Rest well, Dad On Father's Day, last Sunday, my father, Fred Cordell Henderson, died, exactly one month after he celebrated his 92nd birthday. This obituary (a collaborative effort by my three sisters, my brother-in-law and my stepmother -- with a tiny contribution from me) appeared on the front page of the Monday edition of the Wilkes Journal-Patriot (North Wilkesboro, N.C.): Fred C. Henderson, 92, local leader, dies Sunday Fred C. Henderson, 92, of Dogwood Drive, Wilkesboro, died Sunday, June 15, at Wilkes Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be held Tuesday, 2 p.m., at Wilkesboro United Methodist Church with the Reverend Christopher Fitzgerald officiating. Burial will be in Mountlawn Memorial Park. Mr. Henderson was born in Wilkes County on May 15, 1911, to James Blaine and Lula Cordell Henderson. He was a member of Wilkesboro United Methodist Church for 80 years. Over the years, he served on many of the church’s governing bodies. Mr. Henderson was a well-known Wilkes...
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