Earl Henderson's obituary, Clare, Clare County, Michigan

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Obituary in Clare Sentinel November 1975:

EARL HENDERSON

     Earl Darcy Henderson 83, of 5775 Battle Road, Clare, died November 
27 at his daughter's home, north of Mason, Michigan, following a long 
illiness.

     He was born son of James & Alice Henderson August 25, 1892.  As a 
Young man he worked as a lineman for the Michigan Bell Telephone Co.  
and later joined his father and worked a farm north of Clare.

     Earl was married to Ellen Van Conant, November 24, 1919 at the 
First Methodist Church Parsonage in Mt. Pleasant.

     The couple made their home on the Ott farm south of Clare in 1920 
and worked the farm for four years.

     In 1924 they moved to the Walton farm and later returned to their
homestead Clare where they resided until 1973.  After Earl's retirement 
they made their home with their daughter and husband in Mason, 
Michigan. 

     Earl was a member of the Clare Oddfellow Lodge No.333, Clara 
Rebekah Lodge No. 167 and the Gleaners.  They attended the Clare 
Methodist Church. One daughter, Lorena preceded her father in death in 
1964.

     Surviving are his wife, Ellen: 1 daughter Valdeen Warren, Mason 
and 4 grandchilden; 9 nieces & nephews.

     Oddfellow services were held from the Chapel of Brokering Funeral 
Home Sunday evening at 8 p.m.  Funeral services were held 1 p.m.  from 
the Chapel on Monday December 1, Burial was in Cherry Grove Cemetery.