Clyde M. Henderson

Mr. Clyde M. Henderson, 83, of 2114 Woodlawn Street, Kannapolis, died Thursday, April 29, 2004, at his home following several months of declining health. Funeral services are scheduled for 3:00 p.m. Saturday, May 1, 2004, at North Kannapolis United Methodist Church. Rev. Susan German will officiate. Burial will follow at Carolina Memorial Park with Masonic Graveside rites conducted by the Allen-Graham Masonic Lodge. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9:00 p.m. Friday at Lady's Funeral Home. At other times, the family will be at Mr. Henderson's residence. Mr. Henderson was born July 24, 1920 in Kannapolis. He was a son of the late Marshall William Henderson and Lela Walker Henderson. He retired from the U.S. Post Office in Kannapolis and later worked as a courier for First Charter Bank. He was a member of North Kannapolis United Methodist Church and was a past master of Allen-Graham Masonic Lodge. He was a U.S. Army Veteran of World War II where he served in France. He was also a member of the VFW Post 8989 in Kannapolis. Mr. Henderson, in addition to his parents, was preceded in death by two brothers, Leonard Henderson and Gene Henderson, and a sister, Virginia Henderson Smith. Mr. Henderson is survived by his wife, Ida Bates Henderson; son, Monty Henderson, and his wife, Nicole, of Kannapolis; daughter, Cathy Henderson Gold of Charlotte; brother, Ed Henderson of Kannapolis; three grandchildren, Kelly Henderson, Jorrdan Combs, and Abbey Combs. The family has requested that memorials be sent to Hospice of Cabarrus County, P.O. Box 1235, Concord, NC 28026-1235, or to the North Kannapolis United Methodist Church, Building Fund, 1307 N. Main Street, Kannapolis, NC 28081.