Julia Bender

GOLDSBORO - Julia Winstead Bender, 85, of the Belfast community, died Thursday, April 21, 2016. She is the widow of James R. Bender who died March 12, 2009.

Funeral, Saturday, 7:00 PM, Salem United Methodist Church, followed by a time of visiting and sharing. Interment will be for and at the convenience of the family at Wayne Memorial Park.

Mrs. Bender, retired from Belks and then joined her husband, Mr. "B" as they operated Bender's Barn in the Belfast community. Moving to Fremont, they were instrumental in the development of the Daffodil Park. She was a volunteer with the Salvation Army, United Church Ministries, Belfast Extension Club and Meals-on-Wheels.

She is survived by her daughters, and sons-in-law, Connie and Mike Hopper of Goldsboro and Cynthia and Jerry Tucker of Wilson; son, Jim Bender of Goldsboro; grandchildren, Richie Bender, Chris Griffin and his wife, Ashley, and Chris Hopper and his wife, Jamie, Jerri Drae Tucker; great-granddaughters, Skylar Griffin and Tanner Griffin, Caroline, Lexi and Anderson Clucas; sisters, Joy O'Neal of Kinston and Elsie Kenderick of Raleigh.

Preceding her in death were her parents, Solon and Minnie Jones Winstead of Wake County; sisters, Gretchen Davis and Mary Keil Collins; brother, Edward Winstead.

Memorials are suggested to Salem United Methodist Church, 2706 Salem Church Rd, Goldsboro, NC 27530-7914.