Henderson, Mavis L. 1926-2019

HENDERSON, INGLIS, GARDNER, TALCOTT, SALAS, GEARHART

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Date: 7/13/2021 at 21:35:35

Mavis L. Henderson
July 29, 1926 - December 31, 2019

VISITATION 03 FRIDAY
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Coburn Funeral Home
24 W Howard Street
Colfax, Iowa 50045

SERVICE 04 SATURDAY
10:00 AM
First Baptist Church
12 East Washington Street
Colfax, Iowa 50054

Mavis L. Henderson, age 93 of Colfax, passed away on Tuesday, December 31, 2019, at Sunny View Care Center in Ankeny. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, January 4, 2020, at 10:00 a.m. at the First Baptist Church in Colfax. Burial will take place at Greencastle Cemetery. Visitation will take place on Friday, January 3, 2020 from 5:00 - 7:00 p.m. at Coburn Funeral Home in Colfax. Memorials may be directed to the church and condolences may be left for the family at www.coburnfuneralhomes.com

The daughter of Guy and Opal (Inglis) Gardner, Mavis was born on July 29, 1926, in Ira, Iowa. She graduated from Mingo High School in 1944, where she was active in band, choir, and basketball. On February 20, 1944, she was united in marriage to Junior Mac Henderson in Unionville, Missouri. Mavis was a 50 plus member of the First Baptist Church in Colfax. She was very active in the AWANA's program at the church.

Those left to honor her memory include her children; Dennis (Irene) Henderson, Cheryl Hites, Jane (Chuck) Talcott, Steve (Judy) Henderson, Diane (Angel) Salas, and Don Henderson; 14 grandchildren; 26 great grandchildren and 10 great great grandchildren. Also surviving is a sister, Maryllis (John) Gearhart and several nieces and nephews. Preceding Mavis in death were her parents, husband in 2008 and two brothers, Gale in infancy and Gary. ~ The Coburn Funeral Home, Colfax, Iowa 31 Dec 2019.