James Paul Henderson, Jr. 78, of Carroll County, MS, died Monday, October 3, 2022 at St. Dominic Hospital in Jackson, MS. Services will be Saturday, October 8, 2022 11:00 AM at Liberty Baptist Church with visitation 10 a.m. until service time.  Rev. Gary Tanner will officiate the services. Burial will follow in Liberty Baptist Church Cemetery.

Mr. Henderson was born September 13, 1944 in Shaw, MS, to James Paul Henderson, Sr. and Opal Lee Miles Henderson. He was a U.S. Army veteran of Vietnam and was a co-founder of Veterans Helping Veterans in Carroll County. Paul also served as chairman of the Carroll County Republican Party. He was an avid Ole Miss fan, a retired car salesman, and meat cutter. He was a member of Liberty Baptist Church and loved his family and country.

He is survived by his wife of 37 years, Sarah Vaughn Henderson of Carroll County, MS; sons, Michael Ray Henderson of Henderson Nevada, James Paul "Jimbo" Henderson III of Provo, Utah, and James Dack Evans, Jr. of Carroll County, MS; daughters, Lila Ruth Cody of Hurst, Texas, Anna Rucker of San Antonio, TX, Paula Evans of Carroll County, MS, and Megan Aynn Deaver of Siloam Springs, AR; fourteen grandchildren, and sixteen great-grandchildren.

Military Rites will be conducted by Keesler-Hamrick-Gillespie American Legion Post 29.

Williams & Lord Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. An online guestbook may be signed at www.williamsandlord.com