{"id":32474,"date":"2026-01-22T09:20:33","date_gmt":"2026-01-22T16:20:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/helenafuneralhome.com\/?post_type=case&#038;p=32474"},"modified":"2026-01-30T09:28:31","modified_gmt":"2026-01-30T16:28:31","slug":"doris-l-henderson-age-81-of-helena","status":"publish","type":"case","link":"https:\/\/helenafuneralhome.com\/obituaries\/doris-l-henderson-age-81-of-helena\/","title":{"rendered":"Doris L. Henderson, age 81, of Helena"},"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","class_list":{"0":"post-32474","1":"case","2":"type-case","3":"status-publish","5":"entry","6":"has-post-thumbnail"},"acf":[],"fields":{"first_name":"Doris","middle_name":"L.","last_name":"Henderson","date_born":"11\/19\/1944","date_died":"01\/19\/2026","age":"81","city":"Helena","state":"MT","full_obituary_text":"<div style=\"padding:56.25% 0 0 0;position:relative;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/event\/5696362\/embed\/interaction\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; encrypted-media; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Doris \u201cPudda\u201d Henderson passed away on January 19, 2026 with her family by her side. She was born in Sidney Montana on November 19, 1944 to Jack and Myrtle Gray. Pudda\u2019s dad was a contractor so the family moved to different cities in Montana. Pudda spent her high school years in Great Falls, MT and graduated from Great Falls High in 1962. After graduation, she met her husband Marvin\u00a0Henderson, who was working for her father. They were married on March 14,1964.\u00a0Their beautiful daughter Quinci was born later that year. They moved to Helena after Marvin got a job with the State of Montana Highway Department.<\/p>\n<p>Pudda went to beauty\u00a0school and became a great hairdresser. Then she decided to go back to school to become a\u00a0teacher and worked at Lincoln School for a while. Pudda then worked for School\u00a0District #1 in Helena as a bookkeeper. Pudda\u2019s \u201cstrong\u201d voice gave her the opportunity to announce sporting events in Helena for several years.<\/p>\n<p>She enjoyed and loved\u00a0several activities throughout the years that included snowmobiling, water skiing,\u00a0and traveling with friends to watch football games.\u00a0 She enjoyed being with her friends and family on their houseboat with a cold Rainier in hand. For the past 50 years, Marvin and Pudda travelled twice a year\u00a0to Las Vegas to gamble and see the shows.<\/p>\n<p>Pudda is preceded in death by her parents Jack and Myrtle Gray and her sister in law Diana Gray. She is survived by: her husband of 61 years, Marvin Henderson of Helena, her daughter Quinci (Michael)\u00a0Noble of Helena her grandchildren Cameron Noble, Hailey (Rob) Feagans, Nashea (Brad)\u00a0Enyeart\u00a0 all of Couer d\u2019 Alene Idaho and Erica Noble of Salem Oregon, four loving great grandchildren Kyla, Avery, Everett and Brielle, and her\u00a0brothers Gary Gray of Billings and John Gray of Helena as well as her many special nieces and nephews.\u00a0 A special thanks to her dear friends who sat with her daily at the hospital, Susan Grovom and Jan Leding.<\/p>\n<p>In lieu of flowers, please donate to Lewis and Clark Humane Society or charity of your choice.<\/p>\n<p>Celebration of life will be held on Friday, January 30, 2026 at 12:00 at Anderson Stevenson Wilke and Retz Funeral Home. 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