Connie Henson, 71 of Brookport, IL, passed away on Saturday, September 25, 2021 at Massac Memorial Hospital.

Funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Thursday, September 30, 2021 at Loftus-McManus Brookport Funeral Home with Rev. Trad York officiating. Burial will follow in Mt. Sterling Cumberland Presbyterian Church Cemetery.

Connie was a 1968 graduate of Massac Community High School and well as Draugh's Business College and Shawnee Community College. She was a proud member of the American Legion Post 306 Ladies Auxiliary where she was the secretary for many years and of the Baptist faith.

Connie is survived by her daughter, Lynn McNichols; two grandchildren, Kaleb McNichols and wife Morgen and Kelsey Cromeenes and husband Andrew; great granddaughter, Everlee McNichols; two sisters, Regina Gurley and Paulette Sweeney; cousins who were like siblings, Jerry Sue Reynolds, Mary Jacobs and Terry Emerson; as well as several nieces, nephews and cousins she loved dearly.

She was preceded in death by her husband of 44 years, Gerald Henson; father, Clennie Scurlock; aunts, Elsie and Bobbie Emerson; uncle, Odell Emerson; and son-in-law, Kris McNichols.

Visitation will be held on Thursday, September 30th from 11:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. at the Loftus-McManus Brookport Funeral Home.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorials be given in Connie's name to the American Legion Ladies Auxiliary 321 Market Street, Metropolis, IL 62960. Condolences may be left online at www.aikinsfarmer-millerfh.com.

American Legion Post 306 Ladies Auxiliary
321 Market Street, Metropolis IL 62960