SMITHFIELD, OHIO: RUTH E. BENDER 75 OF MAPLE AVE. SMITFIELD, DIED TUESDAY DEC. 24, 2002 IN EAST OHIO REGIONAL HOSPITAL IN MARTINS FERRY. RUTH WAS BORN APRIL 21, 1927 IN RUSH RUN, DAUGHTER OF THE LATE CECIL AND PEARL ILER MOSSOR. RUTH WAS A HOMEMAKER, A CURRENT AVON REPRESENTITIVE, A FORMER MEMBER OF THE JEFFERSON COUNTY DEMOCRATIC PARTY, AND ATTENDED THE NEW ALEXANDRIA UNITED METHODIST CHURCH. IN ADDITION TO HER PARENTS, RUTH WAS PRECEDED IN DEATH BY HER HUSBAND, EDSON EUGENE "GENE" BENDER IN 1995, 1 SISTER; EDNA CORE, 1 BROTHER; VIRGIL MOSSOR. SURVIVING ARE, 2 SONS; BRUCE (LINDA) BENDER OF E.SPRINGFIELD, ALAN BENDER OF SMITHFIELD. 4 DAUGHTERS, JEANIE (BUCK) CUTLIP OF NAPOLEON, OHIO, HOPE TATE OF LOCUST GROVE, GA., BRENDA (RANDY) STILLWAGON OF BLOOMINGDALE, JOYCE (LES) FITHEN OF SMITHFIELD. 1 BROTHER, ELMER (THELMA ) MOSSOR OF RUSH RUN. 16 GRANDCHILDREN AND 11 GREAT GRANDCHILDREN. FRIENDS MAY CALL THURSDAY 7 -9 PM., FRIDAY 2-4 AND 7 -9 PM. AT THE J. E. FOSTER FUNERAL HOME,INC. 107 HILL ST. SMITHFIELD; WHERE SERVICES WILL BE HELD ON SATURDAY AT 10:00 AM., WITH REV. GLORIA BLOOMQUIST OFFICIATING. BURIAL WILL FOLLOW IN HOLLY MEMORIAL GARDENS PLEASANT GROVE.

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