WW II Veteran
Hall Funeral Home
ADA H HENDERSON, 89 died Thursday October 14, 2010 at Hospice House of Huntington WV. She was born September 3, 1921 in Thomaston GA to the late Lee Watson and Ioma Hammack Penn.
In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by one brother WJ Penn and one sister Pauline Cox.
She is survived by her loving son John Perdue and daughter-in-law Gail Perdue of Chesapeake Ohio; three grandsons and many nieces and nephews.
She attended Marshall College where she received her Masters' Degree. She was a retired Wayne County School Teacher with 35 year of service. Ada was in "Most Outstanding Elementary Teacher of America". She was a member of Alpha Delta Lambda, an honorary teacher's sorority. She was a WWII Army Veteran having served in the European Conflict. She was a member of VFW Post 9738 and also American Legion Post #93. She was instrumental in getting the female statue of the Army WAC at White Chapel Memorial Gardens Barboursville WV. She was the first and only woman WV State American Legion Commander.
Funeral service was at Hall Funeral Home Proctorville Ohio conducted by American Legion Chaplain Frank Jarrell of Post #93. Burial was in White Chapel Memorial Gardens Barboursville WV with American Legion Post #93 and VFW Post #9738 conducting military services.
WW II Veteran
Hall Funeral Home
ADA H HENDERSON, 89 died Thursday October 14, 2010 at Hospice House of Huntington WV. She was born September 3, 1921 in Thomaston GA to the late Lee Watson and Ioma Hammack Penn.
In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by one brother WJ Penn and one sister Pauline Cox.
She is survived by her loving son John Perdue and daughter-in-law Gail Perdue of Chesapeake Ohio; three grandsons and many nieces and nephews.
She attended Marshall College where she received her Masters' Degree. She was a retired Wayne County School Teacher with 35 year of service. Ada was in "Most Outstanding Elementary Teacher of America". She was a member of Alpha Delta Lambda, an honorary teacher's sorority. She was a WWII Army Veteran having served in the European Conflict. She was a member of VFW Post 9738 and also American Legion Post #93. She was instrumental in getting the female statue of the Army WAC at White Chapel Memorial Gardens Barboursville WV. She was the first and only woman WV State American Legion Commander.
Funeral service was at Hall Funeral Home Proctorville Ohio conducted by American Legion Chaplain Frank Jarrell of Post #93. Burial was in White Chapel Memorial Gardens Barboursville WV with American Legion Post #93 and VFW Post #9738 conducting military services.
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