He is survived by three sons, Christopher Henderson, Jonathan Henderson and Jon Michael Lang, all of Memphis; three brothers, Paul Henderson of Dallas, Texas, Roy Henderson of Greenwood and Jack Henderson of Mendenhall; and his sister, Cindy Mitchell, of Greenwood.

Dale Henderson was born in Belzoni on Aug. 27, 1948, to the late James Paul and Opal Lee Henderson and resided in the Greenwood and Grenada area most of his life. He was employed as a automobile body technician.