Douglas Blanford Henderson

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Mr. Douglas Blanford Henderson, age 100 of Waxhaw, passed away Saturday, December 20, 2025, at White Oak Manor in Waxhaw.

Funeral services will be held 2:00 PM Saturday, December 27, 2025, at Reins-Sturdivant Chapel with Rev. Michael Krauter officiating.  Burial with military honors by Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1142 Honor Guard will follow at Shady Grove Baptist Church Cemetery in the Windy Gap community.  The family will receive friends from 1:00 PM until 1:45 PM prior to the service at Reins-Sturdivant Funeral Home.

Mr. Henderson was born May 12, 1925, in Wilkes County to the late Dwight and Evie Johnson Henderson. He served in the United States Merchant Marines, the United States Army, and was a veteran of the Korean Conflict.  He was a member of the Hickory Grove Baptist Church in Charlotte.   Mr. Henderson retired from Duke Energy as a Relay Department Supervisor, then from Utili-Serve as a contractor, and finally retiring from Walmart at the age of 95 after 20 years of service there. 

Douglas loved spending time with his family, gardening and tinkering. He had a laugh and a smile that could light up a room. He always said, “We’ve got so much to thank the Lord for, and I am so thankful we have each other”.  He loved his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ and believed in the power of prayer. He taught many young men about Jesus, ethics and how to build character through Sunday School at Shady Grove Baptist and Hickory Grove Baptist and working with the Boy Scouts for many years.  He read his Bible daily and was a great Christian example for us all.

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by daughter, Judy Henderson Cersosimo; sister, Lola Henderson Stansell, and brother, Alton Henderson.

He is survived by his loving wife of 70 years, Zelda Arlene Jarvis Henderson; daughters, Wanda Prevatte (Gene) of Georgetown, SC, and Anita Hill (Butch) of Waxhaw; son, Bruce Henderson (Danette) of Brentwood, TN; son-in-law, Jeff Cersosimo of Gastonia; grandchildren, Cody Prevatte (Mary-Madison), Clint Prevatte (Emily), and Caleb Prevatte, all of Georgetown, SC, Megan Pierre (Jayy) of Monroe, Josh Hill (Malisa) of Mint Hill, and Will Henderson of Brentwood, TN; and great-grandchildren, Maizie Prevatte, Dobson Jay Hill, and Henderson Prevatte. 

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis TN 38105.

Online condolences may be made to www.reinssturdivant.com.

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