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Gladys "Pearl" Mary Hensley, 88, of Elkton, passed away Saturday, April 10, 2010, at Rockingham Memorial Hospital.
Mrs. Hensley was born April 6, 1922, in Rockingham County, and was a daughter of the late Clark and Bertha Shifflett. Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by two brothers and six sisters.
Mrs. Hensley was a homemaker and enjoyed baby-sitting for her family and neighbors; she also loved the outdoors and enjoyed working in her garden.
On Jan. 21, 1944, she married Clegg Hensley, who survives.
Also surviving are one son, Eugene R. Hensley and wife, Sherry, of Elkton; one daughter, Mary Jean Lawson and husband, Randolph, of Elkton; one brother, Elmer Shifflett; four sisters, Betty Williams, Ada Wyant, Dorothy Wyant and Maggie Dean; seven grandchildren, Rodney Hensley, Chris Hensley and wife, Elizabeth, Hollie Lam and husband, Josh, Randolph Lawson Jr. and wife, Marla, Sheila Gibson and husband, Kenny, Danny Lawson and wife, Rachel, and Darrell Lawson and wife, Tina; 13 great-grandchildren, six great-great-grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews.
The funeral service will be held 11 a.m. Tuesday, April 13, 2010, at Kyger Funeral Home in Elkton with the Rev. Jimmy Kite and the Rev. Nona F. Allen officiating. Burial will follow at Elk Run Cemetery in Elkton.
The family will receive friends from 7 to 8 p.m. Monday at the funeral home.
Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.kygers.com.
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