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Jonette (Willman)
Henderson
Carrollton &
Farmers Branch
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Henderson,
Jonette
March 24, 1942 - September 26, 2021
Jonette Irene Willman Henderson of Farmers Branch, Texas, passed away on
September 26, 2021, after a long illness.
Jonette was born in Montgomery, Ala., on March 24, 1942, to the late
John Oram and Margaret Lynch Willman. She grew up in Mobile, Alabama,
where she graduated from Murphy High School in 1960.
She moved to Dallas the following year, where she met her husband, Cecil
Doile Henderson. Together, they raised four children.
Jonette worked for W. O. Bankston and later with the Belmont Group in
Dallas. While working, she earned a B.B.A. in Management from Northwood
University in Cedar Hill, Texas.
Throughout her life, Jonette served her community and loved the friends
she served alongside. She was active at Valwood Park Baptist Church in
Farmers Branch, where she was a facilitator for the Christian Cancer
Support Group. She was also a member of the North Dallas Business and
Professional Women’s Club and the Daughters of the American Revolution
(DAR). Most recently, she served on the Farmers Branch Senior Advisory
Board and volunteered at the Farmers Branch Retirement Center.
Jonette was preceded in death by her parents, husband, and son Jimmy
Henderson. She is survived by her brother Jerry Willman and his wife
Linda; children Randy Henderson, Julie Henderson, Donna Mercier, and
Jeffery Henderson; granddaughters Tami Henderson and Alexis Bonvillain
and her husband Timothy; and four great grandchildren, in whom she
greatly delighted.
Jonette’s memorial service will be at 2 p.m. at Valwood Park Baptist
Church on October 9, 2021. She will be interred later at the DFW
National Cemetery, next to her husband, who served as a U.S. Army
corporal during the Korean conflict.
Flowers may be delivered to the sanctuary at Valwood Park Baptist Church
between noon and 1:30 p.m. on Saturday. In lieu of flowers, gifts in her
memory may be made to Valwood Park Baptist Church at 2727 Valwood
Parkway, Dallas, TX 75234. |
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