Ms. Jo Ann (McKenzie) Henderson, resident of Wynne, Arkansas, departed this life on Thursday, January 24, 2019, in the comfort of her home at the age of 74. She was born in McCrory, Arkansas on Sunday, April 30, 1944, the daughter of Mr. Samuel Jackson McKenzie and Mrs. Rita Ellen (Kyle) McKenzie.
Ms. Henderson attended First Baptist Church in Augusta. She enjoyed crafting, gardening, and canning, and had an unconditional love for her family. Jo Ann will forever be remembered for her strong-willed and independent character.
Ms. Henderson was preceded in death by her parents; her husband William “Buddy” Henderson, Sr.; her companion of 13 years, Burnis Deason; a daughter, Katherine Smith; and a great-grandchild, Arian Henderson.
She is survived by two sons, Michael Reed and wife, Beverly, of Morton; and Richard Little of Springhill, Florida; two daughters, Thresea Reed of Wynne and Davia Taylor of Cherry Valley; a brother, Jimmy McKenzie; six sisters, Vera McGarrity, Sandra Carter, Mary Sue Parkridge, Ginger Pruitt, Jackie Pruitt, and Sharon Moore; nine grandchildren; twelve great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild; and a host of other relatives and friends.
Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Monday, January 28, 2019, in the Thompson-Wilson Funeral Home chapel in Wynne with Brother Greg DeWitt officiating. Interment will follow in Pumpkin Bend Cemetery. A reception for family and friends will follow the committal service at Morton Baptist Church.
Friends may visit at the funeral home from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. on Sunday, January 27, 2019.
Ms. Henderson attended First Baptist Church in Augusta. She enjoyed crafting, gardening, and canning, and had an unconditional love for her family. Jo Ann will forever be remembered for her strong-willed and independent character.
Ms. Henderson was preceded in death by her parents; her husband William “Buddy” Henderson, Sr.; her companion of 13 years, Burnis Deason; a daughter, Katherine Smith; and a great-grandchild, Arian Henderson.
She is survived by two sons, Michael Reed and wife, Beverly, of Morton; and Richard Little of Springhill, Florida; two daughters, Thresea Reed of Wynne and Davia Taylor of Cherry Valley; a brother, Jimmy McKenzie; six sisters, Vera McGarrity, Sandra Carter, Mary Sue Parkridge, Ginger Pruitt, Jackie Pruitt, and Sharon Moore; nine grandchildren; twelve great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild; and a host of other relatives and friends.
Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Monday, January 28, 2019, in the Thompson-Wilson Funeral Home chapel in Wynne with Brother Greg DeWitt officiating. Interment will follow in Pumpkin Bend Cemetery. A reception for family and friends will follow the committal service at Morton Baptist Church.
Friends may visit at the funeral home from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. on Sunday, January 27, 2019.
Ms. Jo Ann (McKenzie) Henderson, resident of Wynne, Arkansas, departed this life on Thursday, January 24, 2019, in the comfort of her home at the age of 74. She was born in McCrory, Arkansas on Sunday, April 30, 1944, the daughter of Mr. Samuel Jackson McKenzie and Mrs. Rita Ellen (Kyle) McKenzie.
Ms. Henderson attended First Baptist Church in Augusta. She enjoyed crafting, gardening, and canning, and had an unconditional love for her family. Jo Ann will forever be remembered for her strong-willed and independent character.
Ms. Henderson was preceded in death by her parents; her husband William “Buddy” Henderson, Sr.; her companion of 13 years, Burnis Deason; a daughter, Katherine Smith; and a great-grandchild, Arian Henderson.
She is survived by two sons, Michael Reed and wife, Beverly, of Morton; and Richard Little of Springhill, Florida; two daughters, Thresea Reed of Wynne and Davia Taylor of Cherry Valley; a brother, Jimmy McKenzie; six sisters, Vera McGarrity, Sandra Carter, Mary Sue Parkridge, Ginger Pruitt, Jackie Pruitt, and Sharon Moore; nine grandchildren; twelve great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild; and a host of other relatives and friends.
Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Monday, January 28, 2019, in the Thompson-Wilson Funeral Home chapel in Wynne with Brother Greg DeWitt officiating. Interment will follow in Pumpkin Bend Cemetery. A reception for family and friends will follow the committal service at Morton Baptist Church.
Friends may visit at the funeral home from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. on Sunday, January 27, 2019.
Ms. Henderson attended First Baptist Church in Augusta. She enjoyed crafting, gardening, and canning, and had an unconditional love for her family. Jo Ann will forever be remembered for her strong-willed and independent character.
Ms. Henderson was preceded in death by her parents; her husband William “Buddy” Henderson, Sr.; her companion of 13 years, Burnis Deason; a daughter, Katherine Smith; and a great-grandchild, Arian Henderson.
She is survived by two sons, Michael Reed and wife, Beverly, of Morton; and Richard Little of Springhill, Florida; two daughters, Thresea Reed of Wynne and Davia Taylor of Cherry Valley; a brother, Jimmy McKenzie; six sisters, Vera McGarrity, Sandra Carter, Mary Sue Parkridge, Ginger Pruitt, Jackie Pruitt, and Sharon Moore; nine grandchildren; twelve great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild; and a host of other relatives and friends.
Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Monday, January 28, 2019, in the Thompson-Wilson Funeral Home chapel in Wynne with Brother Greg DeWitt officiating. Interment will follow in Pumpkin Bend Cemetery. A reception for family and friends will follow the committal service at Morton Baptist Church.
Friends may visit at the funeral home from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. on Sunday, January 27, 2019.
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