Winfred Martin Henderson
Staunton, Virginia:
Winfred Martin Winnie Henderson, husband of Inez Cash Henderson, passed away at the UVA Medical Center on Sunday, January 13, 2013 after a long and courageous battle with heart failure.
Mr. Henderson was born in Stuarts Draft on September 2, 1929. He was the son of the late Jake and Catherine Henderson.
Winnie was a brick mason by trade and later went on to work at the Staunton Correctional Center from where he retired. He was well liked and highly regarded by co-workers and inmates alike for his attention to detail and motto of, If youre going to do something, do it right. He was a member of White Hill Church of the Brethren and found being and working outside to be his time with God. Winnie was affectionately called Pooh by all the children in the family. He enjoyed his garden, reading his daily newspapers, watching NASCAR and spending time with his friends and family. He served in the United States Army during the Korean Conflict and was a lifetime member of the Loyal Order of Moose, where he served as an officer for a number of years.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his in-laws, the late Bettie and Raymond Cash whom he loved; a sister, Betty M. Hall; sister-in-law and brother-in-law, Barbara and Frankie Campbell; whom he loved; sister-in-law, Frances Henderson and a nephew, Michael D. Hall.
Survivors include his wife, with whom he was married to for fifty-six years; a daughter Angela (Henderson) Boylen and her husband David of Crimora; a son, Keith M. Henderson of Staunton; a grandson, Cole Boylen; a brother, Kenneth R. Henderson of Staunton; a brother-in-law, Robert Hall and his wife Nancy of Staunton; four nieces, Dana Kingrey and her husband Daryl of Grand Rapids, MI, Cynthia Miller and her husband Scott of Fishersville, Robin S. Henderson and Michelle Steele and her husband Glenn all of Staunton; two nephews, Robert Bobby Hall of Atlanta, GA, and Steven Hall and his wife Sandy of Staunton; four great nieces, Katherine Kingrey of Grand Rapids, MI, MacKenzie and Alexis Moore of Staunton, and Katelyn Hall of Atlanta, GA; a great nephew, Spencer K. Moore; a special friend John Marcum and two special Son like friends , Kenny Hawkins and William Posey.
A celebration of life will be conducted at 3:00 p.m. Saturday January 19th at First Church of God, 1850 Shutterlee Mill Road, Staunton, VA. by Pastor Donald Simmons.
Burial will follow in the Oaklawn Memory Gardens.
The family will receive friends from 6:00 -8:00p.m. Friday, January 18, at Coffman Funeral Home and at other times at the home of his daughter, Angela and David Boylen, 999 Humbert Road, Crimora.
Active pallbearers will be Doug Moran, David Hoover, Kenny Hawkins, William Posey, John Marcum, Ronnie Jacobs, Steve Surface and Mark Wagner.
Honorary Pallbearers will be Jim Rudin, John Avoli, Roger Jenkins, Eugene Hoover, Grover Marcum and Robert Hall.
Those desiring may make memorial donations to either the American Cancer Society, 42 Neff Avenue, Suite 210, Harrisonburg, VA 22801 or the American Heart Association, 417 Park Place Court, Glen Allen, VA 23060
The family would also like to thank the entire clinical team; Physicians, Nurses and staff of the TCVPO Care Unit at University of Virginia Medical Center for their outstanding care and compassion they provided to my husband and our father during his stay.
Coffman Funeral Home and Crematory, 230 Frontier Drive, Staunton is handling the arrangements