Obituary: Kelli Jo Henderson

November 6, 1966 – November 15, 2023

Kelli Jo Henderson, 57, of William, passed away Wednesday, November 15, 2023, at her residence. 

Born November 6, 1966, in Orleans, she was the daughter of Harold Eugene Cox and Janet Marie (Terrell) Mathews. She married Keith Dewayne Henderson on July 17, 2005, and he survives. 

Kelli loved helping people. She worked as a Certified Nursing Assistant at Mitchell Manor and did home health care. Later in life, she was a homemaker and loved spending time with her grandkids, friends, and family. Kelli enjoyed mushroom hunting, playing euchre, taking vacations, listening to music, and country cruising. She had a great sense of humor and was loved by many. 

Survivors include her husband, Keith Henderson of Williams; daughters, Chaylin Marie (Eugene) Henderson of Paoli and Kelsey Jane (Landyn) Henderson of Williams; grandchildren, Calliope and Sophia; and siblings, Cherri Young of New Pekin, Terri (Tom) Boyer of Orleans, Rick (Toni) Cox of Orleans, and Maria (Ryan) Roop of Mitchell. 

Her parents; stepmother, Kay (Mann) Cox; stillborn son, Joshua Robert Lacy; and brother-in-law, Ralph Young, preceded her in death. 

The funeral service will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday, November 20, in the Memorial Chapel of Chastain Funeral Home & Cremation Center with Bro. Kris Beasley officiating.  Burial will follow in Port Williams Cemetery.  The family will receive friends from 1:00 p.m. until 4:00 p.m. on Sunday, November 19, and from 9:30 a.m. until the service on Monday at the funeral home. 

Memorial gifts can be donated in Kelli’s memory to the  American Heart Association.

Condolences may be sent to the family at www.chastainfuneralhome.com