Funeral services were held on 03/03/2023 at Mt. Erie Baptist Church, with a burial following at Miramar National Cemetery. Final arrangements were entrusted to Anderson Ragsdale Mortuary.
The sun rose for Ardroy in Lufkin, Texas on November 27, 1927. She was the youngest child born to Alonso and Mary Bell Henderson. Her older siblings were Annie Ree, Emmitt, Mary Lee, Argincie and Jessie. She graduated from Dunbar High School and was an active member of Goodwill Missionary Baptist Church. She moved to San Diego in 1949, and after working several minor jobs began working in the laundry industry.
Ardroy began attending Community Baptist Church in the early sixties. While attending Community she was active in the choir where she was a soloist. She also served on various other committees, the New Member Committee, Secretary of the First Aid Society and worked in the Health Unit on Sundays.During that time, she was also very active in The Rainbow Choir, where she was also a soloist. The choir played in many programs throughout the city.
In 2012, she became a member of Mt. Erie Baptist Church. While attending there she was active in the Naomi Circle, an avid attendee of Sunday School and greatly enjoyed bible study.
Ardroy enjoyed traveling and taking a lot of pictures of the many places she visited. One of her favorite trips was always to visit family in Texas. Many of the other things she enjoyed were gardening, dining out, fishing, watching old westerns on television, and going to the gym where she always enjoyed the jacuzzi after working out. She also enjoyed volunteering and worked for many years at the Neighborhood House and George Stevens Senior Center.
She was a longtime resident of the George D. McKinney Retirement Center being one of the oldest in time and age of the residents there.
Ardroy passed on February 5, 2023. She was preceded in death by her parents and siblings. She leaves to cherish her living memory three daughters Delois Dollarhide, Marilyn Hershey, Linda Anderson and one son Steven Smith all of San Diego. She also leaves a rich legacy of 13 grandchildren, 22 great grandchildren and 13 great great grandchildren as well as nieces and nephews and a host of other relatives and friends.
