Phillip Henson
Posted: March 2, 2009
Phillip Henson, 71, of Columbus, MS passed away Friday, February 27, 2009 at Baptist Memorial Hospital-GT, Columbus, MS. A memorial service was held Monday, March 2, 2009 at 11:00 am in the Lowndes Funeral Home Chapel, Columbus, MS with Mr. Ray Crane officiating. Mr. Henson was born November 11, 1937 in Linden, AL to the late Clarence Arthur and Doris Phillips Henson. He was a member of Linden Baptist Church, Linden AL, the Tibbee Bluff Coffee Club and retired in 2002 as an Electronic and Instrumentation Technician from Georgia Pacific after 45 years of service. Mr. Henson loved boating, reading western novels and spending time with his grandchildren and greatgrandchildren. Mr. Henson is survived by his wife – Deniece Henson, Columbus, MS; sons – Ronald Henson and Donnie Henson both of Columbus, MS; daughters – Kimberly Rushing, McComb, MS and Jerri Walker, Laurel, MS; brothers – Charlie Henson, Arthur Wesley Henson and Mark Henson all of Linden, AL; sisters – Alice Lee Cannon, Ruth Ulakovits and Margie Vice all of Linden, AL; eleven grandchildren and five greatgrandchildren. Memorials may be sent to the American Cancer Society, 1380 Livingston Lane, Jackson, MS 39213 or the American Heart Association, P.O. Box 16808, Jackson, MS 39236.