Ora Maude Bender
1883 - 1962 (79 years)-
Name Ora Maude Bender Birth 26 Jan 1883 Braxton Co., WV 
[1, 2] Gender Female Death 13 May 1962 Gassaway, Braxton Co., WV [1] Cause: broncho-pneumonia Burial 15 May 1962 Fairview Cemetery, Chapel, Braxton Co., WV [3] Person ID I6499 Meadow Bluff Meanderings Last Modified 7 Sep 2025
Father William K. Bender, b. 28 Mar 1854, Steer Creek, Braxton Co., VA d. 22 Sep 1931, Chapel, Braxton Co., WV (Age 77 years) Mother Amanda L. Squires, b. 18 Oct 1857, Salt Lick Creek, Braxton Co., VA d. 21 Mar 1887, Otter District, Braxton Co., WV (Age 29 years) Marriage 8 Jun 1876 Salt Lick Creek, Braxton Co., WV [2, 4] Family ID F2660 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Frank Lester Engel, b. 26 Mar 1879, Braxton Co., WV d. 23 Aug 1959, Walkersville, Lewis Co., WV (Age 80 years) Marriage 27 May 1903 Chapel, Braxton Co., WV [5] Children 1. Karl Engel 2. Dana Engel 3. Muriel Engel 4. Irma Engel Family ID F14583 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 7 Sep 2025
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Notes - Charleston Daily Mail, Charleston, WV, Monday, 14 May 1962, p. 20, col. 3
Deaths and Funerals
Mrs. Ora Engel
GASSAWAY - Mrs. Ora Maude Engle, 79, of Chapel, Braxton County, died in a hospital here Sunday after an extended illness.
Surviving are two sons, Karl of Gassaway and Dana of Chapel; two daughters, Mrs. Muriel Yerkey of Sutton and Mrs. Irma Smith of Folkston, Ga.; seven grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Mrs. Engel was a member of the Fairview Evangelical United Brethren Church, where services will be conducted tomorrow at 2 p.m., the Revs. E. H. LaFon and C. L. Campbell officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery.
The body is at the Bartlett Funeral Home in Gassaway.
- Charleston Daily Mail, Charleston, WV, Monday, 14 May 1962, p. 20, col. 3
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