J.B. Henderson, 79
J.B. Henderson, 79, of Hendersonville passed away Monday, Dec. 24, 2007, after a long battle with Parkinson's and Alzheimer's disease.
He was born in Corinth, Miss., on Nov. 15, 1928.
He played high school and college football. He attended Hinds Junior College and Auburn University. He graduated from Auburn University in 1951 with a degree in industrial engineering. After graduating, he took a job with General Electric, which took him all over the northeast and finally to Hendersonville in 1955. After one last move, in 1966 to 1968, working in the G.E. plant in Erie, Pa., he worked the remainder of his career in Hendersonville as manager of manufacturing.
He was an active member of the Hendersonville Church of Christ, serving as an elder for 25 years. He was a member of the Kiwanis Club. He served on the board of trustees of Pardee Hospital for many years. He was an avid bridge player, but above all, he put God and his wife and family first in everything he did in his life.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Clovis and Verda Henderson; his sisters, Dorothy and Hazel Jane; and his daughter, Ella Henderson Neal.
He is survived by his wife of 55 years, Lucille May Henderson; his two daughters, Jane Henderson Bryant and her husband, Keith, of Birmingham, Ala., and Lisa Henderson Curtis and husband, John, of Signal Mountain, Tenn.; his son, Joe Henderson and wife, Billie Kay, of Dalton, Mass.; and 11 grandchildren, Matthew Neal, Fisher Neal, Tyler Neal, Lauren Bryant, Evan Bryant, Claire Curtis, Caroline Curtis, Bryan Curtis, James Henderson, William Henderson and Samuel Henderson.
A funeral will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at the Hendersonville Church of Christ with Minister Jerry Senn officiating. Burial will be at Oakdale Cemetery with all eight grandsons serving as pallbearers. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Friday at Thos. Shepherd & Son Funeral Directors. In lieu of flowers, memorials can be made to the Hendersonville Church of Christ, 1975 Haywood Rd., Hendersonville, N.C. 28791; Parkinson's Disease Foundation, 1359 Broadway, Suite 1509, New York, N.Y. 10018, 800-457-6676, or to the charity of your choice. Share your thoughts and memories online at www.thosshepherd.com.
Thos. Shepherd & Son Funeral Directors are in charge of the arrangements.