Betty Coulter Henderson, 80, of Hot Springs, passed away peacefully, surrounded by family on Friday, June 6, 2014.
She was born in Lockesburg on October 28, 1933, to Tom and Pearl Smith Coulter.
Betty attended Centenary College in Shreveport, Louisiana, where she was a member of Alpha Xi Delta Sorority. She met "the" Mr. Henderson, the love of her life, while attending Henderson State Teachers College. Betty taught at Lake Hamilton School for 36 years. She was active in the National Education Association, Arkansas Education Association and the Lake Hamilton Classroom Teachers Association. An unwavering Democrat, Betty was a member of the Virginia Clinton Kelley Democrat Women's Club and the Garland County Democratic Central Committee and was a recipient of the "Garland County Yellow Dog Democrat Award". One of her proudest memories was serving as a delegate to the 1984 Democratic National Convention in San Francisco.
She was a member of the Unitarian Universalist Church of Hot Springs.
Preceding her in death was her husband of 50 years, Bill Henderson; her parents; her in-laws, Guy and Zelma Henderson; a sister, Ida Margaret Stone; and a brother and sister-in-law, Tom Smith and Ann Coulter.
She is survived by her two daughters, Denise Henderson of Hot Springs and Ann (Jim) Gilbert of Little Rock; sisters, Carolyn Keuteman of La Marque, Texas, Myra (Wayne) Clay of Lockesburg and Cindy (Larry) Hale of DeQueen; sisters-in-law, Bonnie (Bob) Biles and Ruby Meeks of Hot Springs; step-grandchildren, Jennifer Sutherlin of Rogers and Brent Gilbert of Little Rock; and a host of cousins, nieces and nephews, whom she dearly loved.
Services will be held at 10:00 AM, Wednesday, June 11, 2014, in the Davis-Smith Funeral Home Chapel in Hot Springs with Reverend Doctor Bud Hearn officiating. Visitation will be Tuesday, 5:00 PM until 7:00 PM. Burial will be at 3:00 PM, Wednesday, in Coulter Memorial Gardens in Lockesburg.
Pallbearers will be Greg Hale, Dutch Keuteman, Tom Coulter, Michael Harris, Brett Henderson, Bryan Clay, Mark Clay and Randy Harris.
Honorary pallbearers include Betty's traveling buddy, Rachel Heffernan; Barbara and Peter Thexton; Barbara Butler; Ann Hair; special teacher friends, Kay Ekey, Sandy Matthews, Larry Russell, Chris Black, Bonnie Varner and Diane Hass; Joe Sturgill and Alan Clark; Joe Bill Morton; Lockesburg Class of 1951; "Bill's School Friends"; Robert Wayne Morphew; Anna Ferris; Shirley Moore, Shelba Gamble and Donna Scott.
Betty asked that memorials be made to Arkansas Hospice, 14 Parkstone Circle, North Little Rock, Arkansas, 72116, www.arkansashospice.org or the Unitarian Universalist Church of Hot Springs, 100 Norwalk, Hot Springs, Arkansas, 71901. Guest registry is at www.davis-smith.com. - See more at: http://www.davis-smith.com/obituary/Betty-Coulter-Henderson/Hot-Springs-AR/1389033#sthash.ESG6XfXL.dpuf
She was born in Lockesburg on October 28, 1933, to Tom and Pearl Smith Coulter.
Betty attended Centenary College in Shreveport, Louisiana, where she was a member of Alpha Xi Delta Sorority. She met "the" Mr. Henderson, the love of her life, while attending Henderson State Teachers College. Betty taught at Lake Hamilton School for 36 years. She was active in the National Education Association, Arkansas Education Association and the Lake Hamilton Classroom Teachers Association. An unwavering Democrat, Betty was a member of the Virginia Clinton Kelley Democrat Women's Club and the Garland County Democratic Central Committee and was a recipient of the "Garland County Yellow Dog Democrat Award". One of her proudest memories was serving as a delegate to the 1984 Democratic National Convention in San Francisco.
She was a member of the Unitarian Universalist Church of Hot Springs.
Preceding her in death was her husband of 50 years, Bill Henderson; her parents; her in-laws, Guy and Zelma Henderson; a sister, Ida Margaret Stone; and a brother and sister-in-law, Tom Smith and Ann Coulter.
