Cousin Kathy!!!! I've been searching all over Ford County for you. Where are you? Please get back to me...I've been looking all over Glen Cemetery for your Grandpa's grave. Melody >From: "katcay" <[email protected]> >Reply-To: [email protected] >To: [email protected] >Subject: Re: [ILEFFING-L] Obituary: William Lafayette Hensley >Date: Fri, 15 Sep 2000 17:56:20 -0500 > >Hi Melody, > >Thank you much for that obit! Hattie Hensley Hooten was my great >grandmother! I'd never seen that obit before. I really appreciate it. > >Kathy Hooten Conard > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Melody Carter" <[email protected]> >To: <[email protected]> >Sent: Saturday, September 16, 2000 10:08 AM >Subject: [ILEFFING-L] Obituary: William Lafayette Hensley > > > > Obituary: > > > > William Hensley was born in Hick- > > man County Tennessee, July 5th 1848 > > and departed this life after a lingering > > illness April 13, 1934, being 85 years > > 9 months and 8 days of age. > > He was the oldest son of John F. > > and Ella Hensley. At the age of six- > > teen he came to Illinois with his par- > > ents and settled in Summit township, > > where he has since resided. > > He was united in marriage to Mary > > Carroll, Aug. 29, 1869, who passed a- > > way April 21st, 1879. To this union > > were born five children, four of whom > > preceeded him to the great beyond. > > One daughter Mrs. Hattie Hooten of > > Paxton survives. > > May 5th 1881 he was married to > > Elizabeth Doyle who passed away on > > Sept. 24th 1906. To this union were > > born two children, Walter of Summit > > township and Ella of Central Point, > > Oregon. > > March 19th 1908 he was married to > > Lola L. Langford who so patiently has > > cared for him during his long illness. > > He also leaves the following step- > > children: T.D. Doyle of Williamsville, > > Ill., Mary Britton of Springfield, Ill., > > Vesta Beeks of Harrison, N.Y., Cleda > > Tarrant Of Summit township, and ma- > > mie Lenon of Alexandria, Ind. > > He also leaves two brothers, John, > > of Greenville and Eli of Keyesport, > > Ill., twenty four grandchildren and a > > host of friends to mourn their loss. > > In 1923 he united with the M. E. > > church at Ebenezer where he wor- > > shipped until his health failed and > > then he became a daily reader of the > > Bible until his eyesight failed him and > > during his illness he has often ex- > > pressed his desire to meet his Savior. > > Funeral services were conducted on > > Sunday morning at 10:30 o'clock by > > the pastor, Rev. R. V. Henry and bur- > > ial followed in the Rentfro cemetery. > > Pall bearers were grandsons as fol- > > lows: Orville Hooten, Paul Hager, > > Guy Phillips, Burl Hooten, Oscar > > Rentfro and Everett Hensley. > > Flower girls were grand-daughters, > > as follows: Dorothy Klepzig, Flossie > > Briscoe, Bessie Ready, Nellie Phillips, > > Laura Sparks and Vesta Hensley. > > >_________________________________________________________________________ > > Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at >http://www.hotmail.com. > > > > Share information about yourself, create your own public profile at > > http://profiles.msn.com. > > > > > _________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com. Share information about yourself, create your own public profile at http://profiles.msn.com.

Melody, Send me your address..... I only have the group address here. This is tooooooo exciting! Kathy ----- Original Message ----- From: "Melody Carter" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, September 16, 2000 5:16 PM Subject: Re: [ILEFFING-L] Obituary: William Lafayette Hensley > Cousin Kathy!!!! > > I've been searching all over Ford County for you. Where are you? Please > get back to me...I've been looking all over Glen Cemetery for your Grandpa's > grave. > > Melody > > > >From: "katcay" <[email protected]> > >Reply-To: [email protected] > >To: [email protected] > >Subject: Re: [ILEFFING-L] Obituary: William Lafayette Hensley > >Date: Fri, 15 Sep 2000 17:56:20 -0500 > > > >Hi Melody, > > > >Thank you much for that obit! Hattie Hensley Hooten was my great > >grandmother! I'd never seen that obit before. I really appreciate it. > > > >Kathy Hooten Conard > > > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: "Melody Carter" <[email protected]> > >To: <[email protected]> > >Sent: Saturday, September 16, 2000 10:08 AM > >Subject: [ILEFFING-L] Obituary: William Lafayette Hensley > > > > > > > Obituary: > > > > > > William Hensley was born in Hick- > > > man County Tennessee, July 5th 1848 > > > and departed this life after a lingering > > > illness April 13, 1934, being 85 years > > > 9 months and 8 days of age. > > > He was the oldest son of John F. > > > and Ella Hensley. At the age of six- > > > teen he came to Illinois with his par- > > > ents and settled in Summit township, > > > where he has since resided. > > > He was united in marriage to Mary > > > Carroll, Aug. 29, 1869, who passed a- > > > way April 21st, 1879. To this union > > > were born five children, four of whom > > > preceeded him to the great beyond. > > > One daughter Mrs. Hattie Hooten of > > > Paxton survives. > > > May 5th 1881 he was married to > > > Elizabeth Doyle who passed away on > > > Sept. 24th 1906. To this union were > > > born two children, Walter of Summit > > > township and Ella of Central Point, > > > Oregon. > > > March 19th 1908 he was married to > > > Lola L. Langford who so patiently has > > > cared for him during his long illness. > > > He also leaves the following step- > > > children: T.D. Doyle of Williamsville, > > > Ill., Mary Britton of Springfield, Ill., > > > Vesta Beeks of Harrison, N.Y., Cleda > > > Tarrant Of Summit township, and ma- > > > mie Lenon of Alexandria, Ind. > > > He also leaves two brothers, John, > > > of Greenville and Eli of Keyesport, > > > Ill., twenty four grandchildren and a > > > host of friends to mourn their loss. > > > In 1923 he united with the M. E. > > > church at Ebenezer where he wor- > > > shipped until his health failed and > > > then he became a daily reader of the > > > Bible until his eyesight failed him and > > > during his illness he has often ex- > > > pressed his desire to meet his Savior. > > > Funeral services were conducted on > > > Sunday morning at 10:30 o'clock by > > > the pastor, Rev. R. V. Henry and bur- > > > ial followed in the Rentfro cemetery. > > > Pall bearers were grandsons as fol- > > > lows: Orville Hooten, Paul Hager, > > > Guy Phillips, Burl Hooten, Oscar > > > Rentfro and Everett Hensley. > > > Flower girls were grand-daughters, > > > as follows: Dorothy Klepzig, Flossie > > > Briscoe, Bessie Ready, Nellie Phillips, > > > Laura Sparks and Vesta Hensley. > > > > >_________________________________________________________________________ > > > Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at > >http://www.hotmail.com. > > > > > > Share information about yourself, create your own public profile at > > > http://profiles.msn.com. > > > > > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________________ > Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com. > > Share information about yourself, create your own public profile at > http://profiles.msn.com. > >