Martha Bender

Martha R. Bender, 87, of Newburg, died on the morning of Friday, May 11, 2012, at the Chambersburg Hospital.

She was born on July 10, 1924, in Broad Top City, Bedford County, a daughter of the late Marshall T. and Mary Pearl Davis Johnson.

Martha was primarily a homemaker throughout her life, caring for her daughter Donna for the past thirty five years. She also worked for a period of time at the Carlisle Hospital, Letterkenny Army Depot, and as a private house cleaner.

She is survived by three sons, Marshall H. Bender of Jamestown, NC, Herman T. Bender of Cross Lanes, WV, and Joseph E. Bender of Chambersburg; three daughters, Martha P. Paxton of Silver Lake, IN, Elma C. Byers of Newburg, and Donna M. Bender of Newburg; two brothers, Robert M. and Lewis F. Johnson, both of James Creek, PA; one sister, Lois P. Kuhn of Niles, OH; ten grandchildren; eleven great grandchildren; three great great grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Harold L. Bender; seven brothers; four sisters; and one granddaughter.

Her funeral service will be held at 3:00 p.m. on Monday, May 14, 2012, at the Fogelsanger-Bricker Funeral Home, Inc., Shippensburg. Pastor Marlin Fleck will officiate. Interment, in the Cumberland Valley Memorial Gardens, will be private. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service on Monday, at the funeral home.

Memorial contributions may be made to the New Testament Bible Baptist Church at 5444 Cumberland Hwy. Chambersburg, PA 17202.