Marjorie Henderson

Marjorie May (Bowers) Henderson, the fourth child of Paul Jonas Bowers & Iva (Nichols) Bowers, was born on the family farm east of Gate, Oklahoma on February 26, 1922, and passed on July 22, 2024, at Parkview Pointe in Laverne, Oklahoma. Better known as Marge to her family and friends, attended the Rosston School for all twelve years, graduating in 1939. Marge then attended Keen Business College in Clinton, Oklahoma.

During World War II she worked in the Material Control Office for Beech Aircraft in Wichita, Kansas. From 1955-1962 she worked for the Soil Conservation Service in Buffalo, Oklahoma. On March 19, 1952, Marjorie married Jesse Henderson and to this union one child, Terena was born. Marge had two sons and two stepdaughters, Richard Davis, Paul (aka PD) Roesch, and Daryl and Diane Henderson. Marge and Jesse moved to Englewood, Kansas and for 21 years they leased the farm ground of the Theis Brothers Co. Marge helped Jesse when needed on the farm and during much of this time she worked as a secretary for the Englewood School System. Upon retirement in 1982, they moved to Buffalo and Marge gave her service of love to our Lord though the donation of her time as church secretary for the Buffalo United Methodist Church. During the next 24 years with their RV, Marge & Jesse traveled extensively throughout the United States, including Alaska & Canada. They particularly enjoyed visiting the South Fork area in Colorado each summer where they acquired many lifelong friends. Marge had several hobbies: quilting, counted cross stitch, reading and crocheting. Marge crocheted the Lord’s Prayer for her First United Methodist Church which is still hanging in the church today. Marge loved to go bowling, and they both had a passion for dancing and while living in Englewood they went to several local barn, garage, and basement dances; it has been said that Marge and Jesse danced 100,000 miles together. She tried to teach her brother-in-law (Edgar Newby) to dance too. Marge would laugh when telling that story as Edgar would get so nervous he would ….well you had to be there! Marge was inducted into the Centenarians of Oklahoma when she turned 100 in 2022. That same year she moved into the Parkview Pointe Senior Living in Laverne, Oklahoma where she made several friends and where she received excellent care. Marge was preceded in death by her parents, Paul and Iva Bowers, her husband Jesse Henderson, two brothers, Charles and Jack Bowers, three sisters, and brothers-in-law; Merle (Pud) Wolf, Anna Belle (John) Cartmill and Ruby (Edgar) Newby, one son, PD and his wife Suzette Roesch, and son-in-law, Darrel Girk. Marge is survived by son, Richard (Wanda) Davis of MS, daughter, Terena Girk of Protection, KS, 4 grandkids, 9 great grandkids, and 5 great-great grandkids, including several nieces, nephews, and a host of friends.

The memorial service was held at 11:00AM Friday July 26, 2024, at the Buffalo First United Methodist Church located on 223 SE 2nd St, Buffalo, Oklahoma. Private family burial will take place later at the Pleasant Ridge Cemetery, Rosston, Oklahoma.

In lieu of flowers, memorials are suggested to the Buffalo First United Methodist Church, PO Box 488, Buffalo OK 73834. Parkview Pointe Senior Living, PO Box 1127, Laverne, OK. 73848, or Humanity Hospice, 1109 N Bryant Ave #100, Edmond, OK 73034.