BRANDI ANN BENDER

Brandi Ann Bender, age 23, and her three sons, Nicholas Ryan Adkins, age 5, Peyton Lee Bender, age 4, and unborn infant son, Justice Anthony Bender-Wheaton passed away Saturday, January 17, 2009 in a house fire in Fort Wayne, IN. Born on June 28, 1985 in Whitley County, IN, Brandi was the daughter of Charles L. and Anita A.(Goff) Bender.She attended Whitley County Consolidated Schools and finished her education through home schooling. She graduated with an Associates Degree in medical billing from Penn Foster and an Associates Degree in medical assisting from Brown Mackie. A life-time Whitley County resident until the past year, she has resided in Fort Wayne. She was a devoted full time mother to her sons.Survivors include her parents, Charles L. and Anita A. Bender of Larwill; sisters, Kelli Bender of Fort Wayne, Karly and Scarlet Bender both of Larwill; fiance` Carlos Wheaton of Fort Wayne; grandparents, Charles and Wilma Bender of Columbia City, Carl (Judy) Goff of New Haven; grandmother, Sandra Goff of Fort Wayne; uncles, Jerry Goff and Daryl Bender both of Fort Wayne; aunts, Charla Higgins of Fort Wayne, Julie Quiring of Decatur, TX and Kathy Paseka of Columbia City.Surviving infant, Justice Anthony Bender-Wheaton, are his father, Carlos Wheaton of Fort Wayne; grandparents, Charles L. and Anita A. Bender of Larwill, Alvin Wheaton and Baba Brahlek of Fort Wayne; great-grandparents, Charles and Wilma Bender of Columbia City and Carl (Judy) Goff of New Haven; great-grandmother, Sandra Goff of Fort Wayne. A combined visitation for Brandi, Nicholas, Peyton, and Justice is Tuesday, January 20, 2009 from 2:00 to 8:00 p.m. at DeMoney-Grimes Countryside Park Funeral Home, 600 Countryside Drive, Columbia City, IN. Funeral service is Wednesday, January 21, 2009 at 10:00 a.m. at the funeral home with Pastor Rick Pride of Eagle Quest Church officiating. Burial will follow at Stough Cemetery, Columbia City. Memorials may be given in memory of Brandi, Nicholas, Peyton and Justice to B.A.B.E. of Columbia City with envelopes available at the funeral home. Please visit www.demoneygrimes.com to send family condolences or to sign the guest register. Click here to view video tribute**Video may take up to 2 minutes to load.