Henderson, Pearl R.

1913 - 1984  (70 years)

• Name	Henderson, Pearl R.
  Birth	12 Dec 1913  [1]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	HEND.P004
  _FGRAVE	18348890
  Death	16 Nov 1984  [1]
  	Pearl Henderson, 70, Clay City, died at 9:50 p.m. Tuesday,Nov. 13, in Clay County Hospital in Flora. Visitation and services will be in the Hosselton-Bookhout-Engelmeier Funeral Home in Clay City with Rev. Ron Linder presiding. Burial will be inClay City Cemetery. Mr. Henderson was born Dec. 12, 1913, the son of Francis and Mary (Shelton) Henderson. He married Genelle Thomas Dec. 23, 1937, in Louisville, and she survives. He was a retired carpenter. Other survivors include three sons, Larry, Flora; Marvin, Clay City; Dean, Dwight; a brother. Art, Clay City; six sisters, Grace Fitzgerald, Marie Hendricks and Hazel Akers, all of Flora; Edna McCann, Xenia; Lucille Billington, Clay City; Virginia Meyers, St. Charles; six grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents. Taken from the Olney Daily Mail, Olney, IL, Nov, 1984.
  Burial	Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois   [1]
  Person ID	I28225	Carl Wayne Gray Research | Thomas - Loveland John Henry Thomas and Clara Belle Loveland Descendants
  Last Modified	4 Jan 2026

  
  

  Father	Henderson, Francis Marien,   b. 20 Jan 1879, Rinard, Wayne County, Illinois d. 22 Nov 1965, Rinard, Wayne County, Illinois (Age 86 years)
  Mother	Shelton, Mary Etta,   b. 20 Jan 1884   d. 8 Apr 1971 (Age 87 years)
  Marriage	1901  [2, 3]
  Age at Marriage	He : ~ 21 years and 11 months - She : ~ 16 years and 11 months.
  Family ID	F1278	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Thomas, Doris Genelle,   b. 25 Mar 1917   d. 21 Mar 2004 (Age 86 years)
  Marriage	Y  [1]
  Family ID	F12047	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Burial - - Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Headstones

  Headstone, Henderson, Doris Genelle and Pearl R.

  
  

• Sources

  [S8187] https://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Henderson, Doris Genelle and Pearl R., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/18348890/pearl-r-henderson), none. (Reliability: 2). [S1166] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Henderson, Mary E. and Francis M., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/6127545/mary-e-henderson), none. (Reliability: 2). [S1886] Clay County Genealogical Society, Clay Roots, (Clay County Genealogical Society, Clay Roots, Volume XVIII, Number 4, Winter 2006), Page 53, none. (Reliability: 2).