Osage County, Oklahoma, Obituary:  KATIE ELSINA HENDERSON

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KATIE ELSINA HENDERSON

OCNS - March 1, 2001 - Katie Elsina Henderson, longtime resident of 
Nelagoney, Oklahoma, went peacefully to be with her Lord and Savior on 
March 1, 2001.

Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., March 2, in the Johnson 
Funeral Home Chapel, Pawhuska, Oklahoma with Reverend Dale Nielson and 
Reverend Tim Prater officiating. Interment will follow in the A.J. Powell 
Memorial Cemetery in Hominy, Okalahoma.

Katie was born April 1, 1913 in Ochelata, Oklahoma, the daughter of David 
A. and Marteen S. Deardoff Rabourn and August 23, 1932, in Skiatook, 
Oklahoma, she was united in marriage to Reges Don Henderson, Sr., who 
preceded her in death on March 29, 1979.

Katie lived a full life, a very happy, content person, unselfishly loving 
and taking care of her family and others. Now the Lord is taking care of 
her. Her motto was "What you can do a lot of I can do some". Over the 
years, she enjoyed working with the Home Extension Club, was active in her 
church and has received many certificates for her volunteer work. But most 
of all, she loved her family and being a homemaker.

Katie enjoyed reading her Bible, playing the piano, dancing, decorating 
cakes, crocheting, oil painting, making quilts and dolls, arranging 
flowers, cooking and sewing for herself, family and friends.

Katie was a loving mother to: Reges (R.D.) Henderson and wife, Patsy, Art 
Henderson and wife, Argene, and Corene Butcher and husband, Raymond, all 
of the Nelagoney area.

She was a wonderful grandmother to: Wes Butcher and wife, Joy; Theresa 
Rulo and husband, Robert, of the Nelagoney area; Ricky Henderson, Kay 
Chambers and husband, Charley all of Pawhuska; Roger Butcher and wife, 
Suzzie of Bowring, Oklahoma; Christie Johnson and husband, Dale of 
Bartlesville, Oklahoma; Sharron Smith and husband, Bret, of Newkirk, 
Oklahoma, and John Henderson and wife, Angie of Skiatook, Oklahoma.

Great grandmother to: Skyler Rulo, Brandon Allen, Nathan Butcher and wife, 
Amy, all of the Nelagoney area; Kate, Will and Lee Chambers of Pawhuska; 
David Henderson and sister, Molly of Skiatook; Robbie Rulo and wife, 
Rachael of Grove, Oklahoma; Angela Smith and husband, Mike of Dewey, 
Oklahoma; Jeraka, Sondra and D. Wayne Johnson of Bartlesville; Levi 
Butcher of Bowring; Ronnie Smith and brother, Greg of Newkirk; Fawn 
Butcher of Colorado Springs, Colorado.

Great-great grandmother to: Brittany, Katelynn, Hunter, Trey, Robynn, 
John, Roper, Patrick, Alex, Zechariah and Ember.

Katie is also survived by three nieces: Della May Rabourn Clifford of 
Garber, Oklahoma; Georgia Selby Windle of Loveland, Colorado; Bonnie Selby 
Pitts of Jennings, Louisiana; and numerous great-nieces and nephews.

In addition to her husband and parents, Katie was preceded in death by one 
daughter, Billie Dare Henderson; one sister, Lola Rabourn Selby and her 
brothers, Rob, Art, Tom and Gus Rabourn.

Johnson Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.