She is survived by her two daughters, Denise Henderson of Hot Springs and Ann (Jim) Gilbert of Little Rock; sisters, Carolyn Keuteman of La Marque, Texas, Myra (Wayne) Clay of Lockesburg and Cindy (Larry) Hale of DeQueen; sisters-in-law, Bonnie (Bob) Biles and Ruby Meeks of Hot Springs; step-grandchildren, Jennifer Sutherlin of Rogers and Brent Gilbert of Little Rock; and a host of cousins, nieces and nephews, whom she dearly loved.
Services will be held at 10:00 AM, Wednesday, June 11, 2014, in the Davis-Smith Funeral Home Chapel in Hot Springs with Reverend Doctor Bud Hearn officiating. Visitation will be Tuesday, 5:00 PM until 7:00 PM. Burial will be at 3:00 PM, Wednesday, in Coulter Memorial Gardens in Lockesburg.
Pallbearers will be Greg Hale, Dutch Keuteman, Tom Coulter, Michael Harris, Brett Henderson, Bryan Clay, Mark Clay and Randy Harris.
Honorary pallbearers include Betty's traveling buddy, Rachel Heffernan; Barbara and Peter Thexton; Barbara Butler; Ann Hair; special teacher friends, Kay Ekey, Sandy Matthews, Larry Russell, Chris Black, Bonnie Varner and Diane Hass; Joe Sturgill and Alan Clark; Joe Bill Morton; Lockesburg Class of 1951; "Bill's School Friends"; Robert Wayne Morphew; Anna Ferris; Shirley Moore, Shelba Gamble and Donna Scott.
Betty asked that memorials be made to Arkansas Hospice, 14 Parkstone Circle, North Little Rock, Arkansas, 72116, www.arkansashospice.org or the Unitarian Universalist Church of Hot Springs, 100 Norwalk, Hot Springs, Arkansas, 71901. Guest registry is at www.davis-smith.com. - See more at: http://www.davis-smith.com/obituary/Betty-Coulter-Henderson/Hot-Springs-AR/1389033#sthash.ESG6XfXL.dpuf
Betty Coulter Henderson, 80, of Hot Springs, passed away peacefully, surrounded by family on Friday, June 6, 2014.
She was born in Lockesburg on October 28, 1933, to Tom and Pearl Smith Coulter.
Betty attended Centenary College in Shreveport, Louisiana, where she was a member of Alpha Xi Delta Sorority. She met "the" Mr. Henderson, the love of her life, while attending Henderson State Teachers College. Betty taught at Lake Hamilton School for 36 years. She was active in the National Education Association, Arkansas Education Association and the Lake Hamilton Classroom Teachers Association. An unwavering Democrat, Betty was a member of the Virginia Clinton Kelley Democrat Women's Club and the Garland County Democratic Central Committee and was a recipient of the "Garland County Yellow Dog Democrat Award". One of her proudest memories was serving as a delegate to the 1984 Democratic National Convention in San Francisco.
She was a member of the Unitarian Universalist Church of Hot Springs.
Preceding her in death was her husband of 50 years, Bill Henderson; her parents; her in-laws, Guy and Zelma Henderson; a sister, Ida Margaret Stone; and a brother and sister-in-law, Tom Smith and Ann Coulter.
She is survived by her two daughters, Denise Henderson of Hot Springs and Ann (Jim) Gilbert of Little Rock; sisters, Carolyn Keuteman of La Marque, Texas, Myra (Wayne) Clay of Lockesburg and Cindy (Larry) Hale of DeQueen; sisters-in-law, Bonnie (Bob) Biles and Ruby Meeks of Hot Springs; step-grandchildren, Jennifer Sutherlin of Rogers and Brent Gilbert of Little Rock; and a host of cousins, nieces and nephews, whom she dearly loved.
Services will be held at 10:00 AM, Wednesday, June 11, 2014, in the Davis-Smith Funeral Home Chapel in Hot Springs with Reverend Doctor Bud Hearn officiating. Visitation will be Tuesday, 5:00 PM until 7:00 PM. Burial will be at 3:00 PM, Wednesday, in Coulter Memorial Gardens in Lockesburg.
