Walter Edward Henderson Jr.

On July 26, 2020, Heaven gained an exceptional, generous gardener and a remarkable Grandaddy, Daddy, husband, uncle, son, and friend.  Edward Henderson was born Nov. 25, 1924, in the Airline community of Lafayette County to Walter and Lura Jackson Henderson where his 11 maternal aunts and uncles (descendants of Henry Clay Jackson) were located. His five paternal aunts (descendants of David M. Henderson) also lived nearby.  As a child, he walked to the Airline School where he earned the honor of 8th grade valedictorian. He paused his education to work on the family farm. After the birth of his children, he completed his high school education. Edward was a lifelong farmer an