Olvin G. “Roddy” HENDERSON

1943 - 2019  (76 years)

• Name	Olvin G. “Roddy” HENDERSON  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Birth	29 Jan 1943	Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina
  Gender	Male
  HIST	He has many grandchildren- where do they go? jkh O.G. HENDERSON Posted Tuesday, March 26, 2019 6:00 am O.G. "Roddy" Henderson, 76, husband of the late JoAnn Lynn Geddings Henderson, died on Friday, March 22, 2019, at Prisma Health Richland Hospital. Born on Jan. 29, 1943, in Sumter, he was a son of the late Samuel Arthur Henderson Jr. and Mildred Gwendolyn Jones Henderson. Mr. Henderson began his career driving a bus for B&H Bus Lines. He was the owner and operator of Yellow Cab Co. and Star Cab Co. He was an avid fox hunter. Survivors include five children, Gerard A. "Rod" Henderson (Tamara) of Sumter, John Ashley Henderson of Florence, Gailian Henderson-Reedy of Charleston, Sonja Gwynn Henderson Campbell (Tommy) of Mississippi and Heather Michelle Henderson of Florence; nine grandchildren, William Henderson, Josh Henderson, Matt Henderson, Kelsey Henderson, Kiefer Henderson, Lee Campbell, John Cameron Henderson, Abbigale Madison Henderson and Mason Storm Henderson; six great-grandchildren, Gracin Elizabeth Henderson, Addie Geddings, Walker Lee Henderson, Oliver Henderson, Layla Mariah Henderson and Adley Mae Henderson; a brother, Samuel A. "Sandy" Henderson III of Sumter; two sisters, Sara Benenhaley (Dean) and Tara Conyers (Gerald), all of Sumter; and a special friend, Sandy Parnell. He was preceded in death by a sister, J. Beatrice "Bea" Purvis. A memorial service will be held at 7 p.m. today at Wise Drive Church of the Nazarene with the Rev. Sammy Geddings and the Rev. Tony Griffin officiating. The family will receive friends from 6 to 7 p.m. today at Wise Drive Church of the Nazarene and other times at the home of his son, 13 Coleman St. Memorials may be made to the American Heart Association, 4217 Park Place Court, Glen Allen, VA 23060-9979. Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home and Crematorium of Sumter is in charge of the arrangements.  [6]
  HIST	He has many grandchildren- where do they go? jkh O.G. HENDERSON Posted Tuesday, March 26, 2019 6:00 am O.G. "Roddy" Henderson, 76, husband of the late JoAnn Lynn Geddings Henderson, died on Friday, March 22, 2019, at Prisma Health Richland Hospital. Born on Jan. 29, 1943, in Sumter, he was a son of the late Samuel Arthur Henderson Jr. and Mildred Gwendolyn Jones Henderson. Mr. Henderson began his career driving a bus for B&H Bus Lines. He was the owner and operator of Yellow Cab Co. and Star Cab Co. He was an avid fox hunter. Survivors include five children, Gerard A. "Rod" Henderson (Tamara) of Sumter, John Ashley Henderson of Florence, Gailian Henderson-Reedy of Charleston, Sonja Gwynn Henderson Campbell (Tommy) of Mississippi and Heather Michelle Henderson of Florence; nine grandchildren, William Henderson, Josh Henderson, Matt Henderson, Kelsey Henderson, Kiefer Henderson, Lee Campbell, John Cameron Henderson, Abbigale Madison Henderson and Mason Storm Henderson; six great-grandchildren, Gracin Elizabeth Henderson, Addie Geddings, Walker Lee Henderson, Oliver Henderson, Layla Mariah Henderson and Adley Mae Henderson; a brother, Samuel A. "Sandy" Henderson III of Sumter; two sisters, Sara Benenhaley (Dean) and Tara Conyers (Gerald), all of Sumter; and a special friend, Sandy Parnell. He was preceded in death by a sister, J. Beatrice "Bea" Purvis. A memorial service will be held at 7 p.m. today at Wise Drive Church of the Nazarene with the Rev. Sammy Geddings and the Rev. Tony Griffin officiating. The family will receive friends from 6 to 7 p.m. today at Wise Drive Church of the Nazarene and other times at the home of his son, 13 Coleman St. Memorials may be made to the American Heart Association, 4217 Park Place Court, Glen Allen, VA 23060-9979. Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home and Crematorium of Sumter is in charge of the arrangements.
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  Death	22 Mar 2019	Prisma Health Richland, Columbia, South Carolina
  Burial	26 Mar 2019	a memorial service was held at Wise Drive Church of the Nazarene, Sumter, South Carolina   [6]
  	Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home & Crematorium, Sumter, South Carolina Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home & Crematorium, Sumter, South Carolina
  Person ID	I234365	Singleton and Related Families
  Last Modified	20 Apr 2019

  
  

  Father	Samuel Arthur HENDERSON, Jr.   d. Bef 23 Jul 2011
  Mother	Mildred Gwendolyn JONES,   b. 15 Feb 1925, Sumter County, South Carolina d. 17 Jan 2009 (Age 83 years)
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  Family ID	F11933	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	JoAnn Lynn GEDDINGS,   b. 20 May 1943, Sumter County, South Carolina d. 12 Jan 2011, Tuomey Regional Medical Center, Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina (Age 67 years)
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  Children	1. Gerard Arthur “Rod” HENDERSON   2. Gailian HENDERSON   3. John Ashley HENDERSON   4. Sonja Gwynn HENDERSON   5. Heather Michelle HENDERSON
  Family ID	F158267	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	23 Mar 2026

  
  

• Sources

  [S11743] Mildred J. Henderson. [S15431] JoAnn G. Henderson. [S15479] Willie M. Geddings. [S22009] Pete Geddings. [S25091] J. Beatrice Purvis . [S26644] O. G. Henderson.