Obituary

Phyllis Ann Madden Hensley
(June 16, 1925 - April 22, 2013)

PHYLLIS ANN MADDEN HENSLEY, 87, of Huntington, died peacefully at home after a short illness. She was born June 16, 1925, in Huntington, W.Va., to Thomas W. Madden and Estelle Topping Madden. Phyllis was a member of the Order of Eastern Star #95 of Barboursville. She was retired with 25 years of service from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. She was predeceased by her husband of 59 years, Gordon William "Juke" Hensley Jr., in 2005. She is survived by five children, Stephen (Brenda) Hensley of Ona, Gary (Cathy) Hensley of Barboursville, Beverly (Mike) Dawson of Barboursville, Nancy Poe and Jenny (Curt) Thompson of Huntington. Also surviving her are 12 grandchildren, Scott (Sheila) Hensley of Raleigh, N.C., Shannon (Chuck) Grabowski of Chapel Hill, N.C., Missy (Greg) Anderson of Monroe, Ga., Phillip Hensley of Portland, Ore., Patrick Hensley of Barboursville, Brooke (Allen) Gilmore of Culloden, Kacie Dawson of Huntersville, N.C., Alison (Bryan) Tatum of Raleigh, N.C., Lauren Poe and Chelsea Poe (and fiance' Zach Goad) of Huntington, Amanda (Gary) Dressman of Hilliard, Ohio, and Andrew (Lauren) Thompson of Huntington. Also surviving are 15 great-grandchildren, Sterling, Stone and Sierra Hensley, William, Jonathan, Anna and Owen Grabowski, Tristan Hensley, Alexandria Dawson, Jaxson, Jett and Hensley Reece Tatum, Marley Poe McComas, Liam and Luke Dressman; special cousins, Linda Hensley, Mary Ann Coalson, Joann Booth and Chloe Aluise; special nieces, Sharon Raymond, Derona Geiger and Kelly Mesh of Michigan; and numerous other cousins, nieces, nephews, friends and "her other boys," David Astle and Peter File. Phyllis (aka Mamaw Pip) greatly enjoyed all her family around her, gardening, canning and cooking. She recently was saved in January of this year and was excited about waking up in heaven. She will be sadly missed. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Wallace Funeral Home, Barboursville. Funeral services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Thursday, April 25, 2013, at Wallace Funeral Home & Chapel, Barboursville, by Pastor Bill DeMoss. Entombment will be in Woodmere Memorial Park, Huntington. Pallbearers will be Peter File, David Astle and grandsons Scott Hensley, Patrick Hensley, Andrew Thompson and Chuck Grabowski. Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of Huntington, P.O. Box 464, Huntington, WV, 25709 or Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, Kentucky/West Virginia Chapter, 1941 Bishop Lane Suite 108, Louisville, KY, 40218.