Mary Scaggs Henderson
March 11, 1926 - December 31, 2019
Services for Mary S. Henderson, 93, of Tyler will be private. Mrs. Henderson passed away Tuesday, December 31, 2019 in Tyler. She was born March 11, 1926 in Corsicana, Texas to Luther E. and Mary Helena McGrath Scaggs. Mary was a member of Pollard United Methodist Church. She graduated from Parkland School of Nursing as a Registered Nurse in 1956. She worked as an RN at Baylor University Medical Center in Dallas before moving to Santa Monica, CA to get her Master’s Degree in Nursing. She held the position of Instructor in Tarrant County Junior College’s Nursing Degree Program until she retired. Mrs. Henderson was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Johnnie C. Henderson; and brother, Jim Scaggs. She is survived by her loving family including her sister-in-law, Freddie Scaggs; nephews, Steve Scaggs and Nathan Scaggs; and nieces, Kim Blair, Mary Dane, and Meryl Alain Pumphrey.
Services for Mary S. Henderson, 93, of Tyler will be private. Mrs. Henderson passed away Tuesday, December 31, 2019 in Tyler. She was born March 11, 1926 in Corsicana, Texas to Luther E. and Mary Helena McGrath Scaggs. Mary was a member of... View Obituary & Service Information