Rev. Herb Henderson, 80, of Murphy passed away Thursday, February 18, 2016 in Murphy Medical Center.

He was a native of Houston County, Alabama and moved to Thomasville, Georgia in 1956 before coming to Murphy in November of 1999.

Herb served in the United States Army for six years.

He was employed with the United States Postal Service, retiring in 1990. Also, Herb pastored churches in Brooks, Thomas, and Mitchell Counties in Georgia and Mount Pisgah Baptist Church in Clay County.

He was a member of the Peachtree Memorial Baptist Church. Singing was his passion and he loved to make people laugh.

Surviving are his wife of nearly 62 years, Fran C. Henderson; a son, Victor Herbert Henderson and wife, Joetta of Quitman, Georgia; a sister, Lavern Prevratil of Mary Esther, Florida; a brother, Hubert Henderson of Sylvester, Georgia; five grandchildren, Rachel Marie Singletary, Marcael Hagar, Johnny Herron, and Brian and Becky Henderson; and six great grandchildren.

Funeral services were held at 3:00 PM Sunday, February 21 in the Peachtree Memorial Baptist Church with the Rev. Chris Furl, Dr. Chester Jones, Rev. Jerry Morrow, and Rev. Bernie Dixon officiating. The interment was in Greenlawn Cemetery. Pallbearers were Gabriel Hembree, Trae Carson, Josh Barton, Will Tison, Bobby Barton, and Canyon Lee. Honorary pallbearers were Clyde Harper, Allen Hitchcock, Larry Burgess, J.L. Coffey, Dick Godfrey, Brad Wilson, Mark Stalcup, Ed Gleason, Sam Iaquinto, Kevin Kennum, Norman Roberts, Henk Meyer, Dave Mastifino, John Bartell, and members of Mount Pisgah Baptist Church.

The family received friends from 1-2:45 Sunday afternoon at the Peachtree Memorial Baptist Church prior to the services.

The family requests memorials be made in memory of Rev. Herb Henderson to the NC Baptist Children’s Home, PO Box 338, Thomasville, NC 27361-0338.

Ivie Funeral Home, Murphy in charge of all arrangements.