Kenneth Darryll HENDERSON, Sr.

Funeral services for Kenneth Darryll Henderson, 71, will be at 2 p.m. today, Jan. 12, at First United Methodist Church in DeRidder. The Rev. Jon E. Tellifero will officiate. Burial will be in Beauregard Cemetery in DeRidder under the direction of Labby Memorial Funeral Home in DeRidder. Visitation is 8 a.m.-noon today at the funeral home.

Mr. Henderson passed away Monday, Jan. 10, 2006, in M.D. Anderson Hospital in Houston. He was born in DeRidder and lived most of his life in Shreveport and Lake Charles. Darryll's greatest love was his family and his pride of being a Mason and Shriner. He was a member and twice Past Master of Masonic Lodge 271 in DeRidder, member and Past Master of Masonic Lodge 182 in Sugartown, and a member of the Habibi Temple in Lake Charles.

Darryll loved music and started playing a horn at the age of 6. He continued to play trumpet throughout a long sales career until he began a 20-year sales career with Motorola Communications. After retiring from Motorola as a sales manager, he and his wife Laura retired in DeRidder. He will be greatly missed by family and friends too numerous to count.

He is survived by his wife of 45 years, Laura Henderson of DeRidder; one son, Ken Henderson Jr. and wife Delanie of Bossier City; three daughters, Sherry Rourk and husband Ricky of Sulphur, Dawn Gadapee of Yucca Valley, Calif., and Tracy Grant and husband Robert of DeRidder; one brother, Wayburn Henderson and wife Betty of DeRidder; one sister, Frankie Graham of Lake Charles; 10 grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews.