Sally M. Shepherd Henderson

September 16, 1931 – July 3, 2023

After many years as a devoted wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, Sally Henderson has peacefully passed on to the heavenly realm. Sally Matt Shepherd was born at home on September 16, 1931, in Gholson, Mississippi, the fifth of twelve siblings. Four of her siblings survive her: Madge Fields, Kline Shepherd, Jean Bynum and Faye Coleman.

Sally attended schools in the Kemper County Mississippi and graduated from DeKalb High School, DeKalb, Mississippi in May 1948. She attended East Mississippi Junior College, Scooba, Mississippi, graduating with an Associate of Arts Degree in August 1950.

Sally married Harold C Henderson of Harrod, Ohio in August 1952. They were blessed to spend almost 70 years together before his passing in May 2022. She is survived by her, daughter Anne Patrice Burgess, her husband Ken Burgess and their two children Bradley and Kelly of Boise, ID. She also leaves two sons in Colorado Springs and their families: Royce Henderson and his three sons Justin, Ryan, and Tyler (Ali) and Martin Henderson and his wife Susan and their two children, Ingrid (Joel) and Luke (Sydney). Sally also leaves 8 great grandchildren: great granddaughters Reis and Eliot and great grandsons Miciah, Cion, Anjel, Elijah, Hayes and Dillon.

A celebration of life service will be held on July 15, 2023, at 11:00AM at The First Congregational Church (UCC), 515 E 15th N, Mountain Home, Idaho. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to The First Congregational Church (UCC), P.O. Box 659, Mountain Home, ID 83647-0659.