SOUTHAVEN — The funeral service for Robert "Popeye" Henderson, 84, will be at 7 p.m. today at Twin Oaks Funeral Home in Southaven with visitation starting at 5 p.m. Graveside service will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Twin Oaks Memorial Gardens. Henderson died Jan. 3. He was born Sept. 5, 1927 in Crystal Springs. He was a switchman for Union Pacific Railroad for 46 years and was an Army veteran. He is survived by his wife, Doris Rutledge Henderson of Southaven; two sons, Donny Henderson of Memphis and Kenneth Henderson (Beverly) of Horn Lake; two daughters, Patsy Jobe and Cathy Connors, both of Horn Lake; one stepson, Danny Rutledge (Mary) of Gainiesville, Ga.; two step-daughters, Melody Drew (David) of Plano, Texas and Joy Moorefield of Bedford, Texas; one sister, Jane Lorenze of Baton Rouge, La.; 17 grandchildren and 16 great grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his brother, Bub Henderson. The family requests that any memorials be made to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.
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