Beloved Baton Rouge hardware store owner, pastor dies Henry Bingham Jr. (Source: Gordon Mese/Facebook) By WAFB Staff | April 13, 2021 at 8:14 PM CDT - Updated April 14 at 12:21 AM
BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Tributes are pouring in on social media for businessmen and pastor Henry G. Bingham Jr.
Bingham passed away this week, according to those who knew him well.
He owned a hardware store and was a longtime pastor at Restoration of Joy Church.
Bingham was the owner and founder of Our Hardware in Baton Rouge on Perkins Road near the I-10 overpass. He worked in the hardware business for more than 35 years. According to his family, he started at Baker Hardware at the age of 14 and worked his way up through the industry to fulfill his dream of owning a hardware store, which opened in March of 2016.
The Mese family has sold its property in the middle of the Garden District a 1-acre tract fronting Government Street that comprises 11 lots, three corners, four commercial establishments and two houses for $1.175 million in a deal that closed late Thursday.