Kenneth Robert Bolender, age 79 of Nashville, Ark., passed away on Sunday, Oct. 4, 2026, in Nashville. He was born in Niagara Falls, N.Y., on June 1, 1947, the son of the late Frederick L. Bolender and Mildred Evans Bolender.
Mr. Bolender was a member of the Mineral Springs United Methodist Church. He married Janet Bedwell Bolender on Sept. 9, 1968, in Magnolia, Ark. He obtained his Bachelor’s Degree from Southern State College in Magnolia in 1970. He went on to be an Environmental Investigator for Nationwide Insurance, as well as having his own environmental investigation company.
He was involved with several community organizations including the Lion’s Club in Deerfield, Ill., and Mineral Springs for over 40 years He served as president in each chapter for several terms. He was also a member of the Lake County Crime Stoppers in Deerfield, Ill.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his grandparents Florence Sullivan Evans and Robert Pendleton Evans; mother-in-law, Marjorie Jones Schooley; a brother-in-law, James Schooley; and his wife’s grandparents, Murl and Josephine Lake Jones, and a niece, Alexis Schooley.
Those left to cherish his memory include his loving wife of 58 years, Janet Bolender; his brother, James F. (Rae) Bolender; his nephew, Jim (Dawn) Bolender; his niece, Cynthia Bolender; great-nephews Grant, Drew and Lucas Bolender; three sisters-in-law, Diane Pittman, Josie (Zane) Thomas and Judi Hood; well as a host of other relatives and friends.
A graveside service for Mr. Bolender will begin at 2 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 8, 2026, in New Corinth Cemetery under the direction of Latimer Funeral Home.
Memorials may be made to the First United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 298, Mineral Springs, AR 71851 or the Parkinson’s Foundation, 5757 Waterford District Drive, Ste 310, Miami, FL 33126.
You may send an online sympathy message at www.latimerfuneralhome.com.
