I’m wanting to say how sorry I am for the loss of dear Aunt Loa. I have always looked up to her and loved her sweet, kind and gentle way. My very first memory of Aunt Loa is from when my mom, Polly, and Aunt Loa were both expecting, LeAnne and Jeremy, so I would have been just 2 years old. I was sitting under the kitchen table playing with my blocks while Aunt Loa was dying my mom’s hair. Aunt Loa had been talking to mom about being concerned that I didn’t talk yet. Mom told her I talk when I need to but that I’m just bashful. Aunt Loa said she’d never heard me say a word. Anyway, while working on mom’s hair, she dropped a little dye onto her shirt and she said, “Darnit!” From under the table came my little voice saying, “Don’t say darnit.” That word sounded like a swear word when we children said it so we were always told not to say it. They had a good laugh and then Aunt Loa wasn’t concerned about my volunteer mutism anymore. I sure love her so very much and will cherish my many wonderful memories of her. I love my Henderson cousins, 
Love Christie

To all of the Henderson Family and other family members. Linda and I send our deepest condolences. It was our pleasure to know Loa as her grandson married our daughter Kari. I was always wonderful to speak to her at family gatherings and other special events, she made a great impression with Linda and I. She was a blessed woman with her many talents and her wonderful daughters and their husbands. Loa, until we meet again. Linda and Ronald Fox.

I love you so much Aunt Loa! I have so many fond memories. One of my favorite memories is when you taught us a song that we sang in a round. Hmmm Beef Stew. We laughed and sang and laughed and sang. It’s the perfect road trip song. I’ve taught it to my kids and plan to teach it to my grandkids. 

I never eat a cinnamon roll without thinking of you. My mom made them special when you would visit. I knew your favorite part was the center section, so it’s my favorite part too. 

I’m happy you are reunited with uncle Les and my mom, but you will be missed here on earth.

I love you forever!

Amy Beck Hackleman

Happy Graduation, Grandma! You've earned it. Glad you get to see Grandpa again. Thanks for lots of great conversations, for knowing how to get out every stain in the laundry, for advice on how to live and how to keep house and raise a family and be a disciple of Christ. 

Grandma moved into my parents' basement when I was a teenager. I loved visiting her and Grandpa by just running downstairs. Once I went to the storage room that was by their bedroom and overheard Grandpa reading the New Testament out loud to Grandma. I treasure that moment I accidentally spied on their scripture study.

I also remember going downstairs in the morning and climbing in Grandma's bed with her for a morning chat. Some mornings she was up and bustling around, doing her exercises and tidying up while fabulous classical music bursted from her CD player. She created a good energy. 

She made her living spaces so beautiful, even the less nice spaces. She turned the unused hot-tub/laundry room into a tropical atrium cafe: exotic wood screens hid the laundry machines, and her plants, both real and fake, verdantly hid every unsightly corner. She taught me to create beauty and thrive wherever you are and with whatever you've got. 

She gave me a real lecture once, in the kindest and most emphatic way. It was when I was in college and thinking about careers. I had come home from school for the summer and had run down for one of our chats. She reminded me that my most fulfilling option is to be a wife, mother, and homemaker.  She was right.  These roles, for me, have been far more meaningful and fulfilling than anything else I have done. Thanks for the great advice, and for living it so fully yourself Grandma. I'll miss you!

OBITUARY

Loa Johnson Henderson

5 October, 1933 – 16 November, 2024

Evergreen Funeral Home & Cemetery

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