Jane Eloise Eddins Henson, 89, of Louin, Mississippi, died Monday April 27, 2020, at Jasper County Nursing Home in Bay Springs, Mississippi. She was born Thursday, October 30, 1930, in Jasper County, Mississippi.
A Graveside Services will be held Thursday, April 30, 2020, at 1:00 p.m. at Bay Springs City Cemetery with Burial to follow in Bay Springs City Cemetery. Bro. James Sprayberry will officiate and music by Randy Corley. Colonial Chapel Funeral Home of Bay Springs is in charge of arrangements.
Jane was a graduate of Bay Springs High School and Jones County Junior College. After graduating, she worked as bookkeeper for the County Superintendent of Education for 20 ½ years. She then became the Payroll Clerk and Bookkeeper for her brother, Sammy Eddins, who owned Jitney Jungle in Bay Springs. Jane enjoyed working in her yard, cooking, and helping her parents, relatives, and friends. Jane had a loving and giving heart.
She was preceded in death by her husband of 43 years, Lewis D. Henson Jr.; father, W.O Eddins; mother, Callie Eddins; brothers, Sammy Brown Eddins, and Rufus Obie Eddins; sisters, Mary Ruth Stubbs, and Frances Jean Anderson; niece, Patricia Powell; great- nephew, Charles Deason Coghlan; brother-in-law, Robert Kendall Henson.
Survivors include her sister, Jo Nell Stringer; nieces, Sandra (Larry) Brown, Carolyn (Robert) Musgrove, Jennifer (Don) Lasseter, and Susan (Leslie) Dunn; nephews, Johnny (Joan) Stringer, M B (Rita) Stringer Jr., Jimmy Stubbs, and Rufus O. (Sandy) Eddins; sisters-in-law, Muriel (Rick) Spicer, Gail Henson, and Carolyn Pryor.
Jane’s family thanks the Staff at Jasper General Hospital for their compassionate, professional care that she received while a resident for 4 years. A special thank you to Becky Ulmer and her staff, Pam Fail, Laura Graves, Liz McMullan, and Amanda King, and to her doctors, Dr. Clawson and Dr. De Loach. Her family appreciates the love and support given to her.
