Harold Douglas Henderson

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Harold Douglas Henderson, Jr., affectionately known as Pepaw and Granddaddy, was born on November 26, 1930, to the late Harold Douglas Henderson, Sr. and Evelyn “Polly” Cunningham Henderson. 

Harold Henderson, Jr. graduated from Cayce High School in Cayce, KY as Valedictorian in 1949. He attended The University of Tennessee at Martin, TN majoring in accounting and finance. In 1966, he graduated with honors from Banking School of the South at Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, LA. In 1978, he graduated from University of Oklahoma Commercial Graduate Banking and Lending College.

 Mr. Henderson began his 54-year banking career in May 1950 at Fulton Bank in Fulton, KY where in 1965 he was elected to the Board of Directors and in 1971 was made Chief Executive Officer. He moved to Lyon County, KY in May 1981 to become President of the Bank of Lyon County in Eddyville, KY. In 1987, Mr. Henderson was one of five Directors appointed by the Kentucky Bankers Association to the Kentucky School of Banking Board charged with the responsibility of organizing a three-year banking school and getting the program accredited and certified. In 1995, he started Henderson Consulting Company, a bank consulting company assisting primarily de novo banks. 

In September 2000, Mr. Henderson was awarded the prestigious 50 Year Pin of Banking by the Kentucky Bankers Association. He retired three times as CEO of the bank with his final retirement on March 29, 2002. He served on Board of Directors until December 2004.Mr. Henderson served on the Obion County, TN School Board for 18 years and served as Chairman of the Board for 14 years. 

He was a member of the Fulton First Baptist Church for 31 years, serving as Sunday School teacher and all officer positions up to Chairman of the Board of Deacons. While living in South Fulton, TN, Mr. Henderson served two terms on City Council, was Chairman of the South Fulton Industrial Board, and served as financial advisor to the City of South Fulton, TN. He was a charter member of Fulton Jaycees and won the Distinguished Service Award among others. Henderson was named Citizen of the Year in 1973 by the Fulton-South Fulton Chamber of Commerce on which he served many years on the Chamber Board and served two terms as its President. 

After moving to Lyon County, KY, Mr. Henderson became a member of Kuttawa United Methodist Church and served as Chairman of Administration Council, Financial Chairman, and Sunday School Teacher. Henderson was a charter member of the Lyon County Scholarship Foundation, Inc. He was a board member of Lyon County Housing since 1985, serving as Chairman since 1990. He served as Secretary/Treasurer of the Eddyville-Kuttawa-Lyon County Joint Planning Commission for 17 years. He served as Treasurer and board member of the Lake Barkley Tourist Board, Secretary/Treasurer of the Kuttawa Relocation Foundation, Inc., and Secretary/Treasurer of the Kuttawa Industrial Foundation, Inc. He was Chairman of the Board of Lyon County Senior Citizens Program for 20 years from 1985 to 2005. He was a charter member of Lyon County Post 68 American Legion and served as its Finance Officer the first three years.

Mr. Henderson was a veteran having served in the United States Air Force.

Mr. Henderson’s hobbies included flying airplanes (he had a multi-engine instrument rating), golf, coin collecting, crossword, and sudoku puzzles. He was an avid learner and loved to learn new things. He married Verna Faye Dunning on July 19, 1949 in Fulton, KY. They were married for 70 years until her passing and had two children, Randal Henderson and wife Dixie of Bartlet, TN and Pamela Henderson Pruiett whom has passed away, two brothers Larry Henderson and wife Katherine of South Fulton, Tn, Dalton Henderson and wife Virginia of Wixom, MI, one sister Ann Martin of Dyer Tn, three grandchildren, Ashley Pruiett of Marion, Ky, Kelly Flatt and husband Stephen of Princeton, Ky, and Zachary Pruiett of Kuttawa, and three great-grandchildren, Ari Smith, Lily Flatt, and Bella Walston. Mr. Henderson was a family man who loved spending time with his family especially his three great-granddaughters.

Memorial services will be Friday, October 30, 2026, at Dunn's Funeral Home in Eddyville at 2:00 pm with visitation being from 12:00 pm till 2:00 pm and burial will follow at the Rolling Hills Cemetery in Eddyville.