Nelson Vernon Henning

Funeral services for Nelson (Puffy-Pop) Henning will be held on Saturday, November 8, 2014 at 2:00 PM at Johnson Funeral Home. Visitation will begin on Friday at 4:00 PM until 9:00 PM and will continue on Saturday at 8:00 AM until the time of services. Burial will be in Highland Memorial Gardens. Rev. Gary Evers will officiate. Mr. Henning fell asleep in Jesus on Wednesday, November 5, 2014 at his residence with his loving family at his side. He was 92 years old. Mr. Henning was born in Bentonville, Arkansas on August 21, 1922. He was a resident of Lake Charles, Louisiana since 1950. He was a World War II veteran and a retired Millwright and Machinist. He was also a member of the American Legion, W.O.W. Disabled American Veterans, and Blinded Veterans. He was a member of several organizations dealing with religious and social issues of our time. Mr. Henning accepted Jesus as his Savior at an early age and often remarked at his amazement of the Grace of God, and would say: "In Him Alone my trust I place, come boldly to thy throne of grace, and there commune with Thee. Salvation sure, O Lord, is mine and all unworthy I am thine, for Jesus died for me. Our sin was no match for God's Matchless provision of justification by faith through Jesus Christ his Son. Mr. Henning's immortal soul, now absent from the body, is present with the Lord! Survivors are his wife of 68 years, Mrs. Helen Betty (BA); two daughters and their spouses, Marsha and Weldon Bowers and Arthell and Philip Holton, both of Lake Charles, LA; four sons; David and Sally Henning of Ellenburg, Washington, Mark and Sandi Henning, Timothy and Mary Henning all of Lake Charles, LA, and Stephen and Vicky Henning of Hecker, LA; nine grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by one granddaughter, Heather Lynn Bowers. So Brief our days, so very Brief; Like an autumn rose with its fallen leaf; A moment's light, a glaze of sun; and then our pilgrimage is done. Use well this hour's joy, it's grief, For life is brief, so very brief.