- Date Of Birth: July 18, 1944
- Date Of Death: November 23, 2021
- State: Illinois
Alan F. Bender, 77, of Villa Grove passed away on Tuesday, November 23, 2021 at the Carle Foundation Hospital.
Alan was born on July 18, 1944 to Leon and Esther (Porterfield) Bender. He married Lucinda Best on January 8, 1966 at St.
Also surviving are their three children, Christina Kay Mayhall, Eric Alan (Kim) Bender, and Laura Kay Bender; five grandchildren, Myranda Faye Mayhall, Bowen Alan Bender, Egan Alan Bender, Gwenlyn Bender, and Samuel Alan F. Bender; one sister, Sue (Terry) Cundall; and one daughter-in-law, Jennifer Bender.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Leon “Bus” and Esther Bender; one son, Timothy Alan Bender; two brothers and one sister.
Alan was a lifetime farmer in the Villa Grove area. He served on the Villa Grove School Board, coached Villa Grove softball, was a Murdock Township Trustee, a member of the Sacred Heart Parish, and a member of the Knights of Columbus.
