Hensonobituaries

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Archie Henson

Paxton---Archie D. Henson

75 of Paxton died at 6:45 p.m. Monday, July 15, 1991, at the home of his daughter, Lois Anderson of Urbana.

Funeral services wereThurs- day at Paxton Church of Christ

the Rev. John Davenport officiating, Burial was in Glen Cemetery. Paxton.

Knapp-Miller Funeral Home handled arrangements.

He was born Nov. 29, 1915, in Ludlow, a son of Jesse C. and Ethel M. Painter, Henson. He married Flossie Jane Fox, June 24, 1934, in Casey. She died on May 8, 1980.

Surviving are two sons,

Ralph Henson of Paxton and Robert Henson of Ludlow; two daughters, Lois Anderson of Urbana and Patricia Cox , of Bullhead, Ariz.; a brother of Rankinp; two sisters Evelyn Anderson of Rankin and Lena Morrison of Paxton; 13 grand-children; seven great-grandchildren.

Three brothers preceded him in death.

Mr. Henson was a surveyor and retired in 1979 from the Vall Moore Engeneering Co. of Paxton. He was a member of the Paxton Church of Christ . He called for square dancers and belonged to the Paxton Ramblers Square Dance group from 1940-1975

Memorials made be made to the Paxton Church of Christ.

Funeral For

Laurence Henson

Held Tuesday

Laurence Eugene Henson, 59, of

2__ E. Fourth St., Rankin, passed

away at 1:00 a.m. Sunday, October

2_, 1989 at Covenant Mediacl Center, Urbana. He was employed on the railroad sectional crew.

Born July 21, 1930, at Paxton, he was a son of Jesse David and Ethel Painter, Henson.

Survivors include, three sons, Richard and Kenneth of Hoopeston,

and Larry of Tuscola; two daughters, Marcia Mayberry of Oakwood and Karen Finnell of Grimsley, Tenn.; two sisters, Evelyn Anderson of Rankin and Lena Morrison of Macahensley Park; three brothers Orville and Archie of Paxton and Jesse of Rankin; ten grandchildren; and one great grandchild.

He was preceded in death by his parents, one brother and one sister.

Funeral services for Mr. Henson were conducted Tuesday, Oct 31,at Knapp Funeral Home, Rankin, the Rev. Larry M________officiating. Internment was in Rankin Union Cemetery.

Catherine Ryan was organist and the soloist was Virgie Newsome. Pallbearers were Jesse Henson, Jr. michael Henson, Tom Henson, Robert Henson, Jim Henson, and Jim Newton.

Boone Leon Henson

Chillicothe- Memorial services for Boone Leon Henson, 86 of Rural Chillicothe, who died at 1 p.m Sunday (Nov.18, 1990) at Methodist Medical Center in Peoria, as a result of injuries he received in a two-car accident three weeks ago, will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Weber Funeral Home in Chillicothe. The Rev. Charles Sensel will officiate.

Private visitation will be from 6 to 7 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Cremation rites will be accorded, and burial of ashes will be Monday at Chillicothe City Cemetery.

The accident occurred at about 7:30 a.m. Oct. 29 at the intersection of Illinois Route 29 and West Rome Road in northern Peoria County. Henson, who was eastbound on Rome, pulled in front of a southbound car while attempting to make a left turn onto Route 29.

Born April 6, 1904, in Marion to Otis and Carrie Henson, he married Blanche Williams on Nov. 5, 1923, in

Benton. She survives.

Also surviving are one daughter, Yvonne Polk of Chillicothe, one brother, Donald of Pinewood Park, rural Chillicothe; six grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by one daughter.

He worked for 42 years at Caterpiller Inc. before retiring in May 1970 as Factory Manager of its East Peoria Plant.

He was a member of Abbas Grotto, where he was Past Grand Master, and the Morton Masonic Lodge. He was a charter member of Arrowhead Country Club in Rural Chillicothe.

Memorials may be made to Parkhill Nursing Center, Chillicothe.

NP.

dated Fri. Nov. 22, 1974

Lillian Henson

Mrs. Lillian G. W.Henson, 75

Tebala Towers, died Thursday

in Rockford Memorial Hospital

After a brief illiness.

Mrs. Henson had been active

in Rockford area golf circles for many years and was founder of the Rock River District Golf As- sociation. She had been teach- er in The Rockford School Dis-

trict and served many years as athletic director at Lincoln Park

School.

Survivors include her husband, Loy S. Henson; three sisters, Mrs. C.E. McMannis, New Milford, Mrs. Leon Henson, Chillicothe, and Mrs. George Phelan, Algonquin; one brother, V.B. Williams, Hunnington Beach, Calif., and several nieces and nephews.

Private services will be held.

There will be no visitation.

