Services for Mrs. Velma Blankinship Woodall of Ruston, will be held Saturday, November 6, 2021, at Grace United Methodist Church in Ruston. Visitation is to be observed from 2 p.m.
Once my parents were no longer living, my sister and I sold the family home. That meant I had to do something I had never done find a place other than the house at 648 Carter Road to spend the night when visiting Arkadelphia.
We're walking through the historic Captain Henderson House, a structure that has fascinated me since I was a child growing up in Arkadelphia. I'm with Shane Broadway, vice president for university relations for the Arkansas State University System. Our tour is being conducted by Rita Fleming, vice president of finance and administration at Henderson, which is now part of the ASU System.