Mrs. Henderson was born April 30, 1918, in Reading, Pennsylvania. She was a retired receptionist for a physician’s office. She was a 1934 graduate of Mulhenburg High School in Reading, PA. She was a past Worthy Matron in the Order of the Eastern Star, and a member of St. Stephens United Methodist Church in Columbus, MS. She was preceded in death by her husband, Donald D. Dowd, Sr.
She is survived by two sons, Rev. Mike Dowd of Louisville, MS, and Donald D. Down, Jr. of Phoenix, AZ; four grandchildren, and six great grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to Center Ridge Cemetery Fund, 336 Shiloh Road, Louisville, MS, 39339.