Obituaries: Sara Frances Colley Henderson, 1950, Winn Parish, LA
Submitted by Greggory E. Davies, 120 Ted Price Lane, Winnfield, LA 71483
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From: April 20, 1950 Winn Parish Enterprise

Mrs. Henderson, 92, of Atlanta, Dies Monday, April 17

Mrs. Sara Frances Colley Henderson, 92, died at the home of her daughter, Mrs.
Mike Brinkley, Atlanta, Monday, April 17, 1950 following several months
illness.

Funeral services were conducted at the Atlanta Methodist Church Tuesday at 3
p.m. with the Rev. J. C. Rousseaux, Rev. W. C. Bounds, and Rev. J. R. Smith
officiating.  Interment was in the Atlanta Cemetery.

Acting as pallbearers were grandsons of the deceased: Ray Brinkley, W.
Brinkley, J. B. Brinkley, Kelly Joffrion, Everett Couvillion, and Otis
Holland.

Born June 3, 1858 in Alabama, Mrs. Henderson came to Atlanta with her husband,
Walker Henderson, from Texas.  He was engaged in the timber business until his
death in 1921.  She was the oldest resident of Atlanta and the oldest member
on record of the Atlanta Baptist Church of which she was a consecrated member.

Surviving is one daughter, Mrs. Brinkley of Atlanta; one sister, Mrs. M. E.
Poe of Longview, Wash., five grandchildren, 11 great grandchildren, and three
great-great grandchildren.

(Mrs. Henderson was a long time neighbor and friend of my grandmother, Nena
Plunkett Davies, at Atlanta, La.  Somewhere in the belongings of my
grandmother, I have a photo of Mrs. Henderson, should any descendant ever
desire same.  I am interested in her Colley line as we have Colley/Collie kin
in our Plunkett line)