Elaine C. Henderson

The Christian Benevolent Funeral Home, Inc., announces with the deepest sympathy the transition of Mrs. Elaine Henderson.

In light of current health conditions, the funeral services are private and reserved for immediate family, but the family invites you to join them by Live stream. In lieu of flowers, donate to Elaine’s favorite charity, St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital. 

Links to Mass and Interment

Attached are two separate links, one for the Mass and one for the Internment.

Mass 10:30 AM                           - https://client.tribucast.com/tcid/3259578301

Burial, approximately 12 noon   - https://client.tribucast.com/tcid/4023407809

ELAINE CATHERINE CASIMIRE HENDERSON, passed from this life to the next, on Tuesday, February 8, 2022.  She was born on December 1, 1944, in New Orleans, Louisiana to the late Edwin Q. and Margimain D. Casimire. She is proceeded in death by her brother Edwin Q. Casimire, Jr. Elaine is survived by her loving husband of 54 years, Harold Henderson and sons Harold Henderson Jr. of Cleveland, Ohio, and Brian Henderson, of St. Paul, Minnesota, and a host of nieces, nephews and many other treasured relatives and friends. 

Elaine graduated from Xavier University of Louisiana in New Orleans in 1966 with a B.A. in Education. At Xavier she served as senior class secretary. She later earned a Master's Degree in Library Science from Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio. While at Xavier, Elaine met her true love and life partner Harold and the two were married in 1967. Elaine was a very devoted mother and wife who was always willing to serve others. 

You could not have found a sweeter, more caring and considerate person than Elaine. She had a very large family and never missed a birthday or anniversary and always sent a heart-felt surprise. She did the same thing with friends that she had all over the country; Never failing to send wonderful, unique cards, with warm, thoughtful messages inside, written in the most beautiful handwriting you ever saw. The handwriting was so beautiful you almost hated to open the card for fear of ruining the beauty of the envelope. And when Mardi Gras time rolled around in Mobile and old friends came back to town, one of the first stops on the list was Elaine and Harold's house, to get some of that whatever she had on the stove, because it was always good, there was always plenty, and she was always the most welcoming hostess in the world.    

She loved her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ and was not afraid to profess her faith and to give back of her time and talents. Kind, loving, considerate, thoughtful, and serving...that was Elaine. Always looking for ways to serve others. While in California, she diligently served with the Confraternity of Christian Doctrine (CCD) to promote religious education at St Christopher Church in Sunnymead. She also volunteered a Teacher's Aide at Armada Elementary School. When they relocated to Ohio, she quickly found other ways to serve, joining the Carriage Hill Farm in Dayton, to bring families together with nature and God's creation, the St Peter Catholic Church Food Pantry in Huber Heights, serving the needy, the church's funeral choir, as well as serving as an Usher there.   

Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, February 15, 2022, at Holy Family Catholic Church, 1400 Joyce Road, Mobile, Alabama 36618 at 10:30 a.m.  Interment will follow at the Alabama State Veterans Memorial Cemetery at Spanish Fort at 12:30 p.m.