Bloomington (Monroe County, Indiana) Herald-Times, March 11, 2014, p. A2. NOTE: The item below was abstracted by Randi Richardson from a very lengthy obit. William Harold "Harold" Bender, age 102, was born December 29, 1911, to William Henry and Mary Frances (Huntington) Bender. He grew up on Bender Road east of Bloomington and graduated from Bloomington High School in 1930. In 1938 he married Christine Crafton who died in 1983. Together they had three boys: David, John and Paul. Christine died in 1983. Four years later, Harold married Mildred Schnabel who died in 2002. Harold's first "regular job" was with Bloomington's Wegmiller Lumber Company in 1937. Together with his son, John, he purchased the company in 1962 eventually renaming it the Bender Lumber Company. During the course of his career with the company, he was both manager and home designer. In the 1940s and 1950s, many of Bloomington's homes were designed by him. When he retired in 1979, all three of his sons were involved in the business. Harold died on March 9, 2014. In addition to his two wives who predeceased him, he was predeceased by his son, David, his parents, and all of his siblings: Verdia, Alta, Ethel, Dwight, J. Lester and Eugene. Funeral services were held at the Funeral Chapel in Bloomington with burial in the Clear Creek Cemetery.