The Daily Gazette

April 18, 1953

Sterling, Illinois

Daniel Henson

Daniel Henson, 200 E. 11th Street,

Rock Falls, passed away at 3 am today in Community Hospital. He had been ill the past few monthes and was hospitalized one week.

The body was taken to the Melvin Fun-eral Home, where friends may call after 7 pm today. At noon, Friday, the body will be taken over land to the Crippin Funeral Home in Cisne. Funeral rites will be held there Sunday and burial will take place in the Henson Cemetery at Zenith.

Mr. Henson was born April 18,1873 in Wayne County, Illinois, the son of William and Catherine Bowers Henson. He was united in marriage with Alice Stonecipher in August 1892 in Marion County. Mr. Hen-son farmed most of his life in southern Illinois and retired 10 years ago.

Surviving is the widow, Mrs Alice Hen-son, and six sons and five daughters. Earl of Iuka, Orville and Donald of Walnut Hill Jess, Lyle and Gail of Rock Falls, Mrs. Floyd Rutherford of Dixon, Mrs Edith Cornstubble and Mrs. Lester Bonner of Rock Falls and Mrs. Walter Burkett of Streator.

Sterling Daily Gazette

Tuesday, July 16, 1957

Sterling, Illinois

Mrs. Alice Henson Rites on Thursday

Tentative funeral services for Mrs. Alice Henson, 1301 6th Ave., who died Monday morning in the Community General Hospital, are Thursday at Cisne, Illinois.

The body was taken to the Melvin Funeral Home and then to Crippen Funeral Home at Cisne for services and burial.

Mrs. Henson was born July 15, 1876, in Marion County, Illinois. Daughter of Jesse and Ella Wagner Stonecipher. She married Daniel Henson, who died in 1953, and was a member of the Christian Church.

Surviving are five daughters, Mrs. Cleo Rutherford, Dixon; Mrs. Bertha Griffith and Mrs. Darlene Bonner both of Rock Falls; Mrs. Edith Cornstubble, Sterling; and Mrs. Opal Burkett, Streator. Six sons, Earl, Sterling; Lyle, Gail and Donald all of Rock Falls, and Orville and Jesse of Iuka, Illinois. Two sisters, Mrs. Ned Branson, Iuka, Mrs. Bill Stoffer, Xenia; Ebon, Dixon and Luther and Len, both of Iuka.

Dated, Thursday, Aug 23, 1900

Under Zenith Area News

Jesse C Henson

Jesse C. Henson, aged 57, died at his home near Crisp, last Thursday morning and the remains were brought to the church here Friday morning, where the funeral services were conducted by Eld. F.M. Slover and L.A. Morris, after which they were layed to rest in the Harrell Cemetery. Mr Henson was an old soldier, a resident of our vicinty for a number of years, and left many friends here.

Gail Henson

SALEM--- Funeral Services for Gail Henson, 64 Salem, who died Thursday at Doctors Nursing Home, will be held today at 2 p.m. at the Bowman Chapel n Salem, with Rev. Billy Howell officiating. Burial will be in Henson Cemetery, south of Zenia.

Friends may call at the funeral home until the services.

Mr. Henson was born in Wayne couny the son of Dan and Alice (Stonecipher) Henson. Survivors include a son, Gary of Danville; a daughter, Mrs. Merle Johnson of Nashua, Iowa; a brother, Jesse of Xenia; and a sister, Bertha Griffith of Salem.

LYLE J. HENSON

Rites Monday

Funeral arrangements are complete for Lyle J. Henson, 67, 708 Ave. D, Rock Falls who passed away Thursday evening at his home.

Funeral services will be held on Monday at 10:30 a.m. at Wheelock-Allen Funeral Home with Rev. David L. Beebe, pastor of First Christian Church, Rock Falls officiating. Burial will be in Oak Knoll Memorial Park. Friends may call at the Wheelock -Allen Funeral Home, Sunday from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m.

Lyle Henson was born Sept. 2,1907 in Moweaqua, the son of Daniel and Alice Stonesifer, Henson. He was united in marriage on May 9,1935 to the former Pearl Madden, at the First Christian Church by the Rev. Harry E. Shiffer. He did construction work his entire life. He served during W.W.II for the Army Engineers South Pacfic.

He is survived by his wife, Pearl; one son, Ronald Lloyd Henson, Sterling; one daughter, Mrs. Barbara Franks, Rock Falls; three grandchildren and four sisters; Mrs. Bertha Griffith, Salen:Mrs. Opal Burkitt

Streator; Mrs. Ted (Darlene) Thurber and Mrs. Edith Cornstubble both of Colorado Springs, Colo.; two brothers Jesse and Gail of Salem.

He was preceded in death by his parents, threebrothers and one sister.

EARL HENSON

SALEM-- Earl Henson, 74, of Salem, was dead on arrival Saturday at Salem Memorial Hospital.

He was born Nov. 22,1899, the son of Daniel and Alice (Stonecipher) Henson.

