Robert Henderson a native of Memphis, Tennessee is a 1999 graduate of Trezevant High School in Memphis. He continued his education on a basketball scholarship at Rust College in Holly Springs, MS where he studied Computer Science and played the point guard position. He later transferred to Grambling State University in Louisiana where he played basketball and received a Bachelor’s of Science degree in Computer Information Systems in 2004.
Robert was the youngest Area Supervisor for McDonalds Restaurants with Gilley Enterprises for over 20 years; covering Fordyce, Camden, El Dorado, Crossett, Monroe and Ruston. He worked as an apprentice funeral director under the late Pete Sims, Jr., the owner and operator of Sims Mortuary in El Dorado. He earned a Arkansas funeral directors license in March 2013.
He married Natashia Berry, the daughter of Coach Joe Berry and Diane Berry. They have two children; a daughter, Taylor Berry who is a student at Washington Middle School, a dancer with the Southern Belles and aspiring to be a future funeral director; and a son, Robert Bryson Henderson, Jr., who is student at Northwest Elementary, an aspiring NBA Basketball player and a future funeral director.
Robert is a young and leading entrepreneur in this area, as well as, the owner of Henderson Management, LLC with real estate holdings in both Union and Ouachita counties. Robert is a member of the Union County Landlord Association, El Dorado Chamber of Commerce, and a team member of the Union County Search and Rescue.
Robert and his wife, Natashia purchased Sims Mortuary and the Sims-Shaw Burial Association. His creative, personalized services and attention to details has made Sims Mortuary one of the leading funeral homes in the state. He is also co-owner of Williams Funeral Home Van Buren in Camden. He is an active member of Morning Star Baptist Church #2 in El Dorado where he serves as a deacon and Assistant Christian Education teacher.
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