Rachel S. Henderson

died Wednesday, December 30, 2020, in Paw Paw, Michigan. Rachel was born in Augusta, Maine, on July 2, 1938, to Everett and Bertha Henderson. Rachel was predeceased by her parents. She is survived by her twin sister Deborah Davis and husband Roger; nephew, Dean Davis, and wife Teresa; nieces, Rae Folsom and husband David, and Mary Alexander and husband Daniel, and great-nephews Carter and Ryan Davis, Spencer and great-niece Molly Folsom, and Jacob and Brady Alexander. All from Maine. Rachel grew up in Michigan, where she attended the Galesburg schools and high school at the Putney School in Vermont. Rachel graduated from Lake Erie College in Ohio. She finished her teaching degree at Western Michigan University and worked as an elementary school teacher in Gobles for 38 years. Rachel spent many summers in Camden, Maine working at the family bookstore, The Dolphin Bookstore. Rachel loved her Lord and was a member of Riverside Christian Church in Grand Rapids. Rachel also volunteered at the Meadow Woods Nursing Home in activities work in Bloomingdale, MI. She taught residents to read, helped with gardening projects, and assisted with activities. The Health Care Association of Michigan even selected Rachel in 2009 to receive the "Volunteer of the Year" award for the State of Michigan. Pretty cool! Rachel was passionate about reading and donated books each year to the Gobles Elementary school and some families. Rachel even was an encyclopedia salesperson in the Gobles areas The family would like to extend a special thank you to the Maple Lake Assisted Care Staff and to Effie Koehn, Karen Hronke, and Jill Dustin for their many years of friendship, care, and support that they provided Rachel. Graveside services will take place on Tuesday, January 5, 2021, at 1 pm at Robinson Cemetery, in Gobles with the Pastor Gary Napp officiating. The family request in lieu of flowers, please make memorial contributions to either the Riverside Christian Church in Grand Rapids, MI, Gobles Elementary School Reading Program, or the Alzheimer's Association. Arrangements entrusted to the Gobles Chapel, D.L. Miller Funeral Home, www.dlmillerfuneralhome.com

Rachel S. Henderson

July 2, 1938 - December 30, 2020