Teresa Bender Obituary
It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Teresa Bender of Cowen, West Virginia, who passed away on August 8, 2025, at the age of 91, leaving to mourn family and friends. Family and friends are welcome to send flowers or leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family.
She was predeceased by: her parents, Fred Groves and Clara Groves (Marks); her husband Theodore Bender (T. O.); her son Mitchell Bender; her grandchildren, Amy Short and Austin Wolverton; her great grandchild Hailey; and her siblings, Wilda Cox, Juanita "Penny" Shearer, Wayne, Roger, Bernard and Ofie Groves.
She is survived by: her children, Gary Bender (Dorothy), Terry Casteel (Mark), Rhonda Short (Monte), Ronnie Groves, Glenna Dawn Cesaro, Nancy Cottrill and Patty Cottrill. She is also survived by numerous grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and great-great-grandchildren; and a host of other relatives and friends.
