more and more discomfort 
until finally death released her from her misery.  She was aged 75 years, 8 
months and 19 days.
  Malinda Miller, born near Springs, December 19, 1869, was a daughter of the 
late Daniel J. and Lucretia (Fuller) Miller.  She united with the Mennonite 
church in her youth.  On July 16, 1893, she married Frederick W. Bender, who has 
been owner and manager of the general store in Springs for nearly fifty years.
  She leaves to mourn her death, her husband and the following children: Ray and 
Walter, Denver, Pa.; Albert and George, Somerset; Clenson, Meyersdale, and Rhoda 
and Lucretia (Mrs. Robert Maust) at the parental home in Springs.  She is also 
survived by eleven brothers and sisters: William D. Miller, Salem, Ohio; Ulysses 
D. Miller, Meyersdale; Ed Miller, Inwood, W.Va.; Anna L. Miller, Springs; Mrs. 
Fred Lohr, Lancaster, and Mrs. Charles Shoemaker, Scottdale.  Three brothers, 
two sisters, and her son-in-law, preceded her in death.
  Mrs. Bender was a refined and noble woman, and a Christian mother, whose chief 
concern was for her family and its well-being.  In the days before her illness, 
she was especially noted for her hospitality and for her generosity to anyone in 
need.  The many callers and the many beautiful floral tributes, received at the 
house after her death, attested to the esteem in which she was held in her 
community and elsewhere.  Her long sickness, which she bore with patience, was a 
source of grief to her husband, her five devoted sons, and the two daughters who 
took care of her.  Though confined to her bed, her influence still made itself 
felt, and she will be sorely missed by her family.  Yet there is comfort in the 
thought that she is at rest at last.
  Funeral services were held on Monday morning in the Springs Mennonite Church, 
with Rev. A. Jay Replogle and Rev. Roy Otto officiating.  A choir of local 
singers and a men's quartette rendered beautiful music.  Rev. Walter Otto 
fittingly sang the solo, "There Is No Death."  Six nephews - Olen, Bryon, and 
Herman Bender, and Dwight, Myron and Aaron Miller served as pallbearers.  
Interment was in charge of William Winterberg of Grantsville.
  Relatives from a distance who attended the funeral, were: Mr. and Mrs. Ray 
Bender and children, Joanne, Barbara, Richard and Donald, and Mr. and Mrs. 
Walter Bender, all of Denver, Pa., William Miller, Salem, Ohio; Mr. and Mrs. Ed 
Miller, Inwood, W.Va.; Mr. and Mrs. Fred Lohr, Lancaster, Pa.; Mr. and Mrs. C. 
B. Shoemaker and daughter Elizabeth, Mabel Bittinger, Mrs. Allen Good and Ralph 
Bender, all of Scottdale; Mr. and Mrs. Dale Miller, Lisbon, Ohio; Mr. and Mrs. 
George Shansey and children, Eileen and Wayne, Washington, D.C.; Mr. Clarence 
Miller and son, Bayard, Elizabeth, Pa.; Mr. and Mrs. Robert Luther from near 
Johnstown, and Mr. and Mrs. Allen Bender, Cumberland, Md.

Meyersdale Republican, September 13, 1945