TERREBONNE and LAFOURCHE Parishes, La.

OBITUARIY for HENCHY, JESSIE (ELLENDER)    

Submitted by: Louis Lavedan

Published in Houma Today & The Daily Comet from Feb. 11 to Feb. 12, 2014

Died: Sunday, Feb. 9, 2014

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HENCHY, JESSIE (ELLENDER)  

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Jessie Ann Ellender Henchy passed away Sunday, Feb. 9, 2014, in Baton Rouge. 
Visitation will be from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Wednesday at Rabenhorst Funeral Home 
on Government Street in Baton Rouge and from 10 a.m. until funeral time 
Thursday at St. Agnes Catholic Church at 749 East Blvd. in Baton Rouge. A Mass 
of Christian burial will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at the church, 

with burial in Resthaven Gardens of Memory Cemetery in Baton Rouge. 

She is survived by her children, Nancy Henchy Savoy, Frank P. Henchy, John L. 
Henchy, and Gaye Henchy Bourgeois, and their families. Jessie grew up as one of 
nine children and surviving her in this capacity is her sister, Betty Ellender 
Lindsey and brother-in-law, Dr. Clyde H. Lindsey, of Baton Rouge. 

She was preceded in death by her beloved husband of 62 years, Francis Patrick 
Henchy; daughter, Kathryne Henchy Leonard; and granddaughter, Lauren Savoy 
Olinde. 

Jessie was born July 14, 1921, to Henry Thomas Ellender and Jessie Chauvin 
Ellender in the town of Bourg and grew up primarily in Houma. She graduated 
from LSU with a degree in home economics in 1942 and taught in Raceland prior 
to marrying Francis. 
Jessie and Francis made their permanent home in Baton Rouge. She was a beloved 
mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother who was a strong example of a 
Catholic woman who lived her faith and showed how to love God by being a 
Mother. 

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to her granddaughter Lauren 
Savoy Olinde's foundation, the LSO Foundation, 550 Lobdell Ave., Baton Rouge, 
LA 70806. 

Rabenhorst Funeral Home in Baton Rouge is in charge of arrangements. 

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