Dennis Henderson

Dennis Kevin Henderson, 51, Kearney, Missouri died Monday August 11, 2014 at St. Luke’s Hospice House. He was born June 7, 1963 to James and Barbara (Givens) Henderson in Tampa, Florida. Dennis married Arline (Lindburg) on August 4, 1984. She survives of the home . A graduate of Park Hill High School and also attended the University of Missouri, Rolla.  Dennis served in the United States Air Force and spent 12 years in the Recon field.  After the military, Dennis spent most of his career in the software industry working for Sterling Software, Paranet, Sprint, UMB Bank and Alexander Open Systems. Mr. Henderson enjoyed his morning walks with his father, brewing his own craft beer and bar-be-que/smoking meats.   He was very active in Boy Scouts including the Tribe of Mic-O-Say, hosting many websites and spending time with his family.  He and Arline have known each other since they were in high school and were life-long sweethearts. He was preceded in death by his paternal grandfather, Theodore Henderson and maternal grandparents Gaddis and Alice Givens. Additional survivors: parents; daughter, Clarissa Votipka (Eric), Maryville, Missouri; son, Nicholas, of the home; sister, Michelle Dunn (John), Kansas City, Missouri; grandmother Mary Henderson, Eustus, Florida and in-laws Larry and Bernice Lindburg. Funeral services are10:00 A.M. Saturday August 16th at Terrace Park Funeral Home.  Interment at Terrace Park Cemetery following the services.  The family will receive friends 6:00 to 8:00 P.M. Friday at Terrace Park Glassed Cemetery Interment Chapel. Flowers are appreciated and for those wishing to make a contribution, the family requests they be made to National Brain Tumor Society (braintumor.org).

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