Birth date: Apr 9, 1921 Death date: Dec 13, 2016
Clarabelle Henderson, 95, of Corydon passed away on Tuesday, December 13, 2016 at Corydon Specialty Care. Clarabelle was born on April 9, 1921 to Newton and Lida (Keiter) Rew in Grundy Center. Her family moved to Wayne County when Read Obituary
I attended Maple Grove Country School and Mrs. Henderson was my teacher from Kindergarten until I believe fifth grade. In those days she taught all of the students from K thru 8th grade and we were all in one small room - I still wonder how we were able to concentrate. Rural schools were so different from the city schools - Mrs. Henderson had to keep the ole coal stove going so the classroom was kept warm, she pumped the water to fill the water jug and there wasn't such a thing as a snow day even if she had to spend the night at the school to make sure she was there when we arrived. Clarabelle was a wonderful, sweet lady and I feel blessed that I had the opportunity to visit with her on various occasions after I became an adult. My condolences to her family as you have lost such a precious soul. Ann 'Dodson' Mundel
Oh my goodness, there are so many memories, but the one thing I will never forget is the year my daughter, Amy, and my friend's son, Nathan were both in her class at school, well, his mom, Nancy and I, being friends and neighbors were talking, and went by her house, one of us made the comment that we heard her house had white carpeting in the livingroom, (now, neither one of us had ever been in this new house out on the highway), but we had heard this, we not only laughed about trying to keep white carpeting clean, but made some stupid remarks infront of these kids about how stupid this would be (it would for us)... my daughter, Amy, went to school, and asked Mrs. Henderson why she had white carpet in her livingroom, then she came home and told me, 'Mrs. Henderson doesn't have white carpet in her livingroom, it is beige'....Oh, boy, I could have died, but Clarabelle being the lady she was, never mentioned it, and I saw her at church every time I went. What a true lady. I thought she was lovely, glad she lived a good long life. Rest in Peace, Clarabelle Carolyn Hoxton
Clarabelle was teaching at Cambria when I first started teaching in 1967. She helped me so much that first year and I learned so much from her. She touched so many lives and I have wonderful memories of our school years together. Deepest sympathy to her family. Sheila Johnston
I so remember Mrs. Henderson as my kindergarten teacher. Her and Mrs. Rush were great and what a wonderful life she lived. Condolences to those she left behind.
