Reanous McIntosh Henderson
June 9, 1924 — August 12, 2012
Reanous McIntosh Henderson
​Funeral services for Reanous McIntosh Henderson will be held at 10:00 a.m., August 17, at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in Burlington, Wyoming. There will be a viewing at 9:00 a.m. He died Sunday, August 12, at the West Park Hospital Long-Term Care Center in Cody.
​Reanous was born June 9, 1924, in Burlington on the family farm to Mary McIntosh and David Monroe Henderson. He was the sixth of eight children. His mother died when he was five and his father raised the children. Reanous attended school in Burlington and worked with his father on the family farm after he graduated. At age 36, he served for 2½ years as an LDS missionary in Norway. He married Merla Wardell LaFollette, a widow with six children, on July 31, 1964. They had two more children. He farmed and worked as water commissioner on the Greybull River.
​Reanous was an active member of the community and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. He was a member of the school board for many years. In the LDS church, he served as a counselor to the bishop, as the Otto-Burlington Ward bishop, as a high councilman, and in other teaching and leadership positions. After he retired, he and his wife served an LDS temple mission in Washington D.C. He loved family gatherings, camping and hunting, gardening, reading, and visiting with neighbors.
​His parents, three brothers, David Ira (Rip), Carlos and Marion (Mern) and two sisters, Marie Jones and June Smith, preceded Reanous in death. He is survived by his wife of 48 years, Merla. Other survivors include a brother, Mark Henderson of Springville, Utah; a sister and her husband, Helen and Don Porter of Bountiful, Utah; and his eight children and their spouses: Linnie and Jody Neves of Burlington; Lynette and Randy Johnson of Idaho Falls, Idaho; Mary and Allan Howard of Burlington; Lester and Lynette LaFollette of Williston, North Dakota; Janet LaFollette of Cheyenne, Wyoming; Judy and Lynn Wiles of Burlington; Albert and Karen Henderson of Burlington; and Sue and Kent Anderson of Greybull, Wyoming. Reanous and Merla have 45 grandchildren, 83 great grandchildren, and one great, great granddaughter.​
He will be buried in the Burlington Cemetery.
​Reanous was born June 9, 1924, in Burlington on the family farm to Mary McIntosh and David Monroe Henderson. He was the sixth of eight children. His mother died when he was five and his father raised the children. Reanous attended school in Burlington and worked with his father on the family farm after he graduated. At age 36, he served for 2½ years as an LDS missionary in Norway. He married Merla Wardell LaFollette, a widow with six children, on July 31, 1964. They had two more children. He farmed and worked as water commissioner on the Greybull River.
​Reanous was an active member of the community and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. He was a member of the school board for many years. In the LDS church, he served as a counselor to the bishop, as the Otto-Burlington Ward bishop, as a high councilman, and in other teaching and leadership positions. After he retired, he and his wife served an LDS temple mission in Washington D.C. He loved family gatherings, camping and hunting, gardening, reading, and visiting with neighbors.
​His parents, three brothers, David Ira (Rip), Carlos and Marion (Mern) and two sisters, Marie Jones and June Smith, preceded Reanous in death. He is survived by his wife of 48 years, Merla. Other survivors include a brother, Mark Henderson of Springville, Utah; a sister and her husband, Helen and Don Porter of Bountiful, Utah; and his eight children and their spouses: Linnie and Jody Neves of Burlington; Lynette and Randy Johnson of Idaho Falls, Idaho; Mary and Allan Howard of Burlington; Lester and Lynette LaFollette of Williston, North Dakota; Janet LaFollette of Cheyenne, Wyoming; Judy and Lynn Wiles of Burlington; Albert and Karen Henderson of Burlington; and Sue and Kent Anderson of Greybull, Wyoming. Reanous and Merla have 45 grandchildren, 83 great grandchildren, and one great, great granddaughter.​
He will be buried in the Burlington Cemetery.
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