Arthur "Art" Giles Henderson departed this life on Sunday, November 22, 2015, at the Carilion Roanoke Memorial Medical Hospital in Roanoke, Va. Arthur was born on June 9, 1954, in Charlottesville, Va., the son of Shirley Henderson and the late James Henderson Sr.

He was married to Deborah Henderson and from that union they were blessed with a daughter, Devon. He was a member of First Baptist Covesville Church, located in Covesville, Va. He was a graduate of Albemarle High School. He attended Johnson C. Smith University in Charlotte, N.C. and eventually made North Carolina his home. He was a self-employed Landscaper.

He leaves to cherish his memory his loving mother, Shirley Henderson of Covesville, Va.; his wife, Deborah Henderson; a daughter, Devon Henderson; three brothers, James Henderson Jr., Harold Henderson and wife, Brenda, and Earl Henderson and wife, Gwen; two sisters, the Reverend Mary Smith and husband, Clarence, and Theresa Howard; a number of nieces, nephews and a host of other relatives and friends.

A Celebration of His Life will be held at 1 p.m. on Saturday, November 28, 2015, at First Baptist Covesville Church, 5883 Henderson Lane, Covesville, Va., with the Reverend Mary Byers officiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery.

The family will receive friends at the church one hour before the services.J. F. Bell Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. www.jfbellfuneralservices.com