R. Mark Henderson

Family-Placed Death Notice

R. MARK HENDERSON R. mark Henderson, Founder and past President of Tucker Concrete Co. Inc. (TUCCO) passed away of cardiac arrest, June 29, 2005. Mr. Henderson is survived by his son, J. Robert Henderson and his wife Kalen, his daughters, Marsha H. Pittard and her husband Robert C. (Buddy) Pittard and Jane H. McWhorter and her husband Mark J. McWhorter, seven grandchildren, and seventeen great-grandchildren. He is also survived by his three brothers, Dick Henderson, Fred Henderson and Rufus Henderson and their wives and families. Mr. Henderson was married to Margrie Weed Henderson for sixty-six years until her death in 2001. Mark Henderson was born September 23, 1912. He was a graduate of Chamblee High School. He worked for Atlantic Steel, Warren Refrigerator Company and served in the Charleston Navy Yards as a welder during World War II. He then became the Maintenance Foreman of the Doraville General Motors Assembly Plant until founding Tucco in 1959, He served as President and Chairman of the Board of Tucco until 1978. Mr. Henderson was a Founder and Board Member of the First National Bank of Tucker. He was a Member of the Tucker Masonic Lodge #42 for sixty years, The Sardis Masonic Lodge Chapter #77, The Chamblee Masonic Lodge and an honorary member of the Loganville Masonic Lodge. He was a member of the Tucker Shrine Club, a Deacon at First Baptist Church of Tucker and a major contributor to many churches and charities. The family will receive visitors at Bill Head Funeral Home, 6101 Lawrenceville Highway, Tucker, Georgia 30084. (770)564-2726, Thursday, June 30, 2005 from 2:00 PM until . 4:00 PM and from 6:00 PM until 8:00 PM. Funeral Services will be held at First Baptist Church of Tucker, 5073 LaVista Rd. Tucker, Georgia 30084 on Friday, July 1, 2005, 11:00 AM with Dr. Don Pratt and Rev. Paul Moody, officiating. Mr. Henderson's grandsons, will be serving as pallbearers. Interment will be at Floral Hills Memory Gardens, Tucker, Georgia. Those wishing to make donations in lieu of flowers, may do so to the First Baptist Church of Tucker or the Masonic Home of Georgia Endowment Fund, P.O. Box 4665, 811 Mulberry St. Macon, Georgia 31208-4665. Arrangements by the Bill Head Funeral Homes and Crematory, Lilburn/Tucker Chapel, 770-564-2726.