Letha Henley

Letha Henley, a 90-year-old resident of Humphreys, died at 10:20 p.m. on Saturday, April 28, 2018 at her home, surrounded by her family.
Funeral services are scheduled for 2 p.m. on Friday, May 4, 2018 at the Galt Baptist Church in Galt. Burial will follow in Grundy Center Cemetery, northeast of Trenton.
A visitation is scheduled from 6 until 8 p.m. on Thursday, May 3, 2018 at the Whitaker-Eads Funeral Home of Trenton. Open visitation will begin at 8 a.m. on Thursday at the funeral home.
She was born May 11, 1927 in Trenton, the daughter of Roy and Bessie Scott Chambers. She was a 1945 graduate of Trenton High School. She was married on Feb. 15, 1948 in Trenton to John Pease. To this union was born daughters, Dixie Cox of Trenton, Martha (Delbert) Jackson of Galt and Sandy (Gary) Smith of Brimson. They lived their married life in the Fairview community. Letha and John, with brother-in-law Walter Pease, owned Di-Mar Jersey Dairy Farm.
After John’s death on June 4, 1974, she moved to Humphreys. She began cooking at the elementary school in Humphreys, retiring in 1992. She also cooked at 4-H camp and Christian church camps at Crowder Park.
She was married on July 25, 1982 in Humphreys to Eugene Henley. Until Gene’s death on Dec. 18, 2005 they enjoyed gardening and mowing yards. Letha loved to spend time with her family. Her love of cooking was enjoyed by many. She was strong in her faith and was a member of the Galt Baptist Church. She supported her grandchildren and great-grandchildren in all their school activities. She was often seen at Grundy R-5 baseball and basketball games. She was a major Royals fan.
Letha is survived by her daughters; a step-son, Paul (Sandra) Henley of Milan; grandchildren, Jennifer (Eric) Gann, Erik (Becka) Jackson, Sheynee (Jeremy) Shuler, Kellie Smith, Shane Watkins and Jeff (Tosha) Watkins; several great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews; and a sister-in-law, Mary Chambers of Columbia.
She was preceded in death by her husbands; two infant daughters; two sisters, Mildred Taylor and Lucille Fletcher; a brother, Eugene Chambers; a son-in-law, Bill Cox; and three nephews, George Roy Taylor, Dwight Taylor and Jerry Chambers.
The family requests memorial donations to the kindergarten and first grade library at Grundy R-5 Elementary School in Humphreys, where Letha enjoyed reading to the children, or to the donor’s choice.
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