Virginia Lou Patton

1941 - 2019  (78 years)

• Name	Virginia Lou Patton
  Nickname	Ginger
  Birth	3 Mar 1941	Elkhart County, Indiana, USArt County, Indiana, USAar
  Gender	Female
  Death	14 May 2019	Elkhart County, Indiana, USA
  Burial	Grace Lawn Cemetery, Middlebury, Elkhart County, Indiana, USA
  Person ID	I16874	Tulpehocken Genealogy
  Last Modified	13 Apr 2021

  
  

  Father	Richard L Patton,   b. 16 Nov 1911   d. 30 Dec 1980 (Age 69 years)
  Mother	Donna Elizabeth Bailey,   b. 1 Mar 1911   d. 2 Apr 1996 (Age 85 years)
  Family ID	F5753	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mervin T Bender,   b. 17 Oct 1936, Middlebury, Elkhart County, Indiana, USA d. 25 Jul 2013, Goshen, Elkhart County, Indiana, USA (Age 76 years)
  Family ID	F5755	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	13 Apr 2021

  
  

• Notes

  Virginia Lou "Ginger" Bender, 78, of Middlebury, died at 1:45 am, on Tuesday, May 14 at Waterford Crossing Health Center, Goshen, after suffering a couple strokes the past few months. She was born on March 3, 1941, in Goshen, to Richard and Donna (Bailey) Patton. On June 6, 1959 in Middlebury, she married Mervin T. Bender; he died July 25, 2013. Surviving are daughter, Linda (Dave) Hamilton of Middlebury; two sons, Randy and Larry Bender both of Middlebury; granddaughter, Ashley Hamilton; grandson, Austin Bender; three great-grandchildren, Brayden Ambrose, Noah Cronin, Harper Cronin. She was preceded in death by her husband; parents; sister, Sally Stark; brother, Thomas Patton. She was a homemaker and a grocery clerk for 15 years at Everett's Supermarket in Goshen. She and her husband chaperoned deaf and blind children from local schools as they were transported to school in Indianapolis for ten years. Visitation will be from 3:00 - 6:00 pm on Friday, May 17 followed by a 6:00 pm funeral service at Miller-Stewart Funeral Home, Middlebury. Burial will be held at a later date in Grace Lawn Cemetery, Middlebury. Memorials may be given to Waterford Crossing Health Center.