Hazel Pritchard Henderson

Hazel Pritchard Henderson was born on September 22nd, 1945, in Penge Southeast London, England, to Frank and Alice Pritchard.She joined God's heavenly choir on August 26th, 2012 due to complications from lung cancer and COVID. She was 76 years, 11 months old.She attended school in England, and worked as a legal secretary both in England and the United States. She retired from WalMart as a Pharmacy Technician.An accomplished singer, songwriter and musician, she led praise and worship teams in various churches in England, Nebraska and Oklahoma.Hazel loved to travel with her husband of 44 years in their motorhome. They visited the calm waters of the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Vancouver Island in British Columbia, and the more turbulent waters of the Atlantic Ocean off Prince Edward Island and Nova Scotia in the eastern Canadian Maritimes.Over the years, they visited nine Canadian provinces and about 40 of the 50 states, making friends from all over, and always accompanied by their bear-killer companions, Shoney and Annie. Those trips never got old, and they were constantly amazed at God's handiwork.She met her husband-to-be, Lonnie, in Mildenhall, England, and they were married in nearby Newmarket on May 13th, 1978. After a three-year tour in Mildenhall, Hazel accompanied her husband back to the states to Bellevue, Nebraska. After five years there, and Lonnie's retirement from the Air Force in 1986 after a 27-year career, they moved to Lonnie's hometown of Anadarko, where they spent the next 36 years on 20 acres next to the Washita River west of Anadarko. Hazel was once again very active in her church, and was the praise and worship leader.One of three children, she was preceded I death by her parents, one sister, Marion and a brother, Lawrence.She is survived by her husband Lonnie of the home, daughter Kim Rhodes and husband Charlie of Cyril; son Kevin Henderson of Hiawassee, Georgia; daughter Melinda Fitzgerald and husband Barry, of Elgin; daughter Allison West and husband Daniel of Elgin; sister-in-law Karen Henderson of Carrollton, Texas; brother-in-law Doyle Henderson of Pleasanton, Texas; grandaughers Angela, Shawna, Nicole, Carleigh and Lindsay; grandsons Kyler, Stephen and Justin, twelve great grandchildren, two great grandchildren and a host of nieces and nephews both in the US and in England.On the day she joined God's heavenly choir, her youngest great grandchild was born, Ethan Ray Jurey.God took one angel and replaced her with another.Services will be at 10am on Wednesday, August 31st, at Cedar Hill Church of God in Anadako with the Rev. Steve Palczynsky officiating.In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to St. Jude's Childrens Hospital.Cremation services provided by Smith Funeral Home, Anadarko, OK.Messages of condolences may be sent to the family at www.smithfuneralservices.com

Hazel Pritchard Henderson

September 22, 1945 - August 26, 2022

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