Carol Lea (Adkins) Bender, 88, of South Point, OH, formerly of Columbus, OH, died, Wednesday December 25, 2019 in Community Hospice of Ashland, KY. Carol was born June 11, 1931 in Wayne, WV a daughter of the late Victor and Gladys Mills Adkins. She was a graduate of Wayne High School in 1949 and retired from Equitable Life Assurance Company with 38 years of service. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Arden R. Bender and a sister, Helena Spurlock. Carol and Arden never had children of their own, however they provided for many children in a Columbus, Ohio school district. Where he taught school. Survivors include four sisters, Beulah (Glen) Baisden, Betty Damron, Peggy Ferguson and Janice (Cecil) Merritt, two sisters-in-law, Gene Bender and Teresa Bender, special niece, Bobbie Simmons, another special niece and nephew, Roger and Mitzi Beller and many other nieces and nephews which she loved dearly, special friends, Tammy Hawthorne, Ray and Tina Boster and Donna Mills. Chapman's Mortuary Huntington is assisting the family.