Betty June Henderson

She was a native of Hart County; and, at an early age moved to Martinez, Georgia. She was graduated from Tubman High School in Augusta in the Class of 1949, and that same year married Robert J. Henderson, Jr. of Brunswick.

While her husband attended medical school, she became the mother of two sons, two more arriving during Dr. Henderson’s specialty years. She moved to Selma, Alabama, with her husband and children in 1962, and; while occupying the role of wife and mother, she entered Judson College in Marion, Alabama, earning her B.A. degree summa cum laude in 1975. In 1981, she received her M.S degree from Jacksonville State University in Jacksonville, Alabama. Mrs. Henderson served as a librarian in the Jackson County and the Calhoun County, Alabama, school systems until 1989, when, with Dr. Henderson, she retired to Brunswick. After arriving in Glynn County, she served as Librarian to Frederica Academy on St. Simons Island.

Mrs. Henderson was pre-deceased by four sons, Robert Jefferson Henderson 3ʳᵈ, Thomas Ayers Henderson, Edward Duncan Henderson, and William Bruce Henderson, as well as two sisters Mrs. Luna (Thurston A.) Thompson of Noel, Arkansas; Mrs. Judy (Edward M.) Gillespie of Augusta, Georgia. She is survived by two grandchildren, Emily Henderson and Neal Henderson, as well as one sister, Mrs. Donna (William E.) Yaun of Chapin, South Carolina; as well as one brother Jerry H. Ayers of Hephzibah, Georgia; and several nieces, nephews, and cousins.

She was a member of St. Mark’s Episcopal Church where she served on the Alter Guild and was a member of the St. Agnes Guild.

There will be a Memorial Mass in Mrs. Henderson’s memory at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church on October 25th 2026 at 1:30pm.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests that friends make their contributions to St. Mark’s Episcopal Church Building Fund.

Edo Miller and Sons Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.www.edomillerandsons.com.