Avis de décès de Martha-Saye Henderson - Nécrologie - MesAieux.com

HENDERSON Martha Saye Henderson, of Jacksonville, Florida, passed away at St. Catherine Laboure Manor early Friday, January 8, 2010. Martha was born on September 17, 1920 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. She was the daughter of the late Dr. Ernest Boling Saye and Elizabeth Darnell Saye. She was the granddaughter of two pioneer families of North Georgia- the late Dr. John Sherman Darnell Sr. and Martha Cagle Darnell and Dr. J.P. Saye and Angie Boling Saye. Martha graduated from Limestone College in Gaffney, South Carolina. She married Hugh Milling Henderson, Jr. on June 26, 1945 in Spartanburg, South Carolina. The South Carolina couple spent their married years in Syracuse, New York. Her husband, High, was a chemical engineer with Allied Chemical Corporation. Sadly he passed away on May 21, 1955. After Hugh's death, Martha and her daughter, Betsy, moved to Thomasville, Georgia where her father, Dr. Ernst Boling Saye was a practicing pathologist at Archibald Memorial Hospital. Martha became a very active member in the Thomasville Community. She was a Sunday school teacher at the First Baptist Church, a Girl Scout leader with the Flint River Council, and an active member of the Junior Service League. In the Seventies and Eighties, Martha was a resident advisor to the Alpha Gamma Delta Sorority at Auburn University in Auburn, Alabama. She was a passionate football fan; she was an avid bridge player, and a talented cook. Upon her retirement in 1989, she moved to Jacksonville, Florida. Her greatest joy was spending time with her family. She became a member of St. Mark's Episcopal Church in Ortega. For the last seven years, Martha resided at St. Catherine Laboure Manor. Her family is profoundly grateful for the care that she received from all the staff of 1-South, especially Jean D'Amour, Brenda Hollis and Andredra Yancey. They are also most appreciative of the unwavering support of Community Hospice especially, Leslea McInnis. Martha is survived by her daughter and Son-in-Law, Betsy and Ralph Wilson Jr. of Jacksonville, FL. And her two grandson, Ralph Braithwaite Wilson III and his wife Christy of Atlanta and Brett Boling of Jacksonville and his FiancŽe, Ashley Ortagus, of Tallahassee. The Interment Service will be held graveside at the family cemetery in Talking Rock, Georgia, on Wednesday, January 13, 2010 at 11:30am. A Memorial Service Celebrating her life will be held at the St. Catherine's Chapel Thursday, January 21, 2010 at 2PM at 1750 Stockton Street. In Lieu of Flowers, memorial contributions may be made to St. Catherine Laboure Manor thru St. Vincent's Healthcare Foundation, 1 Shircliff Way, Jacksonville, Florida 32204 St. Marks Episcopal Church, 4129 Oxford Avenue, Jacksonville, Florida, 32210 or Northeast Florida Community Hospice 4226 Sunbeam Rd., Jacksonville, Florida 32257. Cagle Funeral Home in Jasper, GA in charge of Arrangements. Please Sign the Guestbook @ Jacksonville.com