Pallbearers will be Greg Hale, Dutch Keuteman, Tom Coulter, Michael Harris, Brett Henderson, Bryan Clay, Mark Clay and Randy Harris.
Honorary pallbearers include Betty's traveling buddy, Rachel Heffernan; Barbara and Peter Thexton; Barbara Butler; Ann Hair; special teacher friends, Kay Ekey, Sandy Matthews, Larry Russell, Chris Black, Bonnie Varner and Diane Hass; Joe Sturgill and Alan Clark; Joe Bill Morton; Lockesburg Class of 1951; "Bill's School Friends"; Robert Wayne Morphew; Anna Ferris; Shirley Moore, Shelba Gamble and Donna Scott.
Betty asked that memorials be made to Arkansas Hospice, 14 Parkstone Circle, North Little Rock, Arkansas, 72116, www.arkansashospice.org or the Unitarian Universalist Church of Hot Springs, 100 Norwalk, Hot Springs, Arkansas, 71901. Guest registry is at www.davis-smith.com. - See more at: http://www.davis-smith.com/obituary/Betty-Coulter-Henderson/Hot-Springs-AR/1389033#sthash.ESG6XfXL.dpuf
She was born in Lockesburg on October 28, 1933, to Tom and Pearl Smith Coulter.
Betty attended Centenary College in Shreveport, Louisiana, where she was a member of Alpha Xi Delta Sorority. She met "the" Mr. Henderson, the love of her life, while attending Henderson State Teachers College. Betty taught at Lake Hamilton School for 36 years. She was active in the National Education Association, Arkansas Education Association and the Lake Hamilton Classroom Teachers Association. An unwavering Democrat, Betty was a member of the Virginia Clinton Kelley Democrat Women's Club and the Garland County Democratic Central Committee and was a recipient of the "Garland County Yellow Dog Democrat Award". One of her proudest memories was serving as a delegate to the 1984 Democratic National Convention in San Francisco.
She was a member of the Unitarian Universalist Church of Hot Springs.
Preceding her in death was her husband of 50 years, Bill Henderson; her parents; her in-laws, Guy and Zelma Henderson; a sister, Ida Margaret Stone; and a brother and sister-in-law, Tom Smith and Ann Coulter.
She is survived by her two daughters, Denise Henderson of Hot Springs and Ann (Jim) Gilbert of Little Rock; sisters, Carolyn Keuteman of La Marque, Texas, Myra (Wayne) Clay of Lockesburg and Cindy (Larry) Hale of DeQueen; sisters-in-law, Bonnie (Bob) Biles and Ruby Meeks of Hot Springs; step-grandchildren, Jennifer Sutherlin of Rogers and Brent Gilbert of Little Rock; and a host of cousins, nieces and nephews, whom she dearly loved.
Services will be held at 10:00 AM, Wednesday, June 11, 2014, in the Davis-Smith Funeral Home Chapel in Hot Springs with Reverend Doctor Bud Hearn officiating. Visitation will be Tuesday, 5:00 PM until 7:00 PM. Burial will be at 3:00 PM, Wednesday, in Coulter Memorial Gardens in Lockesburg.
Pallbearers will be Greg Hale, Dutch Keuteman, Tom Coulter, Michael Harris, Brett Henderson, Bryan Clay, Mark Clay and Randy Harris.
Honorary pallbearers include Betty's traveling buddy, Rachel Heffernan; Barbara and Peter Thexton; Barbara Butler; Ann Hair; special teacher friends, Kay Ekey, Sandy Matthews, Larry Russell, Chris Black, Bonnie Varner and Diane Hass; Joe Sturgill and Alan Clark; Joe Bill Morton; Lockesburg Class of 1951; "Bill's School Friends"; Robert Wayne Morphew; Anna Ferris; Shirley Moore, Shelba Gamble and Donna Scott.
Betty asked that memorials be made to Arkansas Hospice, 14 Parkstone Circle, North Little Rock, Arkansas, 72116, www.arkansashospice.org or the Unitarian Universalist Church of Hot Springs, 100 Norwalk, Hot Springs, Arkansas, 71901. Guest registry is at www.davis-smith.com. - See more at: http://www.davis-smith.com/obituary/Betty-Coulter-Henderson/Hot-Springs-AR/1389033#sthash.ESG6XfXL.dpuf
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