Obituary:
HENSLEY, GLADYS MARIE (JENKINS) - 85, of Powell, passed away Tuesday, December 23, after a period of declining health. She was the daughter of the late Arlie and Vida Ellen DeMarcus Jenkins. Mrs. Hensley grew up in Kentucky and graduated from Knoxville Business College. She worked in a number of secretarial and managerial positions, including Fort Sheridan, Illinois during World War II; the Credit Bureau in Harlan, Kentucky; and Management Services, Inc. in Oak Ridge. She was preceded in death by: her husband of almost 59 years, James Anderson Hensley, Sr.; her brother Arlie Gene Jenkins and her grandson Jacob Farris also preceded her in death. She is survived by: her two sons, James Anderson Hensley, Jr. and his wife Judy of Bryson City, NC, and Rev. David Michael Hensley and wife Lynne of Newport, TN, and two daughters, Linda H. Dills and her husband William of Bryson City, NC, and Jane H. Vittorio and her husband Michael of Charlotte, NC. She had nine grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. She is also survived by sisters Henrietta Jenkins of Jefferson City, Bertie Bostic and husband Paul of Clinton, Ruth Friar of Knoxville, Elizabeth Breazeale and husband Earl of Oak Ridge, and Joyce Nicely and husband Bill of Powell, TN. She is also survived by special friend and caregiver Nena Sharbino and church friends Grat and Patty Atkinson. Mrs. Hensley was a devoted wife and mother, a committed Christian, and a member of Wallace Memorial Baptist Church. Her family joins together to say thanks be to God and His son Jesus Christ for such a wonderful mother and Christian example. Funeral service 7:00 p.m. Friday December 26, at Wallace Memorial Baptist Church Rev. Kent Williams and Rev. Randy Macon officiating. Interment will be at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, December 27, at Woodhaven Memorial Gardens in the Claxton Community. The family will receive friends from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. Friday, at Wallace Memorial Baptist Church. Arrangements by Gentry-Griffey Chapel.
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1918 - 2003 (85 years)
