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Eugene 'Junior' Henderson
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[May
12, 2010]
LINCOLN --
Eugene "Junior" Henderson, 78, of Lincoln, died Tuesday, May 11,
2010, at his home. |
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A private family service will be on Friday at
Holland Barry & Bennett Funeral Home. Burial will
follow in Zion Cemetery.
Mr. Henderson retired from the Illinois Central
Railroad after 34 years. He was fondly known by his
co-workers as "Arkie."
He was born Aug. 5, 1931, in Pontotoc, Miss. His
parents were Ottie Eugene and Vada Belle Jaco
Henderson. He married Carma Marie Cox on April 4,
1953, in Pontotoc, Miss.
He is survived by his wife, of Lincoln; four
daughters, Tina (and Bill) Workman of Lincoln, Carla
(and Dave) Bender of Lincoln, Kathy (and Mike)
Schielack of LaPorte, Texas, and Brenda (and Eric)
Skees of Murfreesboro, Tenn.; eight grandchildren;
four stepgrandchildren; three great-grandchildren;
three brothers, Kenneth Henderson, Curtis Henderson
and Jimmy Henderson, all of Van Buren, Ark.; and
three sisters, Marie Freeman of Little Rock, Ark.,
Mildred Higgins of Van Buren, Ark., and Belinda
Lucas of Atlanta.
He was preceded in death by his parents and one
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In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the
Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital Building Fund or
to the Logan County Paramedic Association and will
be accepted at the funeral home.
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