This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: RonCollins10 Surnames: Henderson, Bolin, Shore, Crater, Cromer, Trivette,Windsor Classification: obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.northcarolina.counties.yadkin/4341/mb.ashx Message Board Post: HAMPTONVILLE - Ms. Mary Estelle Henderson, 88, passed away on Monday, January 25, 2010. She was the first born of identical twin daughters on January 21, 1922 to the late James Preston and Emma Bolin Henderson. She and her twin sister Myrtle Mozelle Henderson were the first by cesarean section birth delivered in Davis Hospital, Statesville, NC. Mozelle died August 5, 1998. Estelle lived in Washington DC for over 50 years. She moved back home to NC in 1996 and lived with her niece and caretaker Carolyn H. Shore before moving to Resort Assisted Living Facility, Homestead Hills in Winston-Salem. Ms. Henderson was educated and graduated from high school in Yadkin County and business school in Winston-Salem. She was recruited in 1944 by the U.S. Postal Service in Washington DC. This was a highly sought after position and she was honored to be qualified and have letters of recommendation written on her behalf. Her postal career spanned 37.5 years. In addition to her parents, she w! as preceded in death by her sisters, Pearl (ER) Crater, Florence (Leland) Cromer; brothers, George (Effie) Henderson, Charles Monroe Henderson, James Carl Henderson, Lealdon C. Henderson, William Joseph (Cecilia) Henderson, Jackson Parks (Nell) Henderson. Surviving are her caretakers and their families, Carolyn H Shore (Johnny deceased 2008), John Wesley Shore, Bradley Shore, Nicole Shore, Hope Shore, Ramona H. (William) Trivette, Jack P. (Ruth) Henderson, Tim Henderson; sister, Lucille (Paul deceased) Windsor; several nieces and nephews; Washington DC neighbor and friend, Dr. John G. Kurutz. Her funeral service will be held 4:00 p.m. Tuesday, January 26, 2010 at Gentry Family Chapel in Yadkinville, with the Rev. Richard Eskew officiating. Burial will follow at Shiloh Baptist Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 3:00 to 4:00 prior to the service at Gentry Family Funeral Service in Yadkinville. In lieu of flowers, memorials can be made to Shiloh Baptist Chur! ch, c/o Kim Mullis, 3008 Mullis Road, Hamptonville, NC 27020 or Asbury United Methodist Church, c/o Dinah Ferguson, 4613 W. Old US 421 Hwy, Hamptonville, NC 27020 or Breast Cancer Foundation, c/o Carolyn Myers, 2121 Ray T. Moore Road, Yadkinville, NC 27055. On behalf of Estelle, the family appreciates the care and attention given to her by the Danby House and the Kate B Reynolds Hospice staff. Online condolences can be made at www. gentryfuneralservice.com. Published in Winston-Salem Journal on January 26, 2010 Continue to death notice Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.