The Topeka Daily Capital Monday April 3, 1951 Louis B. Bender. Louis B. BENDER, 76, of 2032 Oakley; a retired Army colonel, died at home Sunday. He lived in Topeka about five years. Born July 10, 1884, in Highland, he was a member of the Highland AF&AM more than 50 years, a member of the Downtown Topeka Kiwanis Club and the First Congregational Church. Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Grace Bender at home; a daughter, Mrs. H.C. MAY of Seattle, Wash.; two sons, John Bender of Lenox, Mass.; and Louis Bender, jr. of Chicago; a brother, Lester Bender of Independence, Mo.; and three granddaughters. Services will be announced by the Wall-Diffenderfer Mortuary.