Louis Wayne Pender, Sr.

Fayetteville

Rev. Louis Wayne Pender, Sr., 82 went to be with his Lord and Savior on Tuesday, April 21, 2026.

Celebration of Life will be held at 11:00 AM Saturday, April 25, 2026 at Stedman Church of God of Prophecy, officiating will be Pastor Roy Burton and Pastor Don Baldwin.

The family will receive friends from 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM Saturday at the church prior to the service.

He is preceded in death by his parents; Ottie Glenn Pender and Ruby Speight Pender; siblings, Stacy Pender, Edward Pender, Elizabeth Blount and Louise Wolfe.

Louis was a true man of God. He pastored in New Bern and at Stedman Church of God of Prophecy.  He loved his Lord, his family, his church family, and just about anyone he came in contact with. He was kind and caring and never met a stranger. He left a great impact on many people; once you met him you automatically loved him. He will truly be missed by all who knew him.

He leaves to cherish his memory, his loving wife, Jane Pender; sons, Wayne Pender (Laura), and Jeff Pender (Lisa); grandchildren, Robert Wayne Pender, Brittany Marie Knapp (Rodney), and Maddie Labbe (Cade); great grandson, Noah Alexander Pender Young; sister, Judy Gray Lewis; and brother, James Allen Pender.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Louis’s memory to Stedman Church of God of Prophecy, 5371 NC-210, Stedman, NC 28391.

Services entrusted to Butler Funeral Home, 6535 Clinton Road, Stedman, NC 28391.