Survivors are a son, LeRoy of West Terre Haute, Ind.; a daughter, Mildred Bowen of Rock Falls, Ill.; three brothers, Jesse of Iuka, Gail of Salem, and Lyle of Rock Falls; four sisters, Bertha Griffith of Iuka, Opal Burkitt of Streator, Edith Cornstubble of Dixon, and Darlene Thurber of Colorado Springs, Colo.; five grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren.

Funeral services will be at 2p.m. tomorrow at Bowman Chapel, Salem, with Rev. Stanley Greathouse officiating. Burial will be in Henson Cemetery south east of Iuka.

Friends may call from 4 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral chapel.

Donald E. Henson

of Rock Falls Dies

Donald E. Henson, 56, 0f 721 Coloma Court, Rock Falls, died Sunday evening at the Veterans Hospital in Iowa City, Iowa.

Funeral services will be Thursday at 1:30 p.m. at the Wheelock-Allen Funeral Home in Rock Falls. The Rev. Harry W. Lutz, pastor of the Assembly of God Church of Rock Falls, will officiate and burial will bein Oak Knoll Memorial Park. Friends may call at the Wheelock-Allen Funeral Home on Wednesday from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m.

Donald E. Henson was born June 6, 1916, in Troy Grove, Ill., the son of Daniel and Alice Stonesypher Henson. He served in World War II as an infantryman in the European Theatre. He is survived by his wife, four sons, James of St. Petersburg, Fla., Eugene of Carbondale, Daniel of Porter, Ind., and Leslie at home; three daughters, Mrs. David (Brenda) Williams of Rock Falls, Mrs. Wanda Biagion f Virginia Beach, Va., and Wennona at home; four sisters, Mrs. Darlen Thurber and Edith Cornstubble both of Colorado Springs, Colo., Mrs. Bertha Griffith of Salem and Mrs. Opal Burkett of Streator, four brothers, Earl, Gail and Jess of Iuka and Lyle of Rock Falls and 10 grandchildren. He is preceded by his parents, two brothers and one sister.

Joseph Henson

Joseph L. Henson, 59, of Xenia

died Tuesday at the Clay County

Hospital in Flora.

Mr. Henson, who was the son of Loren and Edna (Pennington) Henson, is survived by his widow, Vivian; his mother, Mrs Edna Medor of Iuka; a daughter, Mrs. Lillian Kinsey of Lexington, Ky.; two sons, Bill Henson of Centralia and Dale Henson of Chicago; three sisters, Mrs. Georgia Dale and Mrs Augusta Meador of Olney and Mrs. Lorene Sneel of Taylorville; four brothers, Vernie Henson of Sterling, Leslie Henson of Peoria, Stanley Henson of Rock Falls and Wes Henson of Texas; and seven grandchildren.

Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. tomorrow at the Brush Creek Reorganized Curch of Latter Day Saints. Burial will be at Henson cemetery.

Friends may call at the Deselm Funeral Home in Cisne after 6 p.m. ___________________________

(I hand dated this obit as

Nov. 12, 1974, which could be paper or death date;)

Leonard Henson.

Leonard Dale Henson 21, of 334 N. Elm St., who was struck by a truck in Centralia, Tuesday morning, died Saturday at Good Samaritan Hospital in Mt. Vernon.

Mr Henson was born in Centralia, the son of Leonard and Lillian (Onhiser) Henson. he was recently discharged from the U.S. Army after serving in Germany.

Survivors are his mother and step-father, Mr. and Mrs. Leroy Bower of Woodlawn; a grandmother, Mrs. Ellen Onhiser of Salem; four sisters, Mrs. Susie Goosetree of Centralia, Mrs. Pat Wrench of Rushville, and Fawn Lee and Robin Lynn, at home; and three brothers, Arthur Henson of centralia, Richard Henson of Edwardsville and Russel at home.

Funeral services will be held at 2p.m. tomorrow at the Wilson Funeral Home in Odin with William Newell officiating. Burial will be at Peacefl Valley Cem-etery in Odin.

Friends may call at the funeral home after 6 p.m. today

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Hand dated Jan 24,1976

Could be paper or death

Thomas Jefferson Henson

Funeral Services were held at the Union Ridge for Thomas Jefferson Henson, 91, Monday December 7 with The Rev. L. V. Henson conducting the services. Burial was made in the Union Ridge Cemetery. Mt. Henson died at his home on Route 5, Sunday, Dec. 6 of complications. He was a native of Marshall County, and had been blind for many years. He was a member of the Union Ridge Missionary Baptist Church.

In addition to his wife, Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Henson, he is survived by three daughters, Mrs. Ida Thompson, Mrs. Decie Thompson and Mrs. Alice Greer; one son, Emmett Henson, and one sister, Mrs. Sallie Penny.

Pall bearers were neighbors and friends. The Linn Funeral Home was in charge.

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