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Funeral arrangements set for NASCAR team owner Charlie Henderson
ABINGDON, Va. (WCYB) — Funeral arrangements have been finalized for Charlie Henderson, a prominent NASCAR team owner and Southwest Virginia businessman, who passed away on Saturday at the age of 88. Henderson, who served as a military police officer in the Army, returned home to establish the grocery chain Food Country U.S.A. He later founded […]
ABINGDON, Va. (WCYB) — Funeral arrangements have been finalized for Charlie Henderson, a prominent NASCAR team owner and Southwest Virginia businessman, who passed away on Saturday at the age of 88.
Henderson, who served as a military police officer in the Army, returned home to establish the grocery chain Food Country U.S.A. He later founded Henderson Motorsports in 1982.
Visitation for Henderson will be held on Friday from 4 to 6 p.m. at the Southwest Virginia Higher Education Center in Abingdon. He will be laid to rest with full military honors on Saturday.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to the Abingdon United Methodist Church or the VFW Post 1994 in Henderson’s honor.