Posted on: Franklin Co. Id Obits Forum Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Id/FranklinObits/288 Surname: Henderson, Larson, Reese ------------------------- The Idaho State Journal 02-18-2001 POCATELLO--Weldon L. Henderson, 86, retired railroad engineer and well known horseman, passed away peacefully at his home Wednesday evening, February 14, 2001. He was born May 22, 1914, in Clifton, Idaho, a son of James C. and Mary Augusta Larson Henderson. He attended schools in Clifton and Lava Hot Springs, Idaho. He worked for various farmers in the Topance and Clifton area. On June 30, 1936, he married Adah Reese in the Logan, Utah, LDS Temple. Adah passed away February 1, 1998. Weldon delivered milk for RowlandÂ’s Dairy. He also hired out with the Union Pacific Railroad in 1941 and later became an engineer. He retired with 36 years with the railroad in 1977. He also farmed and raised all kinds of farm animals. He especially enjoyed horses and raised and raced quality chariot teams, winning the World Championship Chariot Races in 1973. He also raced horses on the flat track and showed horses and won many awards over the year. He was widely known as an excellent horseman. He was an elder in the LDS Church and a home teacher and blessed many of his grandchildren. Survivors include: Two sons, Wayne R. (Colleen) Henderson, Emmett, Idaho; Melvin R. (Jean) Henderson, Lincoln City, Oregon; three daughters, Dorothy Kelley and Caroline Hazelton, both of Pocatello; Elaine (Leslie) Martin, Los Altos, Calif.; one brother, Claude L. (Shanna) Henderson, Rexburg, Idaho; two sisters, Mildred Hughes, Henderson, Nevada; LaVerne Holman, Eureka, Utah; 12 grandchildren, 16 great-grandchildren and another one due any day, and 3 great-great grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents, wife, 4 brothers, 3 sisters and 1 granddaughter. Funeral services will be held Tuesday, February 20, 2001, at 1 p.m. at the Chubbuck LDS Sixth Ward Chapel, corner of Siphon and Philbin, with Bishop Duane Hall officiating. Interment will be in Restlawn Memorial Gardens, Pocatello, Idaho. The family will receive friends Monday evening from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Manning-Wheatley Funeral Chapel, 510 N. 12th Ave., and Tuesday from 12 to 12:45 p.m. at the church.