Obituaries
 By  Staff Reports Published 
1:57 pm Monday, April 10, 2017

Joyce Louise Henderson

Mrs. Joyce Louise Henderson passed away on April 9 at her home in Littleville. A native of Red Bay, she was a homemaker and a member of the First Baptist Church of Red Bay.

Visitation for Mrs. Henderson will be April 11 at Pinkard Funeral Home, Russellville, from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. Funeral services will follow at 1 p.m., with Clint Busler officiating. Burial will be in Red Bay Cemetery.
Pallbearers will be Erick Hipps, Mike Bradford, Nathan Bishop, Zach Bishop, Skylar Holland and Drake Hipps. Honorary pallbearer will be Spencer Holland.

Mrs. Henderson is survived by her husband, Emmit E. Henderson; two nieces, Betty Bradford and Peggy Hipps; and nephews, Billy Bishop and Gary Blackmon. Several great-nephews and great-nieces as well as a host of friends also survive her.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Arthur and Mary Holland Davis.

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