Destal Henderson

Destal Henderson, 95, Pilot Rock Road, Hopkinsville, KY, passed away Friday, January 3, 2025 at Hearthstone Place in Elkton, KY of natural causes.

Funeral services will be held at 12:00 p.m. Wednesday, January 8, 2025 at Lamb Funeral Home with Rev. Steve Clark officiating and Rev. Neil Immel assisting. Burial will follow in Ebenezer Cemetery.

Visitation will be from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, January 7, 2025 at the funeral home.

A native of Todd County, KY, she was born March 15, 1929, the daughter of the late William Franklin Rager and the late Fannie Susan Jones.

Destal was a beautician and farmer. She was a member of New Ebenezer Baptist Church, where she sang in the choir and was a Sunday school and vacation bible school teacher for many years. 

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Robert A. Henderson; her siblings, JD (Margie) Rager, Gladys (Elbert) Henderson, and Helen (Estil) Naylor; and her half-siblings, Harold Dean (Patsy) Naylor, Velma Martin, and Edward Rager.

Survivors include her sister, Shirley (Carland) Powell, Todd County, KY; and many nieces, nephews, great-nieces, and great-nephews that loved her very much.

Memorials may be made to Ebenezer Cemetery, 12435 Pilot Rock Road, Hopkinsville, KY 42240 or to Gideon’s International, P.O. Box 982, Hopkinsville, KY 42241.

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