Palestine High School Alumni Association

05 / 28 / 1954  –  08 / 09 / 2006

Memorial services for Bobby Carroll Henderson, 52, of Palestine, will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at Herrington/Land of Memory Funeral Home Chapel.

Mr. Henderson died Wednesday at Hospice of East Texas in Tyler.

He was born May 28, 1954, in Palestine.

Mr. Henderson graduated from Palestine High School in 1972 and served seven years in the U.S. Navy and Navy Reserves. He was a Methodist. He worked 10 years in Dallas as a journeyman electrician for General Electric before returning to Palestine where he taught electronics for the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. He also had worked for the Murray Corporation.

He was preceded in death by his father, Carroll Henderson; grandparents, Clay and Lennie Henderson and Jesse and Maud Ramsey; uncle, Jesse Ramsey; aunt, Opal Allen; and a grandchild, Dakota Turhune.

Mr. Henderson is survived by his mother, Sarah McLane of Palestine; daughter, Ashlee Henderson of Palestine; son, Kevin Henderson and wife Mindy of Hawaii; sisters, Sarah Beth Kormondy and husband Tom of Grapevine, Beverly Conner and husband Glenn of Palestine, and Marsha Vickery of Palestine; grandchildren, Torrie, Seth and Devin Henderson of Hawaii and Chloe Henderson of Palestine; nieces, Kayla Young, Harley Smith and Stevie Vickery of Palestine; and special aunts and cousins.

Condolence calls will be received from 6 to 7 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Palestine Herald-Press 08 / 11 / 2006