Mrs. Elizabeth Barnes Henderson

Elizabeth Leight Barnes Henderson Age 97 of Sykesville Elizabeth Leight Barnes Henderson, 97 of Sykesville, passed away peacefully Tuesday, May 28, 2013 inher home at the Fairhaven Retirement Community in Sykesville. She was born on October 23, 1915 in Sykesville, to Rachel Ann (nee Leight) and Joshua Franklin Barnes Sr. She was the wife of the late Brice Henderson, who died in 1974. She was the third of four children, growing up with two brothers and a sister. Church and school activities occupied her life before graduating from Sykesville High School in 1932. She attended Baltimore Business College and then worked as a secretary at the Maryland Milling Supply Company in Sykesville, First Methodist Church in Baltimore, and Bendix Radio Corporation in Towson. In 1954 she married Brice Henderson, whom she met years earlier while working at Maryland Milling Supply Company. He owned Henderson Lumber Company in Ellicott City and she worked with him in the business until they sold it in 1970. They had no children. After her husband's death in 1974, she found the love to travel. These adventures took her to the British Isles, the Scandinavian Countries, Acapulco, the Holy Land, Alaska, Iceland, Egypt, China, and Hawaii and throughout the U.S. with her sister Ethel and her husband Charles, attending Wildlife Festivals and Competitions. Mrs. Henderson was a long time member of Bethany United Methodist Church in Ellicott City, where she was involved with the Women's Circles. She was a life member of the Order of the Eastern Star, Freedom Chapter #87 of Eldersburg and a member of Bou-Tem-Sci. In 1998 she sold the home that she and her husband built in 1956 and moved to Fairhaven, just blocks away from her childhood home in Sykesville. She enjoyed being the center of attention, a good laugh and just experiencing life to the fullest. She never saw a blouse or skirt she didn't like and prided herself in "dressing to the 9's" each and every day. She was affectionately called Aunt Libby, or Libbus Lite by her family. Surviving are eight nieces and nephews, ten great nieces and nephews and eight great-great nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her siblings, Louis Horpel Barnes, Joshua Franklin Barnes Jr., and Ethel Melville Barnes Berry. Funeral services will be held on Friday, May 31, 2013 at 2:00 PM at the Haight Funeral Home & Chapel, 6416 Sykesville Rd., Sykesville with Rev. Wayne Larson officiating. Interment in Oak Grove Cemetery, Glenwood. Friends may call at the funeral home on Friday from 12 noon until the time of services. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Copper Ridge, 710 Obrecht Rd., Sykesville, MD 21784. Online condolences may be offered at www.haightfuneralhome.com

Mrs. Elizabeth Barnes Henderson

October 23, 1915 - May 28, 2013