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Virginia Dorlene Henderson, 77, of Burlington, died at 7 a.m. Friday, Nov. 9, 2007, at her home. Born June 27, 1930, in Cooperstown, Ill., she was the daughter of Lewis and Deloris Keith Dunn. On Aug. 18, 1990, she married Russell Floyd Henderson in Burlington. He died in 2004. Mrs. Henderson was a homemaker and also worked in sales for Sears for 15 years, retiring in 1976. She attended First Assembly of God Church where she was involved in the church choir and was a youth worker. She loved to play cards. Survivors include three daughters, Linda Rashid, Karen Folker and Kathy Fleming, all of Burlington; one son, Michael Myers of Santa Ana, Calif.; four stepdaughters, Sondra Connelly of Bettendorf, Judy McAbee of Fairmont and Georgia and Joyce Moore, both of Danville; three stepsons, Gary Henderson, David Henderson and Darl Henderson, all of Burlington; several grandchildren and great-grandchildren; four half-sisters, Coreta Surratt of Ariz., Alta Tender of Iowa City, Alice Rigg of Missouri and Patricia Wankle of Jacksonville, Ill.; two half-brothers, William Myers of Cedar Rapids and Donnie Myers of Oklahoma; three step-sisters, Iris Seaton of Missouri, Irene Jones of Oklahoma and Ruth Ritchie of Louisiana. Besides her husband, she was preceded in death by her parents, one son, two grandchildren and one stepson. Visitation will be from noon to 8 p.m. Monday at Lunning Chapel, where family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. The funeral for Mrs. Henderson will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at First Assembly of God Church with the Rev's Norman Wenig and Paul Backhaus officiating. Burial will be in Aspen Grove Cemetery. A memorial has been established to youth group at First Assembly of